diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomSvg.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomSvg.cpp
index aad1a8f63c..b6a105e33f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomSvg.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomSvg.cpp
@@ -51,26 +51,17 @@ QGCustomSvg::~QGCustomSvg()
 
 void QGCustomSvg::centerAt(QPointF centerPos)
 {
-    if (group()) { 
-        QRectF box = group()->boundingRect();
-        double width = box.width();
-        double height = box.height();
-        double newX = centerPos.x() - width/2.;
-        double newY = centerPos.y() - height/2.;
-        setPos(newX,newY);
-    }
+    centerAt(centerPos.x(),centerPos.y());
 }
 
 void QGCustomSvg::centerAt(double cX, double cY)
 {
-    if (group()) {
-        QRectF box = group()->boundingRect();
-        double width = box.width();
-        double height = box.height();
-        double newX = cX - width/2.;
-        double newY = cY - height/2.;
-        setPos(newX,newY);
-    }
+    QRectF box = boundingRect();
+    double width = box.width();
+    double height = box.height();
+    double newX = (cX - width/2.) * scale();
+    double newY = (cY - height/2.) * scale();
+    setPos(newX,newY);
 }
 
 bool QGCustomSvg::load(QByteArray *svgBytes)
@@ -87,12 +78,14 @@ QRectF QGCustomSvg::boundingRect() const
     double w = box.width();
     double h = box.height();
     QRectF newRect(0,0,w,h);
-    return newRect.adjusted(-1.,-1.,1.,1.);
+    return newRect;
 }
 
 void QGCustomSvg::paint ( QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem * option, QWidget * widget) {
     QStyleOptionGraphicsItem myOption(*option);
     myOption.state &= ~QStyle::State_Selected;
 
+    //painter->drawRect(boundingRect());          //good for debugging
+
     QGraphicsSvgItem::paint (painter, &myOption, widget);
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSymbol.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSymbol.cpp
index ff7dce7cec..71ab65a1d5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSymbol.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSymbol.cpp
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ void QGIViewSymbol::draw()
     }
 
     drawSvg();
-    if (borderVisible) {
-        drawBorder();
-    }
+    QGIView::draw();
 }
 
 void QGIViewSymbol::drawSvg()