diff --git a/lang/en.json b/lang/en.json
index df6a3e64..414efe43 100755
--- a/lang/en.json
+++ b/lang/en.json
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
                 "transform": {
                     "name": "Transform",
                     "tooltip": "Transform one actor into another",
+                    "noTransformActor": "There is no assigned actor to transform into",
+                    "transformActorMissing": "The assigned actor to transform into does not exist. It was probably deleted or moved in/out of a compendium",
                     "canvasError": "There is no active scene.",
                     "prototypeError": "You can only use a transform action from a Token"
                 }
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@
                 },
                 "transform": {
                     "dropTransformHere": "Drop Transform Here",
+                    "actorIsMissing": "The linked actor is missing. You should delete this link.",
                     "clearHitPoints": "Clear Hitpoints",
                     "clearStress": "Clear Stress"
                 }
diff --git a/module/applications/sheets-configs/action-base-config.mjs b/module/applications/sheets-configs/action-base-config.mjs
index c6676ede..ce0e7e24 100644
--- a/module/applications/sheets-configs/action-base-config.mjs
+++ b/module/applications/sheets-configs/action-base-config.mjs
@@ -139,9 +139,14 @@ export default class DHActionBaseConfig extends DaggerheartSheet(ApplicationV2)
         }
 
         if (context.source.transform) {
+            const actor = await foundry.utils.fromUuid(context.source.transform.actorUUID);
             context.transform = {
                 ...context.source.transform,
-                actor: await foundry.utils.fromUuid(context.source.transform.actorUUID)
+                actor:
+                    actor ??
+                    (context.source.transform.actorUUID && !actor
+                        ? { error: game.i18n.localize('DAGGERHEART.ACTIONS.Settings.transform.actorIsMissing') }
+                        : null)
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/module/data/fields/action/transformField.mjs b/module/data/fields/action/transformField.mjs
index 61ddc3ca..c351c75a 100644
--- a/module/data/fields/action/transformField.mjs
+++ b/module/data/fields/action/transformField.mjs
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ export default class DHSummonField extends fields.SchemaField {
     }
 
     static async execute() {
+        if (!this.transform.actorUUID) {
+            ui.notifications.warn(game.i18n.localize('DAGGERHEART.ACTIONS.TYPES.transform.noTransformActor'));
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const baseActor = await foundry.utils.fromUuid(this.transform.actorUUID);
+        if (!baseActor) {
+            ui.notifications.warn(game.i18n.localize('DAGGERHEART.ACTIONS.TYPES.transform.transformActorMissing'));
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (!canvas.scene) {
             ui.notifications.warn(game.i18n.localize('DAGGERHEART.ACTIONS.TYPES.transform.canvasError'));
             return false;
@@ -31,7 +42,7 @@ export default class DHSummonField extends fields.SchemaField {
             return false;
         }
 
-        const actor = await DHSummonField.getWorldActor(await foundry.utils.fromUuid(this.transform.actorUUID));
+        const actor = await DHSummonField.getWorldActor(baseActor);
         const tokenSizes = game.settings.get(CONFIG.DH.id, CONFIG.DH.SETTINGS.gameSettings.Homebrew).tokenSizes;
         const tokenSize = actor?.system.metadata.usesSize ? tokenSizes[actor.system.size] : actor.prototypeToken.width;
 
diff --git a/styles/less/sheets/actions/actions.less b/styles/less/sheets/actions/actions.less
index a8618045..5c21dc60 100644
--- a/styles/less/sheets/actions/actions.less
+++ b/styles/less/sheets/actions/actions.less
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 
         .transform-resources {
             display: flex;
-            justify-content: space-between;
+            flex-direction: column;
 
             .transform-resource {
                 display: flex;
-                flex-direction: column;
+                align-items: center;
                 gap: 2px;
 
                 .resource-title {
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
                 gap: 5px;
             }
         }
+
+        .actor-drop-hint {
+            flex: none;
+        }
     }
 
     .drop-dragger {
diff --git a/templates/actionTypes/transform.hbs b/templates/actionTypes/transform.hbs
index 82be3c46..ae17862a 100644
--- a/templates/actionTypes/transform.hbs
+++ b/templates/actionTypes/transform.hbs
@@ -6,15 +6,20 @@
     <div class="transform-container">
         {{#if transform.actor}}
             <div class="actor-drop-line">
-                <div class="actor-drop-name">
-                    <img class="image" src="{{transform.actor.img}}" />
-                    <h4 class="h4">
-                        {{transform.actor.name}}
-                    </h4>
-                </div>
+                {{#if transform.actor.error}} 
+                    <div class="hint actor-drop-hint">{{transform.actor.error}}</div>
+                {{else}}
+                     <div class="actor-drop-name">
+                        <img class="image" src="{{transform.actor.img}}" />
+                        <h4 class="h4">
+                            {{transform.actor.name}}
+                        </h4>
+                    </div>
+                {{/if}}
 
-                <div class="actor-drop-controls transform">
+                 <div class="actor-drop-controls transform">
                     <div class="controls">
+                        {{#unless transform.actor.error}} 
                         <a
                                 class='effect-control'
                                 data-action='editDoc'
@@ -22,17 +27,19 @@
                                 data-tooltip='{{localize "DAGGERHEART.UI.Tooltip.openItemWorld"}}'
                             >
                                 <i class="fa-solid fa-globe"></i>
-                            </a>
-                            <a
-                                class='effect-control'
-                                data-action='removeTransformActor'
-                                data-tooltip='{{localize "CONTROLS.CommonDelete"}}'
-                            >
-                                <i class='fas fa-trash'></i>
-                            </a>
+                        </a>
+                        {{/unless}}
+                        <a
+                            class='effect-control'
+                            data-action='removeTransformActor'
+                            data-tooltip='{{localize "CONTROLS.CommonDelete"}}'
+                        >
+                            <i class='fas fa-trash'></i>
+                        </a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
+            <line-div></line-div>
         {{/if}}
 
         {{#unless transform.actor}}
@@ -43,12 +50,12 @@
 
         <div class="transform-resources">
             <div class="transform-resource">
-                <span class="resource-title">{{localize "DAGGERHEART.ACTIONS.Settings.transform.clearHitPoints"}}</span>
                 <input type="checkbox" data-resource="hitPoints" {{checked transform.resourceRefresh.hitPoints}}/>
+                <span class="resource-title">{{localize "DAGGERHEART.ACTIONS.Settings.transform.clearHitPoints"}}</span>
             </div>
             <div class="transform-resource">
-                <span>{{localize "DAGGERHEART.ACTIONS.Settings.transform.clearStress"}}</span>
                 <input type="checkbox" data-resource="stress" {{checked transform.resourceRefresh.stress}}/>
+                <span class="resource-title">{{localize "DAGGERHEART.ACTIONS.Settings.transform.clearStress"}}</span>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>