Summary
- Photoshop 27.10 has a known issue affecting Edit in Photoshop from Lightroom and Lightroom Classic.
- In many reports Photoshop launches, but the selected photo does not load or the handoff fails.
- Adobe has escalated the issue to engineering and currently suggests reverting to 27.9.1 or temporarily disabling Denoise before sending the image.
- User reports suggest other advanced edits may also be involved, but Adobe has not confirmed a single common cause for every reported failure.
- What exactly happens
- Adobe has escalated it to engineering
- Adobe’s temporary workarounds
- Denoise is a confirmed factor — but other edits are also being reported
- There are also reports involving Open as Layers
- Why photographers should pay attention
- This is separate from the other Photoshop 27.10 bug
- What we think
- Frequently asked questions
Photoshop 27.10 has introduced a serious problem for photographers who send images from Lightroom or Lightroom Classic to Photoshop: Photoshop launches, but the selected photo may not load at all.
The issue appeared after the 27.10 release in late August and remains active in Adobe Community reports. Adobe has acknowledged it as a known issue, escalated the reports to engineering, and published temporary workarounds while the investigation continues.
What exactly happens
In the normal Lightroom Classic workflow, a photographer selects an image and uses Photo > Edit In > Edit in Adobe Photoshop. Adobe describes this as a direct handoff to Photoshop, with the edited version automatically returning to the Lightroom Classic catalog after saving.
With Photoshop 27.10, multiple users report that Photoshop launches normally but the image sent from Lightroom never opens. In the original report, switching the external-editing format between TIFF, PSD and PSB did not help, while reverting to Photoshop 27.9.1 restored the workflow.
Adobe has escalated it to engineering
In a pinned response on the bug report, an Adobe representative said the detailed reports and reproductions helped isolate the issue and that it had been filed with the engineering team for investigation and prioritization.
New reports were still appearing on September 17 and 18, while an Adobe Community Expert described it as a known issue. At the time of writing, the thread did not contain confirmation that a corrective Photoshop release had shipped.
Adobe’s temporary workarounds
- Revert to Photoshop 27.9.1 through Creative Cloud Desktop using Other versions.
- Temporarily disable Denoise in Lightroom Classic before sending the image to Photoshop.
- After the Photoshop edit, re-apply Denoise in Lightroom or use Camera Raw as a filter inside Photoshop, depending on your workflow.
For photographers who depend on the Lightroom–Photoshop handoff every day, reverting to 27.9.1 is currently the cleanest workaround because it avoids changing image adjustments before every transfer.
Denoise is a confirmed factor — but other edits are also being reported
Adobe explicitly mentions Denoise in its workaround, showing that at least one reproducible scenario involving that adjustment has been confirmed.
A user also reported on September 17 that images with reflection removal applied would not open in Photoshop, while disabling that adjustment restored the handoff. That remains a user report rather than an Adobe-confirmed general cause, so it should not be treated as evidence that every advanced or AI-powered adjustment triggers the same bug.
There are also reports involving Open as Layers
The same thread includes newer reports of Open as Layers in Photoshop failing, with Photoshop freezing before the selected images load. The behavior is being reported in the same version environment, but Adobe has not confirmed that it shares exactly the same root cause as the basic Edit in Photoshop failure.
Why photographers should pay attention
This matters because it affects one of the most common professional workflows: RAW development in Lightroom, retouching or compositing in Photoshop, and returning the finished TIFF or PSD to the catalog. When the handoff fails, users must either change Photoshop versions or export and open files manually, losing part of the automated workflow.
If that workflow is critical to current client work, delaying the move to 27.10 is sensible until the configuration has been tested. For users already affected, 27.9.1 is the specific rollback Adobe currently lists as a workaround.
This is separate from the other Photoshop 27.10 bug
Photoshop 27.10 has also been linked to a separate GPU-accelerated canvas color-rendering problem. PTTL has already covered that issue, in which the canvas can appear warmer or redder while exports remain correct. That is a different bug from the Lightroom-to-Photoshop handoff failure.
What we think
A bug that breaks the direct Lightroom–Photoshop handoff is more disruptive than a minor interface fault because it affects repeatable production workflows and batch work. Until Adobe ships a confirmed fix, critical projects are best kept on a version already verified to work reliably on the user’s own system.
Frequently asked questions
Which Photoshop version is affected?
The reports center on Photoshop 27.10 used with Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Desktop.
What workaround does Adobe recommend?
Adobe recommends reverting to Photoshop 27.9.1 or temporarily disabling Denoise before sending the photo to Photoshop.
Will changing TIFF to PSD fix it?
In the original report, switching among TIFF, PSD and PSB did not resolve the problem.
Has Adobe released a fix?
As of September 18, 2026, the official Adobe thread still described the issue as known and did not contain confirmation of a corrective release.
