diff --git a/CairoMakie/src/overrides.jl b/CairoMakie/src/overrides.jl
index 8bccdca5d3c..ec84e83444d 100644
--- a/CairoMakie/src/overrides.jl
+++ b/CairoMakie/src/overrides.jl
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ end
 function draw_poly(scene::Scene, screen::Screen, poly, points::Vector{<:Point2}, color::Union{Colorant, Cairo.CairoPattern},
         model, strokecolor, strokestyle, strokewidth)
     space = to_value(get(poly, :space, :data))
-    points = project_position.(Ref(scene), space, points, Ref(model))
+    points = project_position.(Ref(poly), space, points, Ref(model))
     Cairo.move_to(screen.context, points[1]...)
     for p in points[2:end]
         Cairo.line_to(screen.context, p...)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ draw_poly(scene::Scene, screen::Screen, poly, bezierpath::BezierPath) = draw_pol
 function draw_poly(scene::Scene, screen::Screen, poly, shapes::Vector{<:Union{Rect2,BezierPath}})
     model = poly.model[]
     space = to_value(get(poly, :space, :data))
-    projected_shapes = project_shape.(Ref(scene), space, shapes, Ref(model))
+    projected_shapes = project_shape.(Ref(poly), space, shapes, Ref(model))
 
     color = to_cairo_color(poly.color[], poly)
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ end
 function draw_poly(scene::Scene, screen::Screen, poly, polygons::AbstractArray{<: MultiPolygon})
     model = poly.model[]
     space = to_value(get(poly, :space, :data))
-    projected_polys = project_multipolygon.(Ref(scene), space, polygons, Ref(model))
+    projected_polys = project_multipolygon.(Ref(poly), space, polygons, Ref(model))
 
     color = to_cairo_color(poly.color[], poly)
     strokecolor = to_cairo_color(poly.strokecolor[], poly)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function draw_plot(scene::Scene, screen::Screen,
         points = vcat(lowerpoints, reverse(upperpoints))
         model = band.model[]
         space = to_value(get(band, :space, :data))
-        points = project_position.(Ref(scene), space, points, Ref(model))
+        points = project_position.(Ref(band), space, points, Ref(model))
         Cairo.move_to(screen.context, points[1]...)
         for p in points[2:end]
             Cairo.line_to(screen.context, p...)
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function draw_plot(scene::Scene, screen::Screen, tric::Tricontourf)
     polygons = pol[1][]
     model = pol.model[]
     space = to_value(get(pol, :space, :data))
-    projected_polys = project_polygon.(Ref(scene), space, polygons, Ref(model))
+    projected_polys = project_polygon.(Ref(tric), space, polygons, Ref(model))
 
     function draw_tripolys(polys, colornumbers, colors)
         for (i, (pol, colnum, col)) in enumerate(zip(polys, colornumbers, colors))
diff --git a/CairoMakie/src/primitives.jl b/CairoMakie/src/primitives.jl
index a37415d761b..b1c14e648c9 100644
--- a/CairoMakie/src/primitives.jl
+++ b/CairoMakie/src/primitives.jl
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function draw_atomic(scene::Scene, screen::Screen, @nospecialize(primitive::Unio
     end
 
     if primitive isa Lines && to_value(primitive.args[1]) isa BezierPath
-        return draw_bezierpath_lines(ctx, to_value(primitive.args[1]), scene, color, space, model, linewidth)
+        return draw_bezierpath_lines(ctx, to_value(primitive.args[1]), primitive, color, space, model, linewidth)
     end
 
     if color isa AbstractArray || linewidth isa AbstractArray
@@ -728,8 +728,8 @@ function draw_atomic(scene::Scene, screen::Screen, @nospecialize(primitive::Unio
     # find projected image corners
     # this already takes care of flipping the image to correct cairo orientation
     space = to_value(get(primitive, :space, :data))
-    xy = project_position(scene, space, Point2f(first.(imsize)), model)
-    xymax = project_position(scene, space, Point2f(last.(imsize)), model)
+    xy = project_position(primitive, space, Point2f(first.(imsize)), model)
+    xymax = project_position(primitive, space, Point2f(last.(imsize)), model)
     w, h = xymax .- xy
 
     can_use_fast_path = !(is_vector && !interpolate) && regular_grid && identity_transform &&
diff --git a/CairoMakie/src/utils.jl b/CairoMakie/src/utils.jl
index e22b8938dc0..9f87e61af9d 100644
--- a/CairoMakie/src/utils.jl
+++ b/CairoMakie/src/utils.jl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function _project_position(scene::Scene, space, point, model, yflip::Bool)
     return p_0_to_1 .* res
 end
 
-function project_position(scenelike, space, point, model, yflip::Bool = true)
+function project_position(@nospecialize(scenelike), space, point, model, yflip::Bool = true)
     scene = Makie.get_scene(scenelike)
     project_position(scene, Makie.transform_func(scenelike), space, point, model, yflip)
 end
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ function project_scale(scene::Scene, space, s, model = Mat4f(I))
     end
 end
 
-function project_shape(scenelike, space, rect::Rect, model)
+function project_shape(@nospecialize(scenelike), space, rect::Rect, model)
     mini = project_position(scenelike, space, minimum(rect), model)
     maxi = project_position(scenelike, space, maximum(rect), model)
     return Rect(mini, maxi .- mini)
 end
 
-function project_polygon(scenelike, space, poly::P, model) where P <: Polygon
+function project_polygon(@nospecialize(scenelike), space, poly::P, model) where P <: Polygon
     ext = decompose(Point2f, poly.exterior)
     interiors = decompose.(Point2f, poly.interiors)
     Polygon(
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function project_polygon(scenelike, space, poly::P, model) where P <: Polygon
     )
 end
 
-function project_multipolygon(scenelike, space, multipoly::MP, model) where MP <: MultiPolygon
+function project_multipolygon(@nospecialize(scenelike), space, multipoly::MP, model) where MP <: MultiPolygon
     return MultiPolygon(project_polygon.(Ref(scenelike), Ref(space), multipoly.polygons, Ref(model)))
 end
 
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 093b9c07d0f..43043985961 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## master
 
+- Use plot plot instead of scene transform functions in CairoMakie, fixing missplaced h/vspan. [#3552](https://github.com/MakieOrg/Makie.jl/pull/3552)
+
 ## 0.20.4
 
 - Changes for Bonito rename and WGLMakie docs improvements [#3477](https://github.com/MakieOrg/Makie.jl/pull/3477).
diff --git a/ReferenceTests/src/tests/primitives.jl b/ReferenceTests/src/tests/primitives.jl
index 7e6083f7c9c..79e495b0dbd 100644
--- a/ReferenceTests/src/tests/primitives.jl
+++ b/ReferenceTests/src/tests/primitives.jl
@@ -474,3 +474,30 @@ end
 
     fig
 end
+
+@reference_test "Plot transform overwrite" begin
+    # Tests that (primitive) plots can have different transform function to their
+    # parent scene (identity in this case)
+    fig = Figure()
+
+    ax = Axis(fig[1, 1], xscale = log10, yscale = log10, backgroundcolor = :transparent)
+    xlims!(ax, 1, 10)
+    ylims!(ax, 1, 10)
+    empty!(ax.scene.lights)
+    hidedecorations!(ax)
+
+    heatmap!(ax, 0..0.5, 0..0.5, [i+j for i in 1:10, j in 1:10], transformation = Transformation())
+    image!(ax, 0..0.5, 0.5..1, [i+j for i in 1:10, j in 1:10], transformation = Transformation())
+    mesh!(ax, Rect2f(0.5, 0.0, 1.0, 0.25), transformation = Transformation(), color = :green)
+    p = surface!(ax, 0.5..1, 0.25..0.75, [i+j for i in 1:10, j in 1:10], transformation = Transformation())
+    translate!(p, Vec3f(0, 0, -20))
+    poly!(ax, Rect2f(0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.0), transformation = Transformation(), color = :blue)
+
+    lines!(ax, [0, 1], [0, 0.1], linewidth = 10, color = :red, transformation = Transformation())
+    linesegments!(ax, [0, 1], [0.2, 0.3], linewidth = 10, color = :red, transformation = Transformation())
+    scatter!(ax, [0.1, 0.9], [0.4, 0.5], markersize = 50, color = :red, transformation = Transformation())
+    text!(ax, Point2f(0.5, 0.45), text = "Test", fontsize = 50, color = :red, align = (:center, :center), transformation = Transformation())
+    meshscatter!(ax, [0.1, 0.9], [0.6, 0.7], markersize = 0.05, color = :red, transformation = Transformation())
+
+    fig
+end
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