diff --git a/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py b/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py
index ad7c8f0be..1eb7fc076 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def makeSectionView(section,name="View"):
     return view
 
 
-def getSVG(section,allOn=False,renderMode="Wireframe",showHidden=False,showFill=False,scale=1,linewidth=1,fontsize=1,techdraw=False):
+def getSVG(section,allOn=False,renderMode="Wireframe",showHidden=False,showFill=False,scale=1,linewidth=1,fontsize=1,techdraw=False,rotation=0):
     """getSVG(section,[allOn,renderMode,showHidden,showFill,scale,linewidth,fontsize]) : 
     returns an SVG fragment from an Arch section plane. If
     allOn is True, all cut objects are shown, regardless if they are visible or not.
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ def getSVG(section,allOn=False,renderMode="Wireframe",showHidden=False,showFill=
                 svgs = svgs.replace('stroke-width="0.35 px"','stroke-width="SWPlaceholder"')
                 svgs = svgs.replace('stroke-width:0.35','stroke-width:SWPlaceholder')
                 svg += svgs
-
     scaledlinewidth = linewidth/scale
     st = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Arch").GetFloat("CutLineThickness",2)
     da = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Arch").GetString("archHiddenPattern","30,10")
@@ -226,14 +225,17 @@ def getSVG(section,allOn=False,renderMode="Wireframe",showHidden=False,showFill=
         if not techdraw:
             svg += '<g transform="scale(1,-1)">'
         for d in drafts:
-            svg += Draft.getSVG(d,scale=scale,linewidth=linewidth,fontsize=fontsize,direction=direction,techdraw=techdraw)
+            svg += Draft.getSVG(d,scale=scale,linewidth=linewidth,fontsize=fontsize,direction=direction,techdraw=techdraw,rotation=rotation)
         if not techdraw:
             svg += '</g>'
+    # filter out spaces not cut by the section plane
+    if cutface and spaces:
+        spaces = [s for s in spaces if s.Shape.BoundBox.intersect(cutface.BoundBox)]
     if spaces:
         if not techdraw:
             svg += '<g transform="scale(1,-1)">'
         for s in spaces:
-            svg += Draft.getSVG(s,scale=scale,linewidth=linewidth,fontsize=fontsize,direction=direction,techdraw=techdraw)
+            svg += Draft.getSVG(s,scale=scale,linewidth=linewidth,fontsize=fontsize,direction=direction,techdraw=techdraw,rotation=rotation)
         if not techdraw:
             svg += '</g>'
     #print "complete node:",svg
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index 9b6ce84c2..b19da480c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ def getDXF(obj,direction=None):
     return result
 
 
-def getSVG(obj,scale=1,linewidth=0.35,fontsize=12,fillstyle="shape color",direction=None,linestyle=None,color=None,linespacing=None,techdraw=False):
+def getSVG(obj,scale=1,linewidth=0.35,fontsize=12,fillstyle="shape color",direction=None,linestyle=None,color=None,linespacing=None,techdraw=False,rotation=0):
     '''getSVG(object,[scale], [linewidth],[fontsize],[fillstyle],[direction],[linestyle],[color],[linespacing]):
     returns a string containing a SVG representation of the given object,
     with the given linewidth and fontsize (used if the given object contains
@@ -2253,6 +2253,8 @@ def getSVG(obj,scale=1,linewidth=0.35,fontsize=12,fillstyle="shape color",direct
         c = getrgb(obj.ViewObject.TextColor)
         n = obj.ViewObject.FontName
         a = 0
+        if rotation != 0:
+            a = -math.radians(rotation)
         t1 = obj.ViewObject.Proxy.text1.string.getValues()
         t2 = obj.ViewObject.Proxy.text2.string.getValues()
         scale = obj.ViewObject.FirstLine.Value/obj.ViewObject.FontSize.Value
@@ -2263,7 +2265,10 @@ def getSVG(obj,scale=1,linewidth=0.35,fontsize=12,fillstyle="shape color",direct
         j = obj.ViewObject.TextAlign
         svg += getText(c,f1,n,a,getProj(p1),t1,linespacing,j,flip=True)
         if t2:
-            svg += getText(c,fontsize,n,a,getProj(p1).add(FreeCAD.Vector(0,lspc.Length,0)),t2,linespacing,j,flip=True)
+            ofs = FreeCAD.Vector(0,lspc.Length,0)
+            if a:
+                ofs = FreeCAD.Rotation(FreeCAD.Vector(0,0,1),-rotation).multVec(ofs)
+            svg += getText(c,fontsize,n,a,getProj(p1).add(ofs),t2,linespacing,j,flip=True)
 
     elif obj.isDerivedFrom('Part::Feature'):
         if obj.Shape.isNull():
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewArch.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewArch.cpp
index 289480ff2..70185b7fb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewArch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewArch.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *DrawViewArch::execute(void)
                  << ",scale=" << Scale.getValue()
                  << ",linewidth=" << LineWidth.getValue()
                  << ",fontsize=" << FontSize.getValue()
-                 << ",techdraw=True";
+                 << ",techdraw=True"
+                 << ",rotation=" << Rotation.getValue();
 
         Base::Interpreter().runString("import ArchSectionPlane");
         Base::Interpreter().runStringArg("svgBody = ArchSectionPlane.getSVG(App.activeDocument().%s %s)",