diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/Part2DObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/Part2DObject.cpp
index bb59cde2a..50023a26b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/Part2DObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/Part2DObject.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,16 @@ void Part2DObject::positionBySupport(void)
     Placement.setValue(Base::Placement(mtrx));
 }
 
+void Part2DObject::transformPlacement(const Base::Placement &transform)
+{
+    Part::Feature *part = static_cast<Part::Feature*>(Support.getValue());
+    if (part && part->getTypeId().isDerivedFrom(Part::Feature::getClassTypeId())) {
+        part->transformPlacement(transform);
+        positionBySupport();
+    } else
+        GeoFeature::transformPlacement(transform);
+}
+
 int Part2DObject::getAxisCount(void) const
 {
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/Part2DObject.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/Part2DObject.h
index b5e862878..1adf5c14d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/Part2DObject.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/Part2DObject.h
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ public:
       * postion of the 2D shape on the supporting Face
       */
     void positionBySupport(void);
+    /** applies a transform on the Placement of the Sketch or its
+     *  support if it has one
+      */
+    virtual void transformPlacement(const Base::Placement &transform);
 
     /// returns the number of construction lines (to be used as axes)
     virtual int getAxisCount(void) const;