diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
index 073a6f81f..ff76811e5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *DrawViewSection::execute(void)
                                                     inputCenter,
                                                     Scale.getValue());
         buildGeometryObject(mirroredShape,inputCenter);
+#if MOD_TECHDRAW_HANDLE_FACES
+        extractFaces();
+#endif //#if MOD_TECHDRAW_HANDLE_FACES
 
         TopoDS_Compound sectionCompound = findSectionPlaneIntersections(rawShape);
         TopoDS_Shape mirroredSection = TechDrawGeometry::mirrorShape(sectionCompound,
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp
index cce913a79..98d035da7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp
@@ -151,17 +151,20 @@ void QGIFace::setHighlighted(bool b)
 
 void QGIFace::setFill(QColor c, Qt::BrushStyle s) {
     m_colNormalFill = c;
-    m_styleCurr = s;
+    //m_styleCurr = s;
+    m_styleNormal = s;
 }
 
 void QGIFace::setFill(QBrush b) {
     m_colNormalFill = b.color();
-    m_styleCurr = b.style();
+    //m_styleCurr = b.style();
+    m_styleNormal = b.style();
 }
 
 void QGIFace::resetFill() {
     m_colNormalFill = m_colDefFill;
-    m_styleCurr = m_styleDef;
+    //m_styleCurr = m_styleDef;
+    m_styleNormal = m_styleDef;
 }
 
 QRectF QGIFace::boundingRect() const
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ QPainterPath QGIFace::shape() const
 
 void QGIFace::paint ( QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem * option, QWidget * widget) {
     QStyleOptionGraphicsItem myOption(*option);
-    myOption.state &= ~QStyle::State_Selected;
+    //myOption.state &= ~QStyle::State_Selected;
 
     m_pen.setColor(m_colCurrent);
     setPen(m_pen);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp
index 0af07eb2b..a3abc1815 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ void QGIViewSection::drawSectionFace()
         QGIFace* newFace = drawFace(*fit,-1);  //TODO: do we need to know which sectionFace this QGIFace came from?
         newFace->setZValue(ZVALUE::SECTIONFACE);
         newFace->setFill(faceColor, Qt::SolidPattern);
+        newFace->setPrettyNormal();
+        newFace->setAcceptHoverEvents(false);
         newFace->setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable, false);
         newFace->setAcceptHoverEvents(false);
     }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ZVALUE.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ZVALUE.h
index 1bfcfac08..75834212f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ZVALUE.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ZVALUE.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ namespace ZVALUE {
     const int BACKGROUND = -999999;
     const int TEMPLATE = -1000;
     const int SVGTEMPLATE = -500;
-    const int SECTIONFACE = 10;
-    const int FACE = 20;
+    const int FACE = 10;
+    const int SECTIONFACE = 20;
     const int HATCH = 25;
     const int HIDEDGE = 27;
     const int EDGE = 30;