diff --git a/pymc/model.py b/pymc/model.py
index 1080543d1a..953ace0614 100644
--- a/pymc/model.py
+++ b/pymc/model.py
@@ -1460,14 +1460,10 @@ def create_value_var(
 
         """
         if value_var is None:
-            value_var = rv_var.type()
-            value_var.name = rv_var.name
-
-        if aesara.config.compute_test_value != "off":
-            value_var.tag.test_value = rv_var.tag.test_value
-
-        _add_future_warning_tag(value_var)
-        rv_var.tag.value_var = value_var
+            untransformed_value_var = rv_var.type()
+            untransformed_value_var.name = rv_var.name
+        else:
+            untransformed_value_var = value_var
 
         # Make the value variable a transformed value variable,
         # if there's an applicable transform
@@ -1475,13 +1471,23 @@ def create_value_var(
             transform = _default_transform(rv_var.owner.op, rv_var)
 
         if transform is not None and transform is not UNSET:
+            value_var = transform.forward(untransformed_value_var, *rv_var.owner.inputs).type()
+            value_var.name = f"{untransformed_value_var.name}_{transform.name}__"
             value_var.tag.transform = transform
-            value_var.name = f"{value_var.name}_{transform.name}__"
             if aesara.config.compute_test_value != "off":
                 value_var.tag.test_value = transform.forward(
                     value_var, *rv_var.owner.inputs
                 ).tag.test_value
             self.named_vars[value_var.name] = value_var
+        else:
+            value_var = untransformed_value_var
+
+        if aesara.config.compute_test_value != "off":
+            value_var.tag.test_value = rv_var.tag.test_value
+
+        _add_future_warning_tag(value_var)
+        rv_var.tag.value_var = value_var
+
         self.rvs_to_transforms[rv_var] = transform
         self.rvs_to_values[rv_var] = value_var
         self.values_to_rvs[value_var] = rv_var