diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/Attacher.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/Attacher.cpp
index ed920b772..ce5c2b839 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/Attacher.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/Attacher.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 using namespace Part;
 using namespace Attacher;
 
+//These strings are for mode list enum property.
 const char* AttachEngine::eMapModeStrings[]= {
     "Deactivated",
     "Translate",
@@ -1252,6 +1253,35 @@ double AttachEngine3D::calculateFoldAngle(gp_Vec axA, gp_Vec axB, gp_Vec edA, gp
 }
 
 
+//=================================================================================
+
+TYPESYSTEM_SOURCE(Attacher::AttachEnginePlane, Attacher::AttachEngine);
+
+AttachEnginePlane::AttachEnginePlane()
+{
+    //re-used 3d modes: all of Attacher3d
+    AttachEngine3D attacher3D;
+    this->modeRefTypes = attacher3D.modeRefTypes;
+    this->EnableAllSupportedModes();
+}
+
+AttachEnginePlane *AttachEnginePlane::copy() const
+{
+    AttachEnginePlane* p = new AttachEnginePlane;
+    p->setUp(*this);
+    return p;
+}
+
+Base::Placement AttachEnginePlane::calculateAttachedPlacement(Base::Placement origPlacement) const
+{
+    //re-use Attacher3d
+    Base::Placement plm;
+    AttachEngine3D attacher3D;
+    attacher3D.setUp(*this);
+    plm = attacher3D.calculateAttachedPlacement(origPlacement);
+    return plm;
+}
+
 //=================================================================================
 
 TYPESYSTEM_SOURCE(Attacher::AttachEngineLine, Attacher::AttachEngine);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/Attacher.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/Attacher.h
index bd7716e05..baa33b6e1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/Attacher.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/Attacher.h
@@ -360,17 +360,15 @@ private:
     double calculateFoldAngle(gp_Vec axA, gp_Vec axB, gp_Vec edA, gp_Vec edB) const;
 };
 
-typedef AttachEngine3D AttachEnginePlane ;//no separate class for planes, for now. Can be added later, if required.
-/*
-class AttachEngine2D : public AttachEngine
+//attacher specialized for datum planes
+class PartExport AttachEnginePlane : public AttachEngine
 {
+    TYPESYSTEM_HEADER();
+public:
     AttachEnginePlane();
-    virtual AttachEnginePlane* copy() const {return new AttachEnginePlane(*this);}
-    virtual Base::Placement calculateAttachedPlacement(void) const;
-    virtual eMapMode listMapModes(eSuggestResult &msg, std::vector<eMapMode>* allmodes = 0, std::vector<QString>* nextRefTypeHint = 0) const;
-    ~AttachEnginePlane(){};
+    virtual AttachEnginePlane* copy() const;
+    virtual Base::Placement calculateAttachedPlacement(Base::Placement origPlacement) const;
 };
-*/
 
 //attacher specialized for datum lines
 class PartExport AttachEngineLine : public AttachEngine
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/DatumPlane.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/DatumPlane.cpp
index 0287a2c12..21962440a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/DatumPlane.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/DatumPlane.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PROPERTY_SOURCE(PartDesign::Plane, Part::Datum)
 
 Plane::Plane()
 {
-    this->setAttacher(new AttachEngine3D);
+    this->setAttacher(new AttachEnginePlane);
     // Create a shape, which will be used by the Sketcher. Them main function is to avoid a dependency of
     // Sketcher on the PartDesign module
     BRepBuilderAPI_MakeFace builder(gp_Pln(gp_Pnt(0,0,0), gp_Dir(0,0,1)));