diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/TransformOnCapture.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/TransformOnCapture.cs
index b163272952..8f3bb912e6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/TransformOnCapture.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/TransformOnCapture.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public readonly int ForceHealthPercentage = 0;
 		public readonly bool SkipMakeAnims = true;
 
+		[Desc("Transform only if the capturer's CaptureTypes overlap with these types. Leave empty to allow all types.")]
+		public readonly HashSet<string> CaptureTypes = new HashSet<string>();
+
 		public virtual object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new TransformOnCapture(init, this); }
 	}
 
@@ -36,6 +41,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 
 		public void OnCapture(Actor self, Actor captor, Player oldOwner, Player newOwner)
 		{
+			if (!IsValidCaptor(captor))
+				return;
+
 			var facing = self.TraitOrDefault<IFacing>();
 			var transform = new Transform(self, info.IntoActor) { ForceHealthPercentage = info.ForceHealthPercentage, Faction = faction };
 			if (facing != null) transform.Facing = facing.Facing;
@@ -43,5 +51,21 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			self.CancelActivity();
 			self.QueueActivity(transform);
 		}
+
+		bool IsValidCaptor(Actor captor)
+		{
+			if (!info.CaptureTypes.Any())
+				return true;
+
+			var capturesInfo = captor.Info.TraitInfoOrDefault<CapturesInfo>();
+			if (capturesInfo != null && info.CaptureTypes.Overlaps(capturesInfo.CaptureTypes))
+				return true;
+
+			var externalCapturesInfo = captor.Info.TraitInfoOrDefault<ExternalCapturesInfo>();
+			if (externalCapturesInfo != null && info.CaptureTypes.Overlaps(externalCapturesInfo.CaptureTypes))
+				return true;
+
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 }