1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/output/transform.c b/sway/commands/output/transform.c
index 5e6efb5b..f4fcc8c9 100644
--- a/sway/commands/output/transform.c
+++ b/sway/commands/output/transform.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ struct cmd_results *output_cmd_transform(int argc, char **argv) {
         config->handler_context.leftovers.argv = argv + 1;
         if (argc > 1 &&
                         (strcmp(argv[1], "clockwise") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "anticlockwise") == 0)) {
+                if (config->reloading) {
+                        return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID,
+                                "Relative transforms cannot be used in the configuration file");
+                }
                 if (!sway_assert(output->name != NULL, "Output config name not set")) {
                         return NULL;
                 }