diff --git a/app/api/canvas/local-edit/route.ts b/app/api/canvas/local-edit/route.ts
index b524a37e5..2dd419f70 100644
--- a/app/api/canvas/local-edit/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/canvas/local-edit/route.ts
@@ -3955,7 +3955,8 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       isScaleAdjustOperation &&
       !useScaleAdjustFullFrameFalEdit &&
       hasScaleAdjustStructureTarget(regions, scalePercent) &&
-      (!preferScaleAdjustMaskCapableModel ||
+      (hasScaleAdjustShrink ||
+        !preferScaleAdjustMaskCapableModel ||
         !isScaleAdjustMaskCapableModel(resolvedScaleAdjustModelEntry));
     const useScaleAdjustEditMask =
       isScaleAdjustOperation &&
@@ -4256,6 +4257,8 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
         requestedModel: requestedModel || null,
         resolvedAspectRatio,
         scaleAdjustPatchWorkflowApplied: Boolean(scaleAdjustPatchReference),
+        scaleAdjustPatchForcedForShrink:
+          Boolean(scaleAdjustPatchReference) && hasScaleAdjustShrink,
         scaleAdjustPatchStructureLockedDraftApplied:
           scaleAdjustPatchReference?.structureLockedDraft === true,
         scaleAdjustFullFrameFalEditApplied: useScaleAdjustFullFrameFalEdit,