diff --git a/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp b/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp
index 3b8b0849d4..7fb82d88c8 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp
+++ b/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ void PropertyPlacement::Save (Base::Writer &writer) const
                     << "\" Q3=\"" <<  _cPos.getRotation()[3] << "\"";
     Vector3d axis;
     double rfAngle;
-    _cPos.getRotation().getValue(axis, rfAngle);
+    _cPos.getRotation().getRawValue(axis, rfAngle);
     writer.Stream() << " A=\"" <<  rfAngle
                     << "\" Ox=\"" <<  axis.x
                     << "\" Oy=\"" <<  axis.y
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ void PropertyRotation::Save (Base::Writer &writer) const
 {
     Vector3d axis;
     double rfAngle;
-    _rot.getValue(axis, rfAngle);
+    _rot.getRawValue(axis, rfAngle);
 
     writer.Stream() << writer.ind() << "<PropertyRotation";
     writer.Stream() << " A=\"" <<  rfAngle << "\""
diff --git a/src/Mod/Test/Document.py b/src/Mod/Test/Document.py
index f311b75233..e2dc6272ad 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Test/Document.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Test/Document.py
@@ -258,6 +258,28 @@ class DocumentBasicCases(unittest.TestCase):
     cpy = self.Doc.copyObject(obj)
     self.assertListEqual(obj.PlmList, cpy.PlmList)
 
+  def testRawAxis(self):
+    obj = self.Doc.addObject("App::FeaturePython","Label")
+    obj.addProperty("App::PropertyPlacement", "Plm")
+    obj.addProperty("App::PropertyRotation", "Rot")
+    obj.Plm.Rotation.Axis = (1,2,3)
+    obj.Rot.Axis = (3,2,1)
+
+    # saving and restoring
+    SaveName = tempfile.gettempdir() + os.sep + "CreateTest.FCStd"
+    self.Doc.saveAs(SaveName)
+    FreeCAD.closeDocument("CreateTest")
+    self.Doc = FreeCAD.open(SaveName)
+    obj = self.Doc.ActiveObject
+
+    self.assertEqual(obj.Plm.Rotation.RawAxis.x, 1)
+    self.assertEqual(obj.Plm.Rotation.RawAxis.y, 2)
+    self.assertEqual(obj.Plm.Rotation.RawAxis.z, 3)
+
+    self.assertEqual(obj.Rot.RawAxis.x, 3)
+    self.assertEqual(obj.Rot.RawAxis.y, 2)
+    self.assertEqual(obj.Rot.RawAxis.z, 1)
+
   def testAddRemove(self):
     L1 = self.Doc.addObject("App::FeatureTest","Label_1")
     # must delete object