diff --git a/docs/packages/lint.mdx b/docs/packages/lint.mdx
index fb60bd6424..9863281207 100644
--- a/docs/packages/lint.mdx
+++ b/docs/packages/lint.mdx
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ Detected issues include:
 - Missing `class="clip"` on timed visible elements
 - Deprecated attribute names
 - Missing composition dimensions (`data-width`, `data-height`)
+- CSS `zoom` on the composition root or its ancestors (`root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas`);
+  zoom on descendants is allowed, including scoped selectors such as `#root .badge`
 - Invalid `data-start` references to nonexistent clip IDs
 - Seek-order hazards that render differently on cold render workers: relative tween
   values (`"+=..."`) whose property has a second concurrent writer
diff --git a/packages/lint/src/rules/composition.test.ts b/packages/lint/src/rules/composition.test.ts
index 8cbf698c51..2ef69e5eaa 100644
--- a/packages/lint/src/rules/composition.test.ts
+++ b/packages/lint/src/rules/composition.test.ts
@@ -2387,6 +2387,257 @@ describe("composition rules", () => {
       expect(codes(result)).not.toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
     });
 
+    it.each([
+      "#root .badge",
+      "#root .badge.zoomed",
+      "#root #badge",
+      "#root [data-badge]",
+      "#root > .badge",
+      ".canvas .badge",
+      "body .badge",
+      "#root > *",
+      ":is(#root, body) .badge",
+      ":is(.missing, #root .badge)",
+      '#root[data-label="main canvas"] > .badge',
+      "#root::before",
+      "#root:is(span.zoomed)",
+      "#root:is(.badge::before)",
+      "#root :is(.badge.zoomed)",
+      "#root:is(#root .canvas)",
+      ":is(span#root.zoomed).active",
+      ":is(#root .badge).active",
+      ":is(#root::before).active",
+    ])("allows descendant or pseudo-element zoom selected by %s", async (selector) => {
+      const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head><style>
+        ${selector} { zoom: 2; }
+      </style></head><body>
+        <div id="root" class="canvas" data-label="main canvas" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5">
+          <div class="badge"></div>
+        </div>
+      </body></html>`);
+
+      expect(codes(result)).not.toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+    });
+
+    it.each([
+      "body > #root",
+      "body > *",
+      "html body .canvas",
+      ":is(.missing, #root)",
+      ":where(.missing, .canvas)",
+      "#root:not(.badge)",
+      ".canvas:has(.badge)",
+      ".badge::before, #root",
+    ])("keeps canvas zoom selected by %s blocking", async (selector) => {
+      const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head><style>
+        ${selector} { zoom: 2; }
+      </style></head><body>
+        <div id="root" class="canvas" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5">
+          <div class="badge"></div>
+        </div>
+      </body></html>`);
+
+      expect(codes(result)).toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+    });
+
+    it.each([
+      ["#root.zoomed", 'root.classList.add("zoomed")'],
+      [":is(#root.zoomed).active", 'root.classList.add("zoomed", "active")'],
+      [
+        ":where(.canvas.zoomed)[data-active]",
+        'root.classList.add("zoomed"); root.dataset.active = ""',
+      ],
+      [":is(#root[data-zoomed]).active", 'root.dataset.zoomed = ""; root.classList.add("active")'],
+      ["#root:is(.zoomed)", 'root.classList.add("zoomed")'],
+      ["#root:where([data-zoomed])", 'root.dataset.zoomed = ""'],
+      [".canvas:is(.zoomed)", 'root.classList.add("zoomed")'],
+      [":is(#root).zoomed", 'root.classList.add("zoomed")'],
+      ["#root:is(:where(.zoomed))", 'root.classList.add("zoomed")'],
+      [".canvas.zoomed", 'root.classList.add("zoomed")'],
+      [".zoomed.canvas", 'root.classList.add("zoomed")'],
+      [".canvas#zoomed", 'root.id = "zoomed"'],
+      ["#root[data-zoomed]", 'root.dataset.zoomed = ""'],
+      ["body > div.zoomed", 'root.classList.add("zoomed")'],
+      ["body > div#zoomed", 'root.id = "zoomed"'],
+      ["body > div[data-zoomed]", 'root.dataset.zoomed = ""'],
+    ])("retains canvas protection for runtime identity in %s", async (selector, mutation) => {
+      const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head><style>
+        ${selector} { zoom: 2; }
+      </style></head><body>
+        <div id="root" class="canvas" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"></div>
+        <script>const root = document.getElementById("root"); ${mutation};</script>
+      </body></html>`);
+
+      expect(codes(result)).toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+    });
+
+    it("does not assume a head composition root is a child of body", async () => {
+      const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html>
+        <head id="root" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5">
+          <style>head { display: block; } html > #root { zoom: 2; }</style>
+        </head>
+      </html>`);
+
+      expect(codes(result)).toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+    });
+
+    it("does not assume a template composition root is a child of body", async () => {
+      const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head>
+        <style>head, template { display: block; } html > head > #root { zoom: 2; }</style>
+        <template id="root" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"></template>
+      </head><div></div></html>`);
+
+      expect(codes(result)).toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+    });
+
+    it.each([
+      '<html><head><style>CSS</style></head><body data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"><div class="badge"></div></body></html>',
+      '<template><style>CSS</style><div data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"><div class="badge"></div></div></template>',
+    ])("matches the lint context's root in body and template sources", async (root) => {
+      for (const [selector, expected] of [
+        ["[data-composition-id] .badge", false],
+        ["[data-composition-id]", true],
+        ["body", true],
+      ] as const) {
+        const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(root.replace("CSS", `${selector} { zoom: 2; }`));
+
+        expect(codes(result).includes("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas")).toBe(expected);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("treats optional document tags like their explicit equivalents", async () => {
+      const root =
+        '<div id="root" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"><div class="badge"></div></div>';
+      for (const source of [
+        `<html><head><style>CSS</style></head><body>${root}</body></html>`,
+        `<html><head><style>CSS</style></head>${root}</html>`,
+        `<html><head><title>Canvas</title><style>CSS</style>${root}</html>`,
+        `<html><head><title>Canvas</title><style>CSS</style><template><div></div></template><body>${root}</body></html>`,
+        `<html><style>CSS</style><body>${root}</body></html>`,
+        `<html><style>CSS</style>${root}</html>`,
+      ]) {
+        for (const [selector, expected] of [
+          ["#root:first-child", true],
+          ["body:nth-child(2) > #root", true],
+          ["#root:first-child .badge", false],
+        ] as const) {
+          const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(
+            source.replace("CSS", `${selector} { zoom: 2; }`),
+          );
+
+          expect(codes(result).includes("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas"), source).toBe(
+            expected,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    it.each([
+      "#root:lang(en)",
+      "#root:dir(ltr)",
+      "#root:nth-child(1 of .canvas)",
+      ":is(#root, :unknown)",
+    ])("retains canvas protection for unsupported static selectors: %s", async (selector) => {
+      const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<html lang="en" dir="ltr"><head><style>
+        ${selector} { zoom: 2; }
+      </style></head><body>
+        <div id="root" class="canvas" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"></div>
+      </body></html>`);
+
+      expect(codes(result)).toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+    });
+
+    it("keeps table-dependent canvas zoom blocking with optional tbody tags", async () => {
+      for (const table of [
+        "<table><tr><td>Cell</td></tr></table>",
+        "<table><tbody><tr><td>Cell</td></tr></tbody></table>",
+      ]) {
+        const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head><style>
+          #root:has(tbody) { zoom: 2; }
+        </style></head><body>
+          <div id="root" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5">${table}</div>
+        </body></html>`);
+
+        expect(codes(result)).toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("keeps SVG canvas zoom blocking with case-sensitive attributes", async () => {
+      const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head><style>
+        body > svg[viewBox] { zoom: 2; }
+      </style></head><body>
+        <svg id="root" viewBox="0 0 800 400" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"></svg>
+      </body></html>`);
+
+      expect(codes(result)).toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+    });
+
+    it.each([".canvas #ROOT", ".canvas .BADGE", ".canvas :is(.BADGE, .missing)"])(
+      "keeps quirks-mode canvas zoom blocking for %s",
+      async (selector) => {
+        const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<html><head><style>
+          ${selector} { zoom: 2; }
+        </style></head><body class="canvas">
+          <div id="root" class="canvas badge" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"></div>
+        </body></html>`);
+
+        expect(codes(result)).toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+      },
+    );
+
+    it("does not invent a canvas hit for a false body position", async () => {
+      const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head><style>
+        body:nth-child(3) > #root { zoom: 2; }
+      </style></head><body>
+        <div id="root" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"></div>
+      </body></html>`);
+
+      expect(codes(result)).not.toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+    });
+
+    it("does not treat a relative selector as an unconditional canvas hit", async () => {
+      const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head><style>
+        > #root { zoom: 2; }
+      </style></head><body>
+        <div id="root" data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"></div>
+      </body></html>`);
+
+      expect(codes(result)).not.toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+    });
+
+    it("preserves uncertainty about stylesheet context before adding canvas hits", async () => {
+      for (const selector of ["[data-review-zoom]", "body:nth-child(2) > #root"]) {
+        for (const [style, expected] of [
+          [`<style>.unused { color: red; } ${selector} { zoom: 2; }</style>`, true],
+          [
+            `<style>@namespace url("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"); .unused { color: red; } ${selector} { zoom: 2; }</style>`,
+            false,
+          ],
+          [`<style>@media print { ${selector} { zoom: 2; } }</style>`, false],
+          [`<style media="print">${selector} { zoom: 2; }</style>`, false],
+        ] as const) {
+          const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head>${style}</head><body>
+            <div id="root" data-review-zoom data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5">
+              <svg id="badge" data-review-zoom width="40" height="40"></svg>
+            </div>
+          </body></html>`);
+
+          expect(codes(result).includes("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas"), style).toBe(expected);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("keeps namespace context local to its stylesheet", async () => {
+      const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head>
+        <style>@namespace url("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"); .unused { color: red; }</style>
+        <style>[data-review-zoom] { zoom: 2; }</style>
+      </head><body>
+        <div id="root" data-review-zoom data-composition-id="main" data-width="800" data-height="400" data-duration="5"></div>
+      </body></html>`);
+
+      expect(codes(result)).toContain("root_zoom_rescales_a_fixed_canvas");
+    });
+
     it("stays silent on identity zoom values", async () => {
       for (const value of ["1", "1.0", "100%", "normal", "unset", "initial"]) {
         const result = await lintHyperframeHtml(`<!doctype html><html><head><style>
diff --git a/packages/lint/src/rules/composition.ts b/packages/lint/src/rules/composition.ts
index ef647ba35b..ea97e1b45e 100644
--- a/packages/lint/src/rules/composition.ts
+++ b/packages/lint/src/rules/composition.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { LintContext, HyperframeLintFinding, ExtractedBlock, OpenTag } from "../context";
+import selectorParser from "postcss-selector-parser";
 import {
   findHtmlTag,
   extractTimelineRegistryKeys,
@@ -272,22 +273,210 @@ function firstRescalingZoom(css: string): string | null {
   return null;
 }
 
-/**
- * Does this selector's leftmost compound target the canvas itself — the
- * composition root, or an ancestor of it? A zoom on a DESCENDANT is ordinary
- * authoring and renders exactly as authored; only the canvas-level one
- * desynchronises painted content from the declared frame.
- */
-function targetsCanvasRoot(
-  selector: string,
-  rootId: string | null,
-  rootClasses: string[],
-): boolean {
+function canvasScopeCandidate(selector: string, root: ReturnType<typeof canvasIdentity>): boolean {
   const leftmost = selector.trim().split(/[\s>+~]+/)[0] ?? "";
-  const bare = leftmost.toLowerCase();
-  if (bare === "html" || bare === "body" || bare === ":root" || bare === "*") return true;
-  if (rootId && leftmostCompoundId(selector) === rootId) return true;
-  return leftmostCompoundClasses(selector).some((cls) => rootClasses.includes(cls));
+  if (["html", "body", ":root", "*"].includes(leftmost.toLowerCase())) return true;
+  if (root.id && leftmostCompoundId(selector) === root.id) return true;
+  return leftmostCompoundClasses(selector).some((name) => root.classes.includes(name));
+}
+
+// Unknown predicates retain the conservative canvas guard.
+type CanvasMatch = boolean | undefined;
+type CanvasMatchResult = { match: CanvasMatch; hasIdentity: boolean };
+
+function canvasIdentity(tag: Pick<OpenTag, "name" | "raw">) {
+  return {
+    name: tag.name,
+    raw: tag.raw,
+    id: readDecodedAttr(tag.raw, "id"),
+    classes: (readDecodedAttr(tag.raw, "class") ?? "").split(/[\t\n\f\r ]+/),
+  };
+}
+
+type CanvasElement = ReturnType<typeof canvasIdentity> & {
+  parent: CanvasElement | null | undefined;
+};
+
+function anyCanvasMatch(matches: CanvasMatch[]): CanvasMatch {
+  if (matches.includes(true)) return true;
+  return matches.includes(undefined) ? undefined : false;
+}
+
+function allCanvasMatch(matches: CanvasMatch[]): CanvasMatch {
+  if (matches.includes(false)) return false;
+  return matches.includes(undefined) ? undefined : true;
+}
+
+function canvasTokenMatch(tokens: string[], value: string): CanvasMatch {
+  if (tokens.includes(value)) return true;
+  const fold = (token: string) => token.replace(/[A-Z]/g, (char) => char.toLowerCase());
+  return tokens.some((token) => fold(token) === fold(value)) ? undefined : false;
+}
+
+function canvasPseudoMatch(
+  node: selectorParser.Pseudo,
+  element: CanvasElement,
+  hasIdentity: boolean,
+): CanvasMatchResult {
+  const name = node.value.toLowerCase();
+  if (name.startsWith("::") || [":before", ":after", ":first-letter", ":first-line"].includes(name))
+    return { match: false, hasIdentity: false };
+  if ([":is", ":where"].includes(name)) {
+    const branches = node.nodes.map((branch) =>
+      canvasPathMatch(branch.nodes, element, hasIdentity),
+    );
+    const match = anyCanvasMatch(branches.map((branch) => branch.match));
+    return { match, hasIdentity: match === true || branches.some((branch) => branch.hasIdentity) };
+  }
+  if (name === ":root") {
+    const match = element.name === "html";
+    return { match, hasIdentity: match };
+  }
+  if (name === ":nth-child" && element.name === "body") {
+    // Body follows head even when their tags are implicit.
+    // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/semantics.html#the-html-element
+    const argument = node.nodes
+      .map((branch) => branch.toString())
+      .join(",")
+      .trim();
+    if (/^[1-9]\d*$/.test(argument)) {
+      const match = Number(argument) === 2;
+      return { match, hasIdentity: match };
+    }
+  }
+  return { match: undefined, hasIdentity: false };
+}
+
+function canvasTagMatch(node: selectorParser.Tag, element: CanvasElement): CanvasMatchResult {
+  if (node.namespace !== undefined) return { match: undefined, hasIdentity: false };
+  if (node.value.toLowerCase() !== element.name.toLowerCase())
+    return { match: false, hasIdentity: false };
+  return { match: ["html", "body"].includes(element.name) ? true : undefined, hasIdentity: true };
+}
+
+function canvasAttributeMatch(node: selectorParser.Attribute, element: CanvasElement): CanvasMatch {
+  if (
+    node.namespace === undefined &&
+    node.operator === undefined &&
+    /^data-[a-z0-9_-]+$/.test(node.attribute)
+  )
+    return readDecodedAttr(element.raw, node.attribute) !== null;
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function canvasNodeMatch(
+  node: selectorParser.Node,
+  element: CanvasElement,
+  hasIdentity: boolean,
+): CanvasMatchResult {
+  switch (node.type) {
+    case "id": {
+      const match = canvasTokenMatch(element.id === null ? [] : [element.id], node.value);
+      return { match, hasIdentity: match === true };
+    }
+    case "class": {
+      const match = canvasTokenMatch(element.classes, node.value);
+      return { match, hasIdentity: match === true };
+    }
+    case "tag":
+      return canvasTagMatch(node, element);
+    case "universal":
+      return { match: node.toString().trim() === "*" ? true : undefined, hasIdentity: false };
+    case "attribute":
+      return { match: canvasAttributeMatch(node, element), hasIdentity: false };
+    case "pseudo":
+      return canvasPseudoMatch(node, element, hasIdentity);
+    default:
+      return { match: undefined, hasIdentity: false };
+  }
+}
+
+function canvasAncestorMatch(
+  nodes: selectorParser.Node[],
+  relation: string,
+  element: CanvasElement,
+): CanvasMatch {
+  if (!["", ">"].includes(relation)) return undefined;
+  const matches: CanvasMatch[] = [];
+  let parent = element.parent;
+  while (parent) {
+    matches.push(canvasPathMatch(nodes, parent).match);
+    if (relation === ">") break;
+    parent = parent.parent;
+  }
+  if (parent === undefined) matches.push(undefined);
+  return anyCanvasMatch(matches);
+}
+
+function canvasPathMatch(
+  nodes: selectorParser.Node[],
+  element: CanvasElement,
+  inheritedIdentity = false,
+): CanvasMatchResult {
+  let split = -1;
+  let relation = "";
+  for (const [index, node] of nodes.entries()) {
+    if (node.type === "combinator") {
+      split = index;
+      relation = node.value.trim();
+    }
+  }
+  const subjectNodes = nodes.slice(split + 1);
+  if (subjectNodes.length === 0) return { match: undefined, hasIdentity: false };
+  const matches = subjectNodes.map((node) => canvasNodeMatch(node, element, inheritedIdentity));
+  const hasIdentity = inheritedIdentity || matches.some((result) => result.hasIdentity);
+  const subject = allCanvasMatch(
+    subjectNodes.map((node, index) => {
+      const match = matches[index]?.match;
+      if (!hasIdentity || match !== false) return match;
+      // Scripts can change the remaining identity tokens on a known canvas element.
+      if (["id", "class", "attribute"].includes(node.type)) return undefined;
+      if (node.type === "pseudo" && !inheritedIdentity)
+        return canvasNodeMatch(node, element, true).match;
+      return match;
+    }),
+  );
+  const match =
+    subject === false || split === -1
+      ? subject
+      : allCanvasMatch([subject, canvasAncestorMatch(nodes.slice(0, split), relation, element)]);
+  return { match, hasIdentity: match !== false && hasIdentity };
+}
+
+function canvasElements(rootTag: OpenTag, tags: OpenTag[]) {
+  const root = canvasIdentity(rootTag);
+  const html: CanvasElement = {
+    ...(root.name === "html"
+      ? root
+      : canvasIdentity(findHtmlTag(tags) ?? { name: "html", raw: "<html>" })),
+    parent: null,
+  };
+  const body: CanvasElement = {
+    ...(root.name === "body"
+      ? root
+      : canvasIdentity(tags.find((tag) => tag.name === "body") ?? { name: "body", raw: "<body>" })),
+    parent: html,
+  };
+  const elements = [html, body];
+  if (!["html", "body"].includes(root.name))
+    elements.push({ ...root, parent: ["head", "template"].includes(root.name) ? undefined : body });
+  return { root, elements };
+}
+
+function canvasSelectorMatcher(rootTag: OpenTag, tags: OpenTag[]) {
+  let canvas: ReturnType<typeof canvasElements> | undefined;
+  return (selector: selectorParser.Selector, allowNewHits: boolean): boolean => {
+    const { root, elements } = (canvas ??= canvasElements(rootTag, tags));
+    const match = anyCanvasMatch(
+      elements.map((element) => canvasPathMatch(selector.nodes, element).match),
+    );
+    if (match === false) return false;
+    if (match === true && allowNewHits) return true;
+    return selector
+      .toString()
+      .split(",")
+      .some((part) => canvasScopeCandidate(part, root));
+  };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -325,12 +514,15 @@ function inlineCanvasZoomHits(rootTag: OpenTag, tags: OpenTag[]): CanvasZoomHit[
  */
 function firstCanvasSelector(
   header: string,
-  rootId: string | null,
-  rootClasses: string[],
+  matchesCanvas: (selector: selectorParser.Selector) => boolean,
 ): string | null {
-  for (const selector of header.split(",")) {
-    const trimmed = selector.trim();
-    if (trimmed && targetsCanvasRoot(trimmed, rootId, rootClasses)) return trimmed;
+  try {
+    for (const selector of selectorParser().astSync(header).nodes) {
+      const trimmed = selector.toString().trim();
+      if (matchesCanvas(selector)) return trimmed;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    return null;
   }
   return null;
 }
@@ -339,15 +531,14 @@ function firstCanvasSelector(
 function canvasZoomInRule(
   header: string,
   body: string,
-  rootId: string | null,
-  rootClasses: string[],
+  matchesCanvas: (selector: selectorParser.Selector) => boolean,
 ): CanvasZoomHit | null {
   const trimmedHeader = header.trim();
   // An at-rule's "header" is `@media ...`, not a selector list.
   if (!trimmedHeader || trimmedHeader.startsWith("@")) return null;
   const value = firstRescalingZoom(body);
   if (!value) return null;
-  const selector = firstCanvasSelector(trimmedHeader, rootId, rootClasses);
+  const selector = firstCanvasSelector(trimmedHeader, matchesCanvas);
   if (!selector) return null;
   return {
     where: `\`${selector}\``,
@@ -358,16 +549,19 @@ function canvasZoomInRule(
 
 function stylesheetCanvasZoomHits(
   styles: ExtractedBlock[],
-  rootId: string | null,
-  rootClasses: string[],
+  matchesCanvas: ReturnType<typeof canvasSelectorMatcher>,
 ): CanvasZoomHit[] {
   const hits: CanvasZoomHit[] = [];
   for (const style of styles) {
     const ruleWithBody = /([^{}]+)\{([^{}]*)\}/g;
     const content = stripCssComments(style.content);
+    // At-rules and style attributes can restrict selector applicability.
+    const allowNewHits = style.attrs.trim() === "" && !content.includes("@");
     let match: RegExpExecArray | null;
     while ((match = ruleWithBody.exec(content)) !== null) {
-      const hit = canvasZoomInRule(match[1] ?? "", match[2] ?? "", rootId, rootClasses);
+      const hit = canvasZoomInRule(match[1] ?? "", match[2] ?? "", (selector) =>
+        matchesCanvas(selector, allowNewHits),
+      );
       if (hit) hits.push(hit);
     }
   }
@@ -378,12 +572,10 @@ function canvasZoomHits(
   rootTag: OpenTag,
   tags: OpenTag[],
   styles: ExtractedBlock[],
-  rootId: string | null,
-  rootClasses: string[],
 ): CanvasZoomHit[] {
   return [
     ...inlineCanvasZoomHits(rootTag, tags),
-    ...stylesheetCanvasZoomHits(styles, rootId, rootClasses),
+    ...stylesheetCanvasZoomHits(styles, canvasSelectorMatcher(rootTag, tags)),
   ];
 }
 
@@ -1619,9 +1811,7 @@ export const compositionRules: Array<(ctx: LintContext) => HyperframeLintFinding
   // fired on every `zoom` would be flagging correct authoring.
   ({ rootTag, tags, styles }) => {
     if (!rootTag) return [];
-    const rootId = readAttr(rootTag.raw, "id");
-    const rootClasses = (readAttr(rootTag.raw, "class") || "").split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
-    const hits = canvasZoomHits(rootTag, tags, styles, rootId, rootClasses);
+    const hits = canvasZoomHits(rootTag, tags, styles);
 
     // `noUncheckedIndexedAccess` makes hits[0] `T | undefined`, and a length
     // check does not narrow it — guard on the element itself.
diff --git a/scripts/package-size-budgets.json b/scripts/package-size-budgets.json
index e750dee57c..ecafcceb16 100644
--- a/scripts/package-size-budgets.json
+++ b/scripts/package-size-budgets.json
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
     "unpacked": 3645432
   },
   "@hyperframes/lint": {
-    "packed": 168745,
-    "unpacked": 654607
+    "packed": 179338,
+    "unpacked": 695173
   },
   "@hyperframes/parsers": {
     "packed": 191000,