diff --git a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform.h b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform.h
index 4954f861934..a0550c99988 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform.h
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ typedef struct TransInfo {
 	struct ToolSettings *settings;
 	struct wmTimer *animtimer;
 	struct wmKeyMap *keymap;  /* so we can do lookups for header text */
+	struct ReportList *reports;  /* assign from the operator, or can be NULL */
 	int         mval[2];        /* current mouse position               */
 	float       zfac;           /* use for 3d view */
 	struct Object *obedit;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_conversions.c b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_conversions.c
index 1849bfecc51..73c0b3c0ff4 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_conversions.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_conversions.c
@@ -275,6 +275,13 @@ static void createTransTexspace(TransInfo *t)
 
 	id = ob->data;
 	if (id == NULL || !ELEM3(GS(id->name), ID_ME, ID_CU, ID_MB)) {
+		BKE_report(t->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Unsupported object type for text-space transform");
+		t->total = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (BKE_object_obdata_is_libdata(ob)) {
+		BKE_report(t->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Linked data can't text-space transform");
 		t->total = 0;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -990,8 +997,7 @@ static void createTransPose(TransInfo *t, Object *ob)
 
 	if (arm->flag & ARM_RESTPOS) {
 		if (ELEM(t->mode, TFM_DUMMY, TFM_BONESIZE) == 0) {
-			// XXX use transform operator reports
-			// BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Cannot select linked when sync selection is enabled");
+			BKE_report(t->reports, RPT_ERROR, "Cannot select linked when sync selection is enabled");
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1031,8 +1037,7 @@ static void createTransPose(TransInfo *t, Object *ob)
 	}
 
 	if (td != (t->data + t->total)) {
-		// XXX use transform operator reports
-		// BKE_report(op->reports, RPT_DEBUG, "Bone selection count error");
+		BKE_report(t->reports, RPT_DEBUG, "Bone selection count error");
 	}
 
 	/* initialize initial auto=ik chainlen's? */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_generics.c b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_generics.c
index 4c7ac4193b3..99aff4530ab 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_generics.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/transform/transform_generics.c
@@ -1063,6 +1063,7 @@ int initTransInfo(bContext *C, TransInfo *t, wmOperator *op, const wmEvent *even
 	t->ar = ar;
 	t->obedit = obedit;
 	t->settings = ts;
+	t->reports = op ? op->reports : NULL;
 
 	if (obedit) {
 		copy_m3_m4(t->obedit_mat, obedit->obmat);