diff --git a/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp b/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp
index cd73fc7d52..5868b3529a 100644
--- a/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp
@@ -2542,6 +2542,92 @@ struct Export_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
         }
     }
 
+    void
+    testExportCallbackAccountAuthorization(FeatureBitset features)
+    {
+        using namespace jtx;
+        for (std::string const mode : {"master", "regular", "multisign"})
+        {
+            testcase("Export callback source-account authorization: " + mode);
+            auto const xpopCtx = xpop::TestXPOPContext::create(3);
+            Account const alice{"alice"};
+            Account const carol{"carol"};
+            Account const dave{"dave"};
+            Env env{*this, xpopCtx.makeEnvConfig(21337), features};
+            env.fund(XRP(10000), alice, carol, dave);
+            env.close();
+            auto const callback =
+                buildExportCallbackXPOP(env, xpopCtx, alice, carol, 31337, 2);
+            auto const latchKey =
+                keylet::exportLatch(alice.id(), callback.originTxn);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(env.current()->exists(latchKey));
+
+            if (mode == "regular")
+            {
+                env(regkey(alice, carol));
+                env(fset(alice, asfDisableMaster));
+            }
+            else if (mode == "multisign")
+            {
+                env(signers(alice, 2, {{carol, 1}, {dave, 1}}));
+                env(fset(alice, asfDisableMaster));
+            }
+            env.close();
+
+            auto const before =
+                env.current()->read(keylet::account(alice.id()));
+            auto const balance = before->getFieldAmount(sfBalance).xrp();
+            auto const sequence = before->getFieldU32(sfSequence);
+            auto const feeDrops = env.current()->fees().base * 10;
+            auto const reject = [&](auto const& signing, TER const result) {
+                env(import::import(alice, callback.xpopJson),
+                    signing,
+                    fee(feeDrops),
+                    ter(result));
+                auto const after =
+                    env.current()->read(keylet::account(alice.id()));
+                BEAST_EXPECT(after->getFieldAmount(sfBalance).xrp() == balance);
+                BEAST_EXPECT(after->getFieldU32(sfSequence) == sequence);
+                BEAST_EXPECT(env.current()->exists(latchKey));
+                if (callback.vlInfo)
+                    BEAST_EXPECT(
+                        importVLSequence(env, callback.vlInfo->second) == 0);
+            };
+
+            reject(sig(dave), tefBAD_AUTH);
+            if (mode == "master")
+            {
+                reject(msig(carol), tefNOT_MULTI_SIGNING);
+                env(import::import(alice, callback.xpopJson),
+                    sig(alice),
+                    fee(feeDrops),
+                    ter(tesSUCCESS));
+            }
+            else if (mode == "regular")
+            {
+                reject(sig(alice), tefMASTER_DISABLED);
+                env(import::import(alice, callback.xpopJson),
+                    sig(carol),
+                    fee(feeDrops),
+                    ter(tesSUCCESS));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                reject(sig(alice), tefMASTER_DISABLED);
+                reject(msig(carol), tefBAD_QUORUM);
+                env(import::import(alice, callback.xpopJson),
+                    msig(carol, dave),
+                    fee(feeDrops),
+                    ter(tesSUCCESS));
+            }
+            auto const after = env.current()->read(keylet::account(alice.id()));
+            BEAST_EXPECT(
+                after->getFieldAmount(sfBalance).xrp() == balance - feeDrops);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(after->getFieldU32(sfSequence) == sequence + 1);
+            BEAST_EXPECT(!env.current()->exists(latchKey));
+        }
+    }
+
     void
     testCanceledExportAcceptsMatchingImport(FeatureBitset features)
     {
@@ -2691,6 +2777,7 @@ struct Export_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
 
         // Round-trip test
         testExportImportRoundTrip(allWithExport);
+        testExportCallbackAccountAuthorization(allWithExport);
         testCanceledExportAcceptsMatchingImport(allWithExport);
         testExportImportRejectsStaleImportVL(allWithExport);
     }
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/consensus/ExportIntent.md b/src/xrpld/app/consensus/ExportIntent.md
index 01f7467e2d..d299440bd6 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/consensus/ExportIntent.md
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/consensus/ExportIntent.md
@@ -283,6 +283,12 @@ transaction's `sfAccount`, which Export admission already bound to the exporter
 and latch owner. Possession of an XPOP alone never authorizes another account's
 callback.
 
+The source account's enabled master key, current regular key, or configured
+multisigning quorum authorizes the outer Import and its fee/sequence effects.
+An unrelated signing key must fail before balance, sequence, latch, or Import
+validator-list state changes. The target committee's signatures and possession
+of its valid XPOP do not substitute for source-account authorization.
+
 The callback may omit the burn-to-mint `sfOperationLimit` and outer/inner
 signing-key-equality checks because the validator-multisigned target and Export
 latch replace those bindings. It still requires a fully canonical target
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Transactor.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Transactor.cpp
index e9310c1740..4432db5740 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Transactor.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Transactor.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <xrpld/app/misc/HashRouter.h>
 #include <xrpld/app/misc/LoadFeeTrack.h>
 #include <xrpld/app/tx/apply.h>
+#include <xrpld/app/tx/detail/Import.h>
 #include <xrpld/app/tx/detail/NFTokenUtils.h>
 #include <xrpld/app/tx/detail/SetHook.h>
 #include <xrpld/app/tx/detail/SignerEntries.h>
@@ -908,11 +909,20 @@ Transactor::checkSign(PreclaimContext const& ctx)
         ctx.tx.getFieldU32(sfNetworkID) == 65535)
         return tesSUCCESS;
 
-    // pass ttIMPORTs, their signatures are checked at the preflight against the
-    // internal xpop txn
+    // Burn-to-mint Imports retain their XPOP-based signing authorization.
+    // Export callbacks instead authorize the outer source-account transaction
+    // normally: target committee signatures do not authorize its fee/sequence.
     if (ctx.view.rules().enabled(featureImport) &&
         ctx.tx.getTxnType() == ttIMPORT)
-        return tesSUCCESS;
+    {
+        if (!ctx.view.rules().enabled(featureExport))
+            return tesSUCCESS;
+        auto const [inner, meta] = Import::getInnerTxn(ctx.tx, ctx.j);
+        if (!inner || !meta)
+            return temMALFORMED;
+        if (!inner->isFieldPresent(sfTicketSequence))
+            return tesSUCCESS;
+    }
 
     // pass ttMANIFEST_SETs, their signatures are checked in preflight against
     // the manifest's internal key logic