diff --git a/src/App/Document.cpp b/src/App/Document.cpp
index 1a9320a84..4f033c3ce 100644
--- a/src/App/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Document.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ Document::Document(void)
     std::string AuthorComp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath
         ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Document")->GetASCII("prefCompany","");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Label,("Unnamed"),0,Prop_None,"The name of the document");
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(FileName,(""),0,Prop_ReadOnly,"The path to the file where the document is saved to");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(FileName,(""),0,PropertyType(Prop_Transient|Prop_ReadOnly),"The path to the file where the document is saved to");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(CreatedBy,(Author.c_str()),0,Prop_None,"The creator of the document");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(CreationDate,(CreationDateString.c_str()),0,Prop_ReadOnly,"Date of creation");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(LastModifiedBy,(""),0,Prop_None,0);