diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/net/jqwik/engine/properties/state/ShrinkableChainIteration.java b/engine/src/main/java/net/jqwik/engine/properties/state/ShrinkableChainIteration.java
index 4567d964d..48dc5b659 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/net/jqwik/engine/properties/state/ShrinkableChainIteration.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/net/jqwik/engine/properties/state/ShrinkableChainIteration.java
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
 import net.jqwik.api.*;
 import net.jqwik.api.state.*;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.*;
+
 class ShrinkableChainIteration<T> {
 	final Shrinkable<Transformer<T>> shrinkable;
 	private final Predicate<T> precondition;
+	private final @Nullable Transformer<T> transformer;
 	final boolean accessState;
 	final boolean changeState;
 
@@ -31,18 +34,21 @@ private ShrinkableChainIteration(
 		this.accessState = accessState;
 		this.changeState = changeState;
 		this.shrinkable = shrinkable;
+		// Transformer method might access state, so we need to cache the value here
+		// otherwise it might be evaluated with wrong state (e.g. after chain executes)
+		this.transformer = accessState ? shrinkable.value() : null;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return String.format(
 			"Iteration[accessState=%s, changeState=%s, transformation=%s]",
-			accessState, changeState, shrinkable.value().transformation()
+			accessState, changeState, transformer().transformation()
 		);
 	}
 
 	boolean isEndOfChain() {
-		return shrinkable.value().equals(Transformer.END_OF_CHAIN);
+		return transformer().equals(Transformer.END_OF_CHAIN);
 	}
 
 	Optional<Predicate<T>> precondition() {
@@ -65,6 +71,6 @@ String transformation() {
 	}
 
 	Transformer<T> transformer() {
-		return shrinkable.value();
+		return transformer == null ? shrinkable.value() : transformer;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/test/java/net/jqwik/engine/properties/state/ActionChainArbitraryTests.java b/engine/src/test/java/net/jqwik/engine/properties/state/ActionChainArbitraryTests.java
index bda69b935..56026a411 100644
--- a/engine/src/test/java/net/jqwik/engine/properties/state/ActionChainArbitraryTests.java
+++ b/engine/src/test/java/net/jqwik/engine/properties/state/ActionChainArbitraryTests.java
@@ -119,6 +119,76 @@ ActionChainArbitrary<String> xOrFailing() {
 						  .withMaxTransformations(30);
 	}
 
+	static class SetMutatingChainState {
+		final List<String> actualOps = new ArrayList<>();
+		final Set<Integer> set = new HashSet<>();
+
+		@Override
+		public String toString() {
+			return "set=" + set + ", actualOps=" + actualOps;
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Property
+	void chainActionsAreProperlyDescribedEvenAfterChainExecution(@ForAll("setMutatingChain") ActionChain<SetMutatingChainState> chain) {
+		SetMutatingChainState finalState = chain.run();
+
+		assertThat(chain.transformations())
+			.describedAs("chain.transformations() should be the same as the list of operations in finalState.actualOps, final state is %s", finalState.set)
+			.isEqualTo(finalState.actualOps);
+	}
+
+	@Provide
+	public ActionChainArbitrary<SetMutatingChainState> setMutatingChain() {
+		return
+			ActionChain
+				.startWith(SetMutatingChainState::new)
+				// This is an action that does not depend on the state to produce the transformation
+				.addAction(
+					1,
+					Action.just("clear anyway", state -> {
+						state.actualOps.add("clear anyway");
+						state.set.clear();
+						return state;
+					})
+				)
+				// Below actions depend on the state to derive the transformations
+				.addAction(
+					1,
+					(Action.Dependent<SetMutatingChainState>)
+						state ->
+							Arbitraries
+								.just(
+									state.set.isEmpty()
+										? Transformer.noop()
+										: Transformer.<SetMutatingChainState>mutate("clear " + state.set, set -> {
+										state.actualOps.add("clear " + set.set);
+										state.set.clear();
+									})
+								)
+				)
+				.addAction(
+					2,
+					(Action.Dependent<SetMutatingChainState>)
+						state ->
+							Arbitraries
+								.integers()
+								.between(1, 10)
+								.map(i -> {
+										 if (state.set.contains(i)) {
+											 return Transformer.noop();
+										 } else {
+											 return Transformer.mutate("add " + i + " to " + state.set, newState -> {
+												 newState.actualOps.add("add " + i + " to " + newState.set);
+												 newState.set.add(i);
+											 });
+										 }
+									 }
+								)
+				)
+				.withMaxTransformations(5);
+	}
+
 	@Property
 	void chainChoosesBetweenTwoActions(@ForAll("xOrY") ActionChain<String> chain) {
 		String result = chain.run();