diff --git a/xrspatial/geotiff/__init__.py b/xrspatial/geotiff/__init__.py
index 3e67eebf..1330bf26 100644
--- a/xrspatial/geotiff/__init__.py
+++ b/xrspatial/geotiff/__init__.py
@@ -2683,9 +2683,19 @@ def read_geotiff_gpu(source: str, *,
             # 5-8 today (the 2/3/4 fix in #1539 is in a sibling PR). Discard
             # its geo_info and apply our own transform update below so the
             # result is correct regardless of merge order.
+            #
+            # Forward ``max_pixels``, ``window``, and ``band`` so the
+            # caller's safety cap is honoured, windowed reads avoid
+            # decoding the full image, and single-band selection on a
+            # multi-band source skips the unused channels. Without this,
+            # the stripped GPU path bypassed all three (issue #1732).
+            # Orientation != 1 + window is already rejected at line 2495,
+            # so ``window`` is None whenever ``geo_info`` will be remapped
+            # below.
             src.close()
             arr_cpu, _ = _read_to_array(
-                source, overview_level=overview_level)
+                source, overview_level=overview_level,
+                window=window, band=band, max_pixels=max_pixels)
             arr_gpu = cupy.asarray(arr_cpu)
             if orientation != 1:
                 geo_info = _apply_orientation_geo_info(
@@ -2708,12 +2718,36 @@ def read_geotiff_gpu(source: str, *,
                 target = np.dtype(dtype)
                 _validate_dtype_cast(np.dtype(str(arr_gpu.dtype)), target)
                 arr_gpu = arr_gpu.astype(target)
-            # Apply window/band slicing post-decode. The stripped CPU
-            # fallback already produces the full-image array; slice on the
-            # GPU so the result matches ``open_geotiff`` /
-            # ``read_geotiff_dask`` semantics.
-            arr_gpu, coords = _gpu_apply_window_band(
-                arr_gpu, geo_info, window=window, band=band)
+            # ``read_to_array`` already applied window + band slicing, so
+            # ``arr_gpu`` is at output shape. Compute coords for that
+            # shape without re-slicing.
+            if window is not None:
+                r0, c0, r1, c1 = window
+                t = geo_info.transform
+                if t is None:
+                    coords = {
+                        'y': np.arange(r1 - r0, dtype=np.int64),
+                        'x': np.arange(c1 - c0, dtype=np.int64),
+                    }
+                elif geo_info.raster_type == RASTER_PIXEL_IS_POINT:
+                    coords = {
+                        'x': (np.arange(c0, c1, dtype=np.float64)
+                              * t.pixel_width + t.origin_x),
+                        'y': (np.arange(r0, r1, dtype=np.float64)
+                              * t.pixel_height + t.origin_y),
+                    }
+                else:
+                    coords = {
+                        'x': (np.arange(c0, c1, dtype=np.float64)
+                              * t.pixel_width + t.origin_x
+                              + t.pixel_width * 0.5),
+                        'y': (np.arange(r0, r1, dtype=np.float64)
+                              * t.pixel_height + t.origin_y
+                              + t.pixel_height * 0.5),
+                    }
+            else:
+                coords = _geo_to_coords(
+                    geo_info, arr_gpu.shape[0], arr_gpu.shape[1])
             # Multi-band stripped reads come back as (y, x, band); mirror
             # the tiled branch so dims line up with ndim. Single-band stays
             # 2-D ('y', 'x').
diff --git a/xrspatial/geotiff/tests/test_gpu_stripped_forwarding_1732.py b/xrspatial/geotiff/tests/test_gpu_stripped_forwarding_1732.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcf1b7ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xrspatial/geotiff/tests/test_gpu_stripped_forwarding_1732.py
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+"""Regression tests for issue #1732.
+
+The stripped-TIFF fallback inside ``read_geotiff_gpu`` previously called
+``read_to_array(source, overview_level=overview_level)`` and threw away
+the caller's ``max_pixels``, ``window``, and ``band`` arguments. That
+meant:
+
+- a user-supplied ``max_pixels`` safety cap was silently ignored on
+  stripped files (the default ~1B pixel cap applied instead),
+- windowed reads decoded the entire image before slicing on the GPU, and
+- single-band selection on a multi-band stripped file still decoded
+  every band on the CPU.
+
+These tests assert that all three kwargs are now forwarded to
+``read_to_array`` so the stripped GPU path matches the contract of the
+tiled GPU path.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.util
+import os
+import tempfile
+
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+import xarray as xr
+
+
+def _gpu_available() -> bool:
+    if importlib.util.find_spec("cupy") is None:
+        return False
+    try:
+        import cupy
+        return bool(cupy.cuda.is_available())
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+_HAS_GPU = _gpu_available()
+_gpu_only = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not _HAS_GPU,
+    reason="cupy + CUDA required",
+)
+
+
+@_gpu_only
+def test_stripped_max_pixels_cap_is_enforced():
+    """max_pixels smaller than the file must raise before full decode."""
+    from xrspatial.geotiff import to_geotiff, read_geotiff_gpu
+
+    rng = np.random.RandomState(20260512)
+    data = rng.randint(0, 200, size=(64, 96)).astype(np.uint8)
+    da = xr.DataArray(data, dims=['y', 'x'])
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        p = os.path.join(d, 'tmp_1732_cap.tif')
+        to_geotiff(da, p, tiled=False)
+        # 64 * 96 = 6144 pixels; cap at 1000 must reject.
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="max_pixels|pixel"):
+            read_geotiff_gpu(p, max_pixels=1000)
+
+
+@_gpu_only
+def test_stripped_window_returns_only_window():
+    """Windowed read on a stripped file returns the window-sized array
+    with coords and transform that match the window origin.
+
+    The post-decode ``_gpu_apply_window_band`` call was replaced with a
+    coord-only computation in #1732. Compare against the CPU eager path
+    (which is the parity reference for this exact fixture) so a
+    regression in the coord-only branch -- or a drift in the windowed
+    ``attrs['transform']`` -- shows up here.
+    """
+    from xrspatial.geotiff import to_geotiff, open_geotiff, read_geotiff_gpu
+
+    rng = np.random.RandomState(20260512)
+    data = rng.randint(0, 200, size=(64, 96)).astype(np.uint8)
+    # Explicit y/x coords give the file a real georef so the coord-only
+    # path computes a non-trivial windowed transform / origin -- a plain
+    # ``dims=['y','x']`` array writes a no-georef TIFF where the coord
+    # branch degenerates to integer arange and would not catch a
+    # transform-math regression.
+    da = xr.DataArray(
+        data,
+        dims=['y', 'x'],
+        coords={
+            'y': np.arange(64, dtype=np.float64) * 0.5 + 100.0,
+            'x': np.arange(96, dtype=np.float64) * 0.5 + 200.0,
+        },
+        attrs={'crs': 4326},
+    )
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        p = os.path.join(d, 'tmp_1732_win.tif')
+        to_geotiff(da, p, tiled=False)
+        win = (8, 16, 40, 80)  # 32x64 window
+        out = read_geotiff_gpu(p, window=win)
+        assert out.shape == (32, 64)
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(out.data.get(), data[8:40, 16:80])
+
+        # Coords + transform parity vs the CPU eager path. CPU runs
+        # through ``open_geotiff``'s own windowed-coord branch (line
+        # ~833), so any drift between the two coord computations is
+        # caught here.
+        cpu = open_geotiff(p, window=win)
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(out.coords['y'].values,
+                                      cpu.coords['y'].values)
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(out.coords['x'].values,
+                                      cpu.coords['x'].values)
+        # ``attrs['transform']`` carries the windowed origin (origin_x
+        # shifted by c0 * pixel_width, origin_y by r0 * pixel_height).
+        # Pin the exact tuple as well as parity with CPU so a regression
+        # in either ``_populate_attrs_from_geo_info`` or the coord-only
+        # branch is visible.
+        assert out.attrs['transform'] == cpu.attrs['transform']
+        # pixel_width=0.5, origin_x=200, c0=16  -> 200 + 16*0.5 = 208
+        # pixel_height=0.5, origin_y=100-0.5*0.5=99.75 (PixelIsArea),
+        # r0=8 -> 99.75 + 8*0.5 = 103.75
+        # to_geotiff writes the raw geo-transform (edge origin), so:
+        #   origin_x_raw = 200 - 0.25 = 199.75; +16*0.5 = 207.75
+        #   origin_y_raw = 100 - 0.25 =  99.75; +8*0.5  = 103.75
+        assert out.attrs['transform'] == (0.5, 0.0, 207.75,
+                                          0.0, 0.5, 103.75)
+
+
+@_gpu_only
+def test_stripped_band_selection_returns_2d():
+    """Selecting band=1 on a 3-band stripped file returns a 2D array
+    matching the requested band."""
+    from xrspatial.geotiff import to_geotiff, read_geotiff_gpu
+
+    rng = np.random.RandomState(20260512)
+    data = rng.randint(0, 200, size=(48, 80, 3)).astype(np.uint8)
+    da = xr.DataArray(data, dims=['y', 'x', 'band'])
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        p = os.path.join(d, 'tmp_1732_band.tif')
+        to_geotiff(da, p, tiled=False)
+        out = read_geotiff_gpu(p, band=1)
+        assert out.dims == ('y', 'x')
+        assert out.shape == (48, 80)
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(out.data.get(), data[:, :, 1])
+
+
+@_gpu_only
+def test_stripped_window_plus_band():
+    """Windowed read with band selection composes correctly."""
+    from xrspatial.geotiff import to_geotiff, read_geotiff_gpu
+
+    rng = np.random.RandomState(20260512)
+    data = rng.randint(0, 200, size=(48, 80, 3)).astype(np.uint8)
+    da = xr.DataArray(data, dims=['y', 'x', 'band'])
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        p = os.path.join(d, 'tmp_1732_wb.tif')
+        to_geotiff(da, p, tiled=False)
+        win = (4, 8, 36, 72)  # 32x64
+        out = read_geotiff_gpu(p, window=win, band=2)
+        assert out.dims == ('y', 'x')
+        assert out.shape == (32, 64)
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(
+            out.data.get(), data[4:36, 8:72, 2])