diff --git a/zeno/src/nodes/prim/TransformPrimitive.cpp b/zeno/src/nodes/prim/TransformPrimitive.cpp
index 736b09f903..8a685f111d 100644
--- a/zeno/src/nodes/prim/TransformPrimitive.cpp
+++ b/zeno/src/nodes/prim/TransformPrimitive.cpp
@@ -358,9 +358,16 @@ struct PrimitiveTransform : zeno::INode {
         auto path = get_input2<std::string>("path");
 
         std::string pivotType = get_input2<std::string>("pivot");
-        auto select = get_from_list(path, iObject);
-        if (select.has_value()) {
-            transformObj(select.value(), matrix, pivotType, translate, rotation, scaling);
+
+        if (std::dynamic_pointer_cast<PrimitiveObject>(iObject)) {
+            iObject = iObject->clone();
+            transformObj(iObject, matrix, pivotType, translate, rotation, scaling);
+        }
+        else {
+            auto select = get_from_list(path, iObject);
+            if (select.has_value()) {
+                transformObj(select.value(), matrix, pivotType, translate, rotation, scaling);
+            }
         }
 
         set_output("outPrim", std::move(iObject));