diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts
index 9c50397f1..3496b9b02 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/guid'
+
 /* eslint-disable max-lines -- kiwi↔scene conversion helpers are tightly coupled */
 import { DEFAULT_FONT_FAMILY, DEFAULT_STROKE_MITER_LIMIT } from '#core/constants'
 import { parseVariantName } from '#core/scene-graph/variant-name'
 import { styleToWeight } from '#core/text/fonts'
 
-import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/guid'
 import { convertEffects, convertFills, convertStrokes } from './paint'
 import { importStyleRuns } from './style-runs'
 export { importStyleRuns } from './style-runs'
@@ -133,10 +134,11 @@ function mapNodeType(type?: string): NodeType | 'DOCUMENT' | 'VARIABLE' {
 
 function mapBooleanOperation(nc: NodeChange): SceneNode['booleanOperation'] {
   if (nc.type !== 'BOOLEAN_OPERATION') return undefined
-  switch (nc.booleanOperation) {
+  const operation = nc.booleanOperation as NodeChange['booleanOperation'] | 'EXCLUDE' | undefined
+  switch (operation) {
     case 'SUBTRACT':
     case 'INTERSECT':
-      return nc.booleanOperation
+      return operation
     case 'EXCLUDE':
     case 'XOR':
       return 'EXCLUDE'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/export-node.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/export-node.ts
index 5f480a546..dc1689572 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/export-node.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/export-node.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { NodeChange, Paint } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
+import { stringToGuid } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/guid'
 
 /* eslint-disable max-lines */
 import { bytesToHex } from '#core/bytes/hex'
 import type { SceneGraph, SceneNode } from '#core/scene-graph'
 import type { Color, GUID, Matrix, Vector } from '#core/types'
 
-import { stringToGuid } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/guid'
 import {
   applyExportSettingsPluginData,
   mergePluginData,
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ import {
 
 export type KiwiNodeChange = NodeChange & Record<string, unknown>
 
+type KiwiBooleanOperation = NonNullable<NodeChange['booleanOperation']>
+
+function toKiwiBooleanOperation(operation: SceneNode['booleanOperation']): KiwiBooleanOperation {
+  return operation === 'EXCLUDE' ? 'XOR' : (operation ?? 'UNION')
+}
+
 /**
  * Build a mapping from assetRef key strings ("key@version" or "key") to
  * variable GUIDs. This is used to convert colorVar.assetRef references in raw
@@ -704,8 +710,7 @@ export function sceneNodeToKiwiWithContext(
   if (node.type === 'COMPONENT_SET') upsertPluginData(node, NODE_TYPE_PLUGIN_KEY, node.type)
   if (nc.type === 'CANVAS') nc.pageType = 'DESIGN'
   if (node.type === 'BOOLEAN_OPERATION')
-    nc.booleanOperation =
-      node.booleanOperation === 'EXCLUDE' ? 'XOR' : (node.booleanOperation ?? 'UNION')
+    nc.booleanOperation = toKiwiBooleanOperation(node.booleanOperation)
   if (strokePaints.length > 0) nc.strokePaints = strokePaints
 
   context.serializeLayoutProps(node, nc)
diff --git a/packages/kiwi/src/fig/codec.ts b/packages/kiwi/src/fig/codec.ts
index 7a29aabfd..1a2c18f09 100644
--- a/packages/kiwi/src/fig/codec.ts
+++ b/packages/kiwi/src/fig/codec.ts
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ export interface NodeChange {
   frameMaskDisabled?: boolean
   resizeToFit?: boolean
   // Vector
-  booleanOperation?: 'UNION' | 'SUBTRACT' | 'INTERSECT' | 'EXCLUDE' | 'XOR'
+  booleanOperation?: 'UNION' | 'SUBTRACT' | 'INTERSECT' | 'XOR'
   vectorData?: unknown
   fillGeometry?: Array<{ windingRule?: string; commandsBlob?: number }>
   strokeGeometry?: Array<{ windingRule?: string; commandsBlob?: number }>
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/export/boolean-operation.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/export/boolean-operation.test.ts
index b9921b98d..45349af4b 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/export/boolean-operation.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/export/boolean-operation.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
 
+import { createNodeChangesMessage, encodeMessage, initCodec } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
+
 import { sceneNodeToKiwi } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/serialize'
 import { SceneGraph } from '#core/scene-graph'
 
@@ -17,6 +19,21 @@ describe('Figma boolean operation export', () => {
     expect(changes[0].booleanOperation).toBe('INTERSECT')
   })
 
+  test('exports exclude as Kiwi XOR', async () => {
+    const graph = new SceneGraph()
+    const page = graph.getPages()[0]
+    const node = graph.createNode('BOOLEAN_OPERATION', page.id, {
+      booleanOperation: 'EXCLUDE'
+    })
+
+    const changes = sceneNodeToKiwi(node, { sessionID: 1, localID: 1 }, 0, { value: 2 }, graph, [])
+
+    expect(changes[0].booleanOperation).toBe('XOR')
+
+    await initCodec()
+    expect(() => encodeMessage(createNodeChangesMessage(1, 1, changes))).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
   test('exports boolean operation children in order', () => {
     const graph = new SceneGraph()
     const page = graph.getPages()[0]