diff --git a/src/chexus/validators.py b/src/chexus/validators.py
index 951cb29..9868155 100644
--- a/src/chexus/validators.py
+++ b/src/chexus/validators.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def validate(self, node: Dataset | Group) -> Violation | None:
             if name not in start.children:
                 return Violation(node.name, f"depends_on target {target} is missing")
             start = start.children[name]
-        if not is_transformation(start):
+        if not is_complete_transformation(start):
             return Violation(
                 node.name, f"depends_on target {target} is not a transformation"
             )
@@ -217,6 +217,15 @@ def is_transformation(node: Dataset | Group) -> bool:
     return "transformation_type" in node.attrs and "vector" in node.attrs
 
 
+def is_complete_transformation(node: Dataset | Group) -> bool:
+    return (
+        is_transformation(node)
+        and "depends_on" in node.attrs
+        # Check that the transformation is type NX_NUMBER
+        and (isinstance(node, Dataset) or node.attrs.get('NX_class') == 'NXlog')
+    )
+
+
 class transformation_offset_units_missing(Validator):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__(
@@ -378,7 +387,7 @@ def validate(self, node: Dataset | Group) -> Violation | None:
         if not np.isin(event_ids, detector_numbers).all():
             diff = np.setdiff1d(event_ids, detector_numbers)
             return Violation(
-                node.name, 'event_id:s that are not in detector_number: ' f'{diff}'
+                node.name, f'event_id:s that are not in detector_number: {diff}'
             )
 
 
@@ -533,6 +542,26 @@ def validate(self, node: Group | Dataset) -> Violation | None:
             return Violation(node.name, "NXevent_data must have event dataset(s)")
 
 
+class children_of_nxtransformations_are_nxnumber(Validator):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            "NXtransformations_child_not_NX_NUMBER",
+            "children of NXtransformations must be NX_NUMBER",
+        )
+
+    def applies_to(self, node: Dataset | Group) -> bool:
+        return (
+            node.parent is not None
+            and node.parent.attrs.get("NX_class") == "NXtransformations"
+        )
+
+    def validate(self, node: Dataset | Group) -> Violation | None:
+        if not (isinstance(node, Dataset) or node.attrs.get("NX_class") == "NXlog"):
+            return Violation(
+                node.name, "child of NXtransformation is not NXlog or dataset"
+            )
+
+
 def base_validators(*, has_scipp=True):
     validators = [
         depends_on_missing(),
@@ -554,6 +583,7 @@ def base_validators(*, has_scipp=True):
         NXdetector_pixel_offsets_are_unambiguous(),
         event_index_is_eight_bytes(),
         event_data_group_has_event_datasets(),
+        children_of_nxtransformations_are_nxnumber(),
     ]
     if has_scipp:
         validators += [
diff --git a/tests/validators_test.py b/tests/validators_test.py
index f2f070e..1c45bfe 100644
--- a/tests/validators_test.py
+++ b/tests/validators_test.py
@@ -57,6 +57,30 @@ def test_depends_on_target_missing():
     assert result.name == "x/transform"
 
 
+def test_depends_on_target_requires_depends_on_attribute():
+    group = chexus.Group(name="x", attrs={"NX_class": "NXdetector"})
+    depends_on = chexus.Dataset(
+        name="x/depends_on", value="transform", shape=None, dtype=str, parent=group
+    )
+    transform = chexus.Dataset(
+        name="x/transform",
+        value=None,
+        shape=None,
+        dtype=float,
+        parent=group,
+        attrs={
+            "transformation_type": "translation",
+            "vector": [1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+        },
+    )
+    group.children = {"depends_on": depends_on, "transform": transform}
+
+    result = chexus.validators.depends_on_target_missing().validate(depends_on)
+
+    assert isinstance(result, chexus.Violation)
+    assert result.name == "x/depends_on"
+
+
 def test_float_dataset_units_missing():
     good = chexus.Dataset(
         name="x",
@@ -905,3 +929,32 @@ def test_event_data_has_event_datasets_bad_empty() -> None:
         chexus.validators.event_data_group_has_event_datasets().validate(parent),
         chexus.Violation,
     )
+
+
+def test_children_of_nxtransformations_are_nxnumber() -> None:
+    parent = chexus.Group(
+        name="transformations", attrs={"NX_class": "NXtransformations"}
+    )
+    dataset = chexus.Dataset(
+        name="transformations/dataset",
+        value=1.0,
+        shape=None,
+        dtype=float,
+        parent=parent,
+    )
+    good = chexus.Group(
+        name="transformations/good", attrs={"NX_class": "NXlog"}, parent=parent
+    )
+    bad = chexus.Group(
+        name="transformations/bad", attrs={"NX_class": "NXcollection"}, parent=parent
+    )
+
+    validator = chexus.validators.children_of_nxtransformations_are_nxnumber()
+
+    assert not validator.applies_to(parent)
+    assert validator.applies_to(dataset)
+    assert validator.validate(dataset) is None
+    assert validator.applies_to(good)
+    assert validator.validate(good) is None
+    assert validator.applies_to(bad)
+    assert isinstance(validator.validate(bad), chexus.Violation)