diff --git a/source/blender/editors/gizmo_library/gizmo_types/cage2d_gizmo.c b/source/blender/editors/gizmo_library/gizmo_types/cage2d_gizmo.c
index 55f7319b2f0..290241dc620 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/gizmo_library/gizmo_types/cage2d_gizmo.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/gizmo_library/gizmo_types/cage2d_gizmo.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 /* The same as in `draw_cache.c` */
 #define CIRCLE_RESOL 32
 
+static int gizmo_cage2d_transform_flag_get(const wmGizmo *gz);
+
 static bool gizmo_calc_rect_view_scale(const wmGizmo *gz, const float dims[2], float scale[2])
 {
   float matrix_final_no_offset[4][4];
@@ -616,7 +618,7 @@ static void gizmo_cage2d_draw_intern(wmGizmo *gz,
   RNA_float_get_array(gz->ptr, "dimensions", dims);
   float matrix_final[4][4];
 
-  const int transform_flag = RNA_enum_get(gz->ptr, "transform");
+  const int transform_flag = gizmo_cage2d_transform_flag_get(gz);
   const int draw_style = RNA_enum_get(gz->ptr, "draw_style");
   const int draw_options = RNA_enum_get(gz->ptr, "draw_options");
 
@@ -831,7 +833,7 @@ static int gizmo_cage2d_test_select(bContext *C, wmGizmo *gz, const int mval[2])
   /* Expand for hots-pot. */
   const float size[2] = {size_real[0] + margin[0] / 2, size_real[1] + margin[1] / 2};
 
-  const int transform_flag = RNA_enum_get(gz->ptr, "transform");
+  const int transform_flag = gizmo_cage2d_transform_flag_get(gz);
   const int draw_options = RNA_enum_get(gz->ptr, "draw_options");
 
   if (transform_flag & ED_GIZMO_CAGE_XFORM_FLAG_TRANSLATE) {
@@ -934,8 +936,21 @@ typedef struct RectTransformInteraction {
   float orig_matrix_offset[4][4];
   float orig_matrix_final_no_offset[4][4];
   Dial *dial;
+  bool use_temp_uniform;
 } RectTransformInteraction;
 
+static int gizmo_cage2d_transform_flag_get(const wmGizmo *gz)
+{
+  RectTransformInteraction *data = gz->interaction_data;
+  int transform_flag = RNA_enum_get(gz->ptr, "transform");
+  if (data) {
+    if (data->use_temp_uniform) {
+      transform_flag |= ED_GIZMO_CAGE_XFORM_FLAG_SCALE_UNIFORM;
+    }
+  }
+  return transform_flag;
+}
+
 static void gizmo_cage2d_setup(wmGizmo *gz)
 {
   gz->flag |= WM_GIZMO_DRAW_MODAL | WM_GIZMO_DRAW_NO_SCALE;
@@ -1015,9 +1030,7 @@ static int gizmo_cage2d_modal(bContext *C,
                               const wmEvent *event,
                               eWM_GizmoFlagTweak UNUSED(tweak_flag))
 {
-  if (event->type != MOUSEMOVE) {
-    return OPERATOR_RUNNING_MODAL;
-  }
+
   /* For transform logic to be manageable we operate in -0.5..0.5 2D space,
    * no matter the size of the rectangle, mouse coords are scaled to unit space.
    * The mouse coords have been projected into the matrix
@@ -1027,6 +1040,25 @@ static int gizmo_cage2d_modal(bContext *C,
    * - Matrix translation is also multiplied by 'dims'.
    */
   RectTransformInteraction *data = gz->interaction_data;
+  int transform_flag = RNA_enum_get(gz->ptr, "transform");
+  if ((transform_flag & ED_GIZMO_CAGE_XFORM_FLAG_SCALE_UNIFORM) == 0) {
+    /* WARNING: Checking the events modifier only makes sense as long as `tweak_flag`
+     * remains unused (this controls #WM_GIZMO_TWEAK_PRECISE by default). */
+    const bool use_temp_uniform = (event->modifier & KM_SHIFT) != 0;
+    const bool changed = data->use_temp_uniform != use_temp_uniform;
+    data->use_temp_uniform = data->use_temp_uniform;
+    if (use_temp_uniform) {
+      transform_flag |= ED_GIZMO_CAGE_XFORM_FLAG_SCALE_UNIFORM;
+    }
+
+    if (changed) {
+      /* Always refresh. */
+    }
+    else if (event->type != MOUSEMOVE) {
+      return OPERATOR_RUNNING_MODAL;
+    }
+  }
+
   float point_local[2];
 
   float dims[2];
@@ -1045,7 +1077,6 @@ static int gizmo_cage2d_modal(bContext *C,
     }
   }
 
-  const int transform_flag = RNA_enum_get(gz->ptr, "transform");
   wmGizmoProperty *gz_prop;
 
   gz_prop = WM_gizmo_target_property_find(gz, "matrix");