diff --git a/crates/ty_python_semantic/resources/mdtest/dataclasses/dataclass_transform.md b/crates/ty_python_semantic/resources/mdtest/dataclasses/dataclass_transform.md
index 079f55b43dcb2..39e87d6553cdd 100644
--- a/crates/ty_python_semantic/resources/mdtest/dataclasses/dataclass_transform.md
+++ b/crates/ty_python_semantic/resources/mdtest/dataclasses/dataclass_transform.md
@@ -218,60 +218,99 @@ reveal_type(TestWithBase(1) < TestWithBase(2))  # revealed: bool
 
 ### `kw_only_default`
 
-When provided, sets the default value for the `kw_only` parameter of `field()`.
+When provided, sets the default value for the `kw_only` parameter of dataclass fields:
 
 ```py
 from typing import dataclass_transform
-from dataclasses import field
 
 @dataclass_transform(kw_only_default=True)
 def create_model(*, kw_only: bool = True): ...
 
 @create_model()
-class A:
+class Model1:
     name: str
 
-a = A(name="Harry")
+reveal_type(Model1.__init__)  # revealed: (self: Model1, *, name: str) -> None
+
+Model1(name="Harry")
 # error: [missing-argument]
 # error: [too-many-positional-arguments]
-a = A("Harry")
+Model1("Harry")
 ```
 
 This can be overridden by setting `kw_only=False` when applying the decorator:
 
 ```py
 @create_model(kw_only=False)
-class CustomerModel:
-    id: int
+class Model1KwOnlyFalse:
     name: str
 
-c = CustomerModel(1, "Harry")
+reveal_type(Model1KwOnlyFalse.__init__)  # revealed: (self: Model1KwOnlyFalse, name: str) -> None
+
+Model1KwOnlyFalse(name="Harry")
+Model1KwOnlyFalse("Harry")
 ```
 
 This also works for metaclass-based transformers:
 
 ```py
 @dataclass_transform(kw_only_default=True)
-class ModelMeta(type): ...
+class ModelMeta(type):
+    def __new__(
+        cls,
+        name,
+        bases,
+        namespace,
+        *,
+        kw_only: bool = True,
+    ): ...
 
 class ModelBase(metaclass=ModelMeta): ...
 
-class TestMeta(ModelBase):
+class Model2(ModelBase):
     name: str
 
-reveal_type(TestMeta.__init__)  # revealed: (self: TestMeta, *, name: str) -> None
+reveal_type(Model2.__init__)  # revealed: (self: Model2, *, name: str) -> None
+
+Model2(name="Harry")
+# error: [missing-argument]
+# error: [too-many-positional-arguments]
+Model2("Harry")
+
+class Model2KwOnlyFalse(ModelBase, kw_only=False):
+    name: str
+
+reveal_type(Model2KwOnlyFalse.__init__)  # revealed: (self: Model2KwOnlyFalse, name: str) -> None
+
+Model2KwOnlyFalse(name="Harry")
+Model2KwOnlyFalse("Harry")
 ```
 
 And for base-class-based transformers:
 
 ```py
 @dataclass_transform(kw_only_default=True)
-class ModelBase: ...
+class ModelBase:
+    def __init_subclass__(cls, kw_only: bool = False) -> None:
+        pass
+
+class Model3(ModelBase):
+    name: str
+
+reveal_type(Model3.__init__)  # revealed: (self: Model3, *, name: str) -> None
 
-class TestBase(ModelBase):
+Model3(name="Harry")
+# error: [missing-argument]
+# error: [too-many-positional-arguments]
+Model3("Harry")
+
+class Model3KwOnlyFalse(ModelBase, kw_only=False):
     name: str
 
-reveal_type(TestBase.__init__)  # revealed: (self: TestBase, *, name: str) -> None
+reveal_type(Model3KwOnlyFalse.__init__)  # revealed: (self: Model3KwOnlyFalse, name: str) -> None
+
+Model3KwOnlyFalse(name="Harry")
+Model3KwOnlyFalse("Harry")
 ```
 
 ### `frozen_default`
diff --git a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/class/static_literal.rs b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/class/static_literal.rs
index 7bf4b625f4927..6ed3b8753c208 100644
--- a/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/class/static_literal.rs
+++ b/crates/ty_python_semantic/src/types/class/static_literal.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ use crate::{
         diagnostic::INVALID_DATACLASS_OVERRIDE,
         enums::{enum_metadata, is_enum_class_by_inheritance, try_unwrap_nonmember_value},
         function::{
-            DataclassTransformerFlags, DataclassTransformerParams, KnownFunction,
-            is_implicit_classmethod, is_implicit_staticmethod,
+            DataclassTransformerParams, KnownFunction, is_implicit_classmethod,
+            is_implicit_staticmethod,
         },
         generics::Specialization,
         infer::infer_unpack_types,
@@ -2291,18 +2291,7 @@ impl<'db> StaticClassLiteral<'db> {
                     ..
                 } = field.kind
                 {
-                    let class_kw_only_default = self
-                        .dataclass_params(db)
-                        .is_some_and(|params| params.flags(db).contains(DataclassFlags::KW_ONLY))
-                        // TODO this next part should not be necessary, if we were properly
-                        // initializing `dataclass_params` from the dataclass-transform params, for
-                        // metaclass and base-class-based dataclass-transformers.
-                        || matches!(
-                            field_policy,
-                            CodeGeneratorKind::DataclassLike(Some(transformer_params))
-                                if transformer_params.flags(db).contains(DataclassTransformerFlags::KW_ONLY_DEFAULT)
-                        );
-                    *kw = Some(class_kw_only_default);
+                    *kw = Some(self.has_dataclass_param(db, field_policy, DataclassFlags::KW_ONLY));
                 }
 
                 attributes.insert(symbol.name().clone(), field);