diff --git a/lark/visitors.py b/lark/visitors.py
index ae9d128c..2d30c53e 100644
--- a/lark/visitors.py
+++ b/lark/visitors.py
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ def _transform_tree(self, tree):
 
     def transform(self, tree: Tree[_Leaf_T]) -> _Return_T:
         "Transform the given tree, and return the final result"
-        return self._transform_tree(tree)
+        res = list(self._transform_children([tree]))
+        if not res:
+            return None     # type: ignore[return-value]
+        assert len(res) == 1
+        return res[0]
 
     def __mul__(
             self: 'Transformer[_Leaf_T, Tree[_Leaf_U]]',
diff --git a/tests/test_trees.py b/tests/test_trees.py
index dd95f6b8..1f69869e 100644
--- a/tests/test_trees.py
+++ b/tests/test_trees.py
@@ -447,5 +447,20 @@ class T4(Transformer):
         with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
             merge_transformers(T1(), module=T3())
 
+    def test_transform_token(self):
+        class MyTransformer(Transformer):
+            def INT(self, value):
+                return int(value)
+
+        t = Token('INT', '123')
+        assert MyTransformer().transform(t) == 123
+
+        class MyTransformer(Transformer):
+            def INT(self, value):
+                return Discard
+
+        assert MyTransformer().transform(t) is None
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()