diff --git a/src/controllers/AssetsController.php b/src/controllers/AssetsController.php
index 3ecccb3fd93..66eb6119ed3 100644
--- a/src/controllers/AssetsController.php
+++ b/src/controllers/AssetsController.php
@@ -1318,7 +1318,10 @@ public function actionGenerateFallbackTransform(string $transform): Response
         if ($useOriginal) {
             $ext = $asset->getExtension();
         } else {
-            $transform = new ImageTransform(ImageTransforms::parseTransformString($transformString));
+            $transform = Craft::createObject([
+                'class' => ImageTransform::class,
+            ] + ImageTransforms::parseTransformString($transformString));
+
             $ext = $transform->format ?: ImageTransforms::detectTransformFormat($asset);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/ImageTransformsController.php b/src/controllers/ImageTransformsController.php
index 45e581a61ae..168d30a6b9c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/ImageTransformsController.php
+++ b/src/controllers/ImageTransformsController.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public function actionEdit(?string $transformHandle = null, ?ImageTransform $tra
                     throw new NotFoundHttpException('Transform not found');
                 }
             } else {
-                $transform = new ImageTransform();
+                $transform = Craft::createObject(ImageTransform::class);
             }
         }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public function actionSave(): ?Response
     {
         $this->requirePostRequest();
 
-        $transform = new ImageTransform();
+        $transform = Craft::createObject(ImageTransform::class);
         $transform->id = $this->request->getBodyParam('transformId');
         $transform->name = $this->request->getBodyParam('name');
         $transform->handle = $this->request->getBodyParam('handle');
diff --git a/src/elements/Asset.php b/src/elements/Asset.php
index 23a7df85ba9..f8fe0302ab5 100644
--- a/src/elements/Asset.php
+++ b/src/elements/Asset.php
@@ -1888,16 +1888,7 @@ public function getUrlsBySize(array $sizes, mixed $transform = null): array
 
             [$value, $unit] = Assets::parseSrcsetSize($size);
 
-            $sizeTransform = $transform ? $transform->toArray([
-                'format',
-                'height',
-                'interlace',
-                'mode',
-                'position',
-                'quality',
-                'width',
-                'fill',
-            ]) : [];
+            $sizeTransform = $transform ? $transform->toArray() : [];
 
             if ($unit === 'w') {
                 $sizeTransform['width'] = (int)$value;
diff --git a/src/helpers/ImageTransforms.php b/src/helpers/ImageTransforms.php
index ef7a5222969..a050d4415ed 100644
--- a/src/helpers/ImageTransforms.php
+++ b/src/helpers/ImageTransforms.php
@@ -111,17 +111,8 @@ public static function extendTransform(ImageTransform $transform, array $paramet
             // Don't change the same transform
             $transform = clone $transform;
 
-            $whiteList = [
-                'width',
-                'height',
-                'format',
-                'mode',
-                'format',
-                'position',
-                'quality',
-                'interlace',
-                'transformer',
-            ];
+            // Why aren't we just using setAttributes()?
+            $whiteList = $transform->attributes();
 
             $nullables = [
                 'id',
@@ -133,7 +124,6 @@ public static function extendTransform(ImageTransform $transform, array $paramet
 
             foreach ($parameters as $parameter => $value) {
                 if (in_array($parameter, $whiteList, true)) {
-                    /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
                     $transform->$parameter = $value;
                 }
             }
@@ -288,6 +278,7 @@ public static function normalizeTransform(mixed $transform): ?ImageTransform
             return $transform;
         }
 
+        // TODO: review if this is dead code. With $transform typed as mixed, it is unclear what kind of object this would be. stdObject?
         if (is_object($transform)) {
             $transform = ArrayHelper::toArray($transform, [
                 'id',
@@ -333,7 +324,7 @@ public static function normalizeTransform(mixed $transform): ?ImageTransform
                 return self::extendTransform($baseTransform, $transform);
             }
 
-            return new ImageTransform($transform);
+            return Craft::createObject(ImageTransform::class, [$transform]);
         }
 
         if (is_string($transform)) {
diff --git a/src/services/Assets.php b/src/services/Assets.php
index 033b43092a1..19c70d6044d 100644
--- a/src/services/Assets.php
+++ b/src/services/Assets.php
@@ -680,7 +680,8 @@ public function getThumbUrl(Asset $asset, int $width, ?int $height = null, $icon
             return $iconFallback ? AssetsHelper::iconUrl($extension) : null;
         }
 
-        $transform = new ImageTransform([
+        $transform = Craft::createObject([
+            'class' => ImageTransform::class,
             'width' => $width,
             'height' => $height,
             'mode' => 'crop',
@@ -724,7 +725,8 @@ public function getImagePreviewUrl(Asset $asset, int $maxWidth, int $maxHeight):
             $originalWidth > $width ||
             $originalHeight > $height
         ) {
-            $transform = new ImageTransform([
+            $transform = Craft::createObject([
+                'class' => ImageTransform::class,
                 'width' => $width,
                 'height' => $height,
                 'mode' => 'crop',
diff --git a/src/services/ImageTransforms.php b/src/services/ImageTransforms.php
index ad719ee6d0a..4e7646560be 100644
--- a/src/services/ImageTransforms.php
+++ b/src/services/ImageTransforms.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ private function _transforms(): MemoizableArray
         if (!isset($this->_transforms)) {
             $this->_transforms = new MemoizableArray(
                 $this->_createTransformQuery()->all(),
-                fn(array $result) => new ImageTransform($result),
+                fn(array $result) => Craft::createObject(ImageTransform::class, [$result]),
             );
         }
 
@@ -420,13 +420,9 @@ public function eagerLoadTransforms(array $assets, array $transforms): void
                     throw new InvalidArgumentException("Can’t eager-load transform “{$transform}” without a prior transform that specifies the base width");
                 }
 
-                $transform = new ImageTransform($refTransform->toArray([
-                    'format',
-                    'interlace',
-                    'mode',
-                    'position',
-                    'quality',
-                ]));
+                $transform = Craft::createObject([
+                    'class' => ImageTransform::class,
+                ] + $refTransform->toArray());
 
                 if ($sizeUnit === 'w') {
                     $transform->width = (int)$sizeValue;