diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/tests/transaction.test.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/tests/transaction.test.tsx
index 91d16038e4..361d306c88 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/tests/transaction.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/tests/transaction.test.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { Excalidraw } from "../index";
 import {
   TransactionLedger,
   DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MERGE_POLICY,
+  TRANSACTION_MERGE_MODES,
   collectChangedElementIds,
 } from "../transaction";
 
@@ -175,58 +176,119 @@ describe("TransactionLedger", () => {
     expect(elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe("#ff006e");
   });
 
-  it("applies per-prop conflict handling and supports element-scope skip", () => {
+  it("supports all winner/scope combinations for conflicting updates", () => {
     const ledger = new TransactionLedger();
     const baseline = API.createElement({
       type: "rectangle",
       id: "rect-1",
       strokeColor: "#000000",
       backgroundColor: "#ffffff",
+      x: 0,
     });
     const target = {
       ...baseline,
       strokeColor: "#ff006e",
-      backgroundColor: "#ffd8a8",
+      x: 200,
       version: baseline.version + 1,
     };
     const live = {
       ...target,
       strokeColor: "#3a86ff",
-      backgroundColor: "#ffd8a8",
+      backgroundColor: "#00f5d4",
       version: target.version + 1,
     };
 
     ledger.recordStep(arrayToMap([baseline]), arrayToMap([target]));
 
-    const propScope = ledger.buildSyntheticSnapshots(
+    const liveProp = ledger.buildSyntheticSnapshots(
       arrayToMap([live]),
       DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MERGE_POLICY,
     );
-    expect(propScope.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe("#3a86ff");
-    expect(propScope.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe("#3a86ff");
-    expect(propScope.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
-      "#ffffff",
+    expect(liveProp.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe("#3a86ff");
+    expect(liveProp.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe("#3a86ff");
+    expect(liveProp.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.x).toBe(0);
+    expect(liveProp.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.x).toBe(200);
+    expect(liveProp.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#00f5d4",
     );
-    expect(propScope.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
-      "#ffd8a8",
+    expect(liveProp.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#00f5d4",
     );
 
-    const elementScope = ledger.buildSyntheticSnapshots(arrayToMap([live]), {
-      ...DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MERGE_POLICY,
+    const liveElement = ledger.buildSyntheticSnapshots(arrayToMap([live]), {
+      conflictWinner: "live",
       conflictScope: "element",
     });
-    expect(elementScope.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe(
-      "#3a86ff",
+    expect(liveElement.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe("#3a86ff");
+    expect(liveElement.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe("#3a86ff");
+    expect(liveElement.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.x).toBe(200);
+    expect(liveElement.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.x).toBe(200);
+    expect(liveElement.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#00f5d4",
     );
-    expect(elementScope.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe(
-      "#3a86ff",
+    expect(liveElement.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#00f5d4",
     );
-    expect(elementScope.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
-      "#ffd8a8",
+
+    const transactionProp = ledger.buildSyntheticSnapshots(arrayToMap([live]), {
+      conflictWinner: "transaction",
+      conflictScope: "prop",
+    });
+    expect(transactionProp.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe(
+      "#000000",
     );
-    expect(elementScope.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
-      "#ffd8a8",
+    expect(transactionProp.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe(
+      "#ff006e",
     );
+    expect(transactionProp.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.x).toBe(0);
+    expect(transactionProp.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.x).toBe(200);
+    expect(transactionProp.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#00f5d4",
+    );
+    expect(transactionProp.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#00f5d4",
+    );
+
+    const transactionElement = ledger.buildSyntheticSnapshots(
+      arrayToMap([live]),
+      {
+        conflictWinner: "transaction",
+        conflictScope: "element",
+      },
+    );
+    expect(transactionElement.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe(
+      "#000000",
+    );
+    expect(transactionElement.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.strokeColor).toBe(
+      "#ff006e",
+    );
+    expect(transactionElement.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.x).toBe(0);
+    expect(transactionElement.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.x).toBe(200);
+    expect(transactionElement.elementsBefore.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#ffffff",
+    );
+    expect(transactionElement.elementsAfter.get(live.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#ffffff",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("maps merge modes to the same winner/scope policies", () => {
+    expect(TRANSACTION_MERGE_MODES["live-wins-per-prop"]).toEqual({
+      conflictWinner: "live",
+      conflictScope: "prop",
+    });
+    expect(TRANSACTION_MERGE_MODES["live-wins-per-element"]).toEqual({
+      conflictWinner: "live",
+      conflictScope: "element",
+    });
+    expect(TRANSACTION_MERGE_MODES["transaction-wins-per-prop"]).toEqual({
+      conflictWinner: "transaction",
+      conflictScope: "prop",
+    });
+    expect(TRANSACTION_MERGE_MODES["transaction-wins-per-element"]).toEqual({
+      conflictWinner: "transaction",
+      conflictScope: "element",
+    });
   });
 });
 
@@ -609,8 +671,16 @@ describe("createTransaction", () => {
     Keyboard.undo();
     expect(getElement(element.id)!.strokeColor).toBe(element.strokeColor);
   });
+});
 
-  it.only("keeps same-element same-property user edits separated from transaction rollback", async () => {
+describe("createTransaction merge policy behavior", () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    unmountComponent();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    await render(<Excalidraw handleKeyboardGlobally={true} />);
+  });
+
+  const setupSamePropertyConflictScenario = () => {
     const element = API.createElement({
       type: "rectangle",
       id: "shared",
@@ -622,7 +692,12 @@ describe("createTransaction", () => {
     setSceneBaseline([element]);
     expect(API.getUndoStack().length).toBe(0);
 
-    const tx = h.app.createTransaction();
+    const tx = h.app.createTransaction({
+      mergePolicy: {
+        conflictWinner: "live",
+        conflictScope: "prop",
+      },
+    });
 
     act(() => {
       tx.updateScene({
@@ -643,28 +718,134 @@ describe("createTransaction", () => {
     commitTransaction(tx);
     expect(API.getUndoStack().length).toBe(2);
 
-    let live = getElement(element.id)!;
-    // tx merge strategy for conflicting edits should prefer live values
+    return element;
+  };
+
+  const setupElementScopeConflictScenario = (
+    options:
+      | Parameters<typeof h.app.createTransaction>[0]
+      | undefined = undefined,
+  ) => {
+    const element = API.createElement({
+      type: "rectangle",
+      id: "shared-element-scope",
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      strokeColor: "#000",
+      backgroundColor: "#fff",
+    });
+    setSceneBaseline([element]);
+    expect(API.getUndoStack().length).toBe(0);
+
+    const tx = h.app.createTransaction(options);
+
+    act(() => {
+      tx.updateScene({
+        elements: h.app.scene.getElementsIncludingDeleted().map((el) =>
+          el.id === element.id
+            ? newElementWith(el, {
+                strokeColor: "#f00",
+                x: 200,
+              })
+            : el,
+        ),
+      });
+    });
+
+    // non-conflicting live edit on untouched prop
+    applyElementUpdate(
+      element.id,
+      { backgroundColor: "#00f5d4" },
+      "IMMEDIATELY",
+    );
+    // conflicting live edit on touched prop
+    applyElementUpdate(element.id, { strokeColor: "#f0f" }, "IMMEDIATELY");
+
+    commitTransaction(tx);
+
+    return element;
+  };
+
+  it("tx merge strategy for conflicting edits should prefer live values", () => {
+    const element = setupSamePropertyConflictScenario();
+
+    const live = getElement(element.id)!;
     expect(live.strokeColor).toBe("#f0f");
     expect(live.x).toBe(200);
     expect(live.backgroundColor).toBe("#fff");
+  });
+
+  it("undoing transaction should keep conflicting live value while rolling back tx-only props", () => {
+    const element = setupSamePropertyConflictScenario();
 
-    // Undo transaction
     Keyboard.undo();
-    live = getElement(element.id)!;
+
+    const live = getElement(element.id)!;
     // strokeColor is unchanged because the transaction itself didn't end up
     // touching it (it kept the current live value)
     expect(live.strokeColor).toBe("#f0f");
-    // but the x value should be reverted to pre-transaction value
-    expect(live.x).toBe(0);
-    expect(live.backgroundColor).toBe("#fff");
-
-    // Undo regular edit
-    Keyboard.undo();
-    live = getElement(element.id)!;
-    // FIXME should revert to original strokeColor
-    expect(live.strokeColor).toBe("#000");
+    // x should be reverted to pre-transaction value
     expect(live.x).toBe(0);
     expect(live.backgroundColor).toBe("#fff");
   });
+
+  it("undoing regular edit after tx rollback restores pre-edit live value", () => {
+    const element = setupSamePropertyConflictScenario();
+
+    Keyboard.undo();
+    Keyboard.undo();
+
+    const live = getElement(element.id)!;
+    expect(live.strokeColor).toBe("#f00");
+    expect(live.x).toBe(0);
+    expect(live.backgroundColor).toBe("#fff");
+  });
+
+  it("mergeMode transaction-wins-per-element commits whole-element tx snapshots on conflict", () => {
+    const commitSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(h.store, "commitSyntheticIncrement")
+      .mockReturnValue(true);
+    const element = setupElementScopeConflictScenario({
+      mergeMode: "transaction-wins-per-element",
+    });
+
+    expect(commitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const call = commitSpy.mock.calls[0]![0];
+    expect(call.logicalBefore.elements.get(element.id)?.strokeColor).toBe(
+      "#000",
+    );
+    expect(call.logicalBefore.elements.get(element.id)?.x).toBe(0);
+    expect(call.logicalBefore.elements.get(element.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#fff",
+    );
+    expect(call.logicalAfter.elements.get(element.id)?.strokeColor).toBe("#f00");
+    expect(call.logicalAfter.elements.get(element.id)?.x).toBe(200);
+    expect(call.logicalAfter.elements.get(element.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#fff",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("mergeMode transaction-wins-per-prop preserves untouched live props", () => {
+    const commitSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(h.store, "commitSyntheticIncrement")
+      .mockReturnValue(true);
+    const element = setupElementScopeConflictScenario({
+      mergeMode: "transaction-wins-per-prop",
+    });
+
+    expect(commitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const call = commitSpy.mock.calls[0]![0];
+    expect(call.logicalBefore.elements.get(element.id)?.strokeColor).toBe(
+      "#000",
+    );
+    expect(call.logicalBefore.elements.get(element.id)?.x).toBe(0);
+    expect(call.logicalBefore.elements.get(element.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#00f5d4",
+    );
+    expect(call.logicalAfter.elements.get(element.id)?.strokeColor).toBe("#f00");
+    expect(call.logicalAfter.elements.get(element.id)?.x).toBe(200);
+    expect(call.logicalAfter.elements.get(element.id)?.backgroundColor).toBe(
+      "#00f5d4",
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/transaction.ts b/packages/excalidraw/transaction.ts
index d244345b1d..286ba60b5f 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/transaction.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/transaction.ts
@@ -19,23 +19,75 @@ import type {
 // Ledger types
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/** Which side wins when transaction output and live scene diverge. */
+/**
+ * Which side wins when transaction output and live scene diverge.
+ *
+ * - "live": keep what users currently see in the canvas for conflicting changes.
+ * - "transaction": force transaction changes for conflicting changes.
+ */
 export type ConflictWinner = "live" | "transaction";
 
-/** Conflict granularity used by the merge policy. */
+/**
+ * Conflict granularity used by the merge policy.
+ *
+ * - "prop": resolve each touched property independently.
+ * - "element": when any touched property conflicts, resolve at whole-element level.
+ */
 export type ConflictScope = "prop" | "element";
 
-/** Merge policy used when building synthetic before/after snapshots. */
+/**
+ * Merge policy used when building synthetic before/after snapshots.
+ *
+ * Four meaningful combinations are supported:
+ * - live + prop: keep live only for conflicting props, still apply non-conflicting tx props.
+ * - live + element: if any touched prop conflicts, skip the whole element update.
+ * - transaction + prop: force tx values for conflicting props, keep untouched live props.
+ * - transaction + element: if any touched prop conflicts, force the whole tx element.
+ */
 export type TransactionMergePolicy = {
   conflictWinner: ConflictWinner;
   conflictScope: ConflictScope;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Named merge presets for clearer call-sites.
+ *
+ * These names are intentionally explicit to avoid ambiguity around
+ * winner/scope semantics.
+ */
+export type TransactionMergeMode =
+  | "live-wins-per-prop"
+  | "live-wins-per-element"
+  | "transaction-wins-per-prop"
+  | "transaction-wins-per-element";
+
 export const DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MERGE_POLICY: TransactionMergePolicy = {
   conflictWinner: "live",
   conflictScope: "prop",
 };
 
+export const TRANSACTION_MERGE_MODES: Record<
+  TransactionMergeMode,
+  TransactionMergePolicy
+> = {
+  "live-wins-per-prop": {
+    conflictWinner: "live",
+    conflictScope: "prop",
+  },
+  "live-wins-per-element": {
+    conflictWinner: "live",
+    conflictScope: "element",
+  },
+  "transaction-wins-per-prop": {
+    conflictWinner: "transaction",
+    conflictScope: "prop",
+  },
+  "transaction-wins-per-element": {
+    conflictWinner: "transaction",
+    conflictScope: "element",
+  },
+};
+
 /** Per-element ledger record captured during a transaction session. */
 export type TransactionLedgerEntry = {
   baselineElement: ExcalidrawElement | null;
@@ -162,19 +214,58 @@ export const collectChangedElementIds = (
   return [...changedIds];
 };
 
-/** Determines whether live conflicts should skip the whole updated element. */
-const shouldSkipUpdateElementOnLiveConflict = (
+/** Detects if an updated element has any live-vs-target conflict on touched props. */
+const hasTouchedPropConflict = (
   entry: TransactionLedgerEntry,
   liveElement: ExcalidrawElement,
-  policy: TransactionMergePolicy,
+  targetElement: ExcalidrawElement,
 ) => {
-  if (policy.conflictWinner === "transaction") {
-    return false;
+  for (const prop of entry.touchedProps) {
+    const liveValue = getElementProp(liveElement, prop);
+    const targetValue = getElementProp(targetElement, prop);
+    if (!isLedgerValueEqual(liveValue, targetValue)) {
+      return true;
+    }
   }
-  if (entry.touchedProps.has("*")) {
-    return true;
+  return false;
+};
+
+export type TransactionCreateOptions =
+  | {
+      mergeMode?: TransactionMergeMode;
+      mergePolicy?: never;
+    }
+  | {
+      mergeMode?: never;
+      mergePolicy?: Partial<TransactionMergePolicy>;
+    };
+
+const resolveTransactionMergePolicy = (
+  options?: TransactionCreateOptions,
+): TransactionMergePolicy => {
+  if (!options) {
+    return DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MERGE_POLICY;
   }
-  return policy.conflictScope === "element";
+
+  // Runtime guard for untyped callers.
+  if ("mergeMode" in options && "mergePolicy" in options) {
+    if (options.mergeMode && options.mergePolicy) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Transaction options are ambiguous: pass either mergeMode or mergePolicy, not both.",
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  if ("mergeMode" in options && options.mergeMode) {
+    return TRANSACTION_MERGE_MODES[options.mergeMode];
+  }
+
+  const partialPolicy =
+    "mergePolicy" in options ? options.mergePolicy : undefined;
+  return {
+    ...DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MERGE_POLICY,
+    ...partialPolicy,
+  };
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -332,21 +423,30 @@ export class TransactionLedger {
         continue;
       }
 
-      if (
-        shouldSkipUpdateElementOnLiveConflict(entry, liveElement, mergePolicy)
-      ) {
-        let hasConflict = false;
-        for (const prop of entry.touchedProps) {
-          const liveValue = getElementProp(liveElement, prop);
-          const targetValue = getElementProp(targetElement, prop);
-          if (!isLedgerValueEqual(liveValue, targetValue)) {
-            hasConflict = true;
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-        if (hasConflict) {
+      const hasElementConflict = hasTouchedPropConflict(
+        entry,
+        liveElement,
+        targetElement,
+      );
+
+      if (hasElementConflict && mergePolicy.conflictScope === "element") {
+        if (mergePolicy.conflictWinner === "live") {
+          // Example: user changed strokeColor while tx changed strokeColor+x.
+          // "live + element" keeps the whole live element, including x.
           continue;
         }
+
+        // Example: same conflict as above but "transaction + element".
+        // This applies tx target for the whole element, including untouched props.
+        elementsBefore.set(
+          elementId,
+          deepCopyElement(baselineElement) as OrderedExcalidrawElement,
+        );
+        elementsAfter.set(
+          elementId,
+          deepCopyElement(targetElement) as OrderedExcalidrawElement,
+        );
+        continue;
       }
 
       // Deep-copy before mutating so we never touch live elements.
@@ -473,13 +573,10 @@ export class Transaction {
 
   constructor(
     app: AppClassProperties,
-    mergePolicy?: Partial<TransactionMergePolicy>,
+    options?: TransactionCreateOptions,
   ) {
     this.app = app;
-    this.mergePolicy = {
-      ...DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MERGE_POLICY,
-      ...mergePolicy,
-    };
+    this.mergePolicy = resolveTransactionMergePolicy(options);
     this.initialAppState = { ...app.store.snapshot.appState };
   }
 
@@ -636,9 +733,7 @@ export class TransactionManager {
     this.app = app;
   }
 
-  create(options?: {
-    mergePolicy?: Partial<TransactionMergePolicy>;
-  }): Transaction {
-    return new Transaction(this.app, options?.mergePolicy);
+  create(options?: TransactionCreateOptions): Transaction {
+    return new Transaction(this.app, options);
   }
 }