diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PagePrinter.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PagePrinter.cpp
index 3f7c86e7a0..e9eae36dcb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PagePrinter.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PagePrinter.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ void PagePrinter::printPdf(std::string file)
     }
     QString filename = QString::fromUtf8(file.data(), file.size());
     QPrinter printer(QPrinter::HighResolution);
+    printer.setFullPage(true);
+    printer.setOutputFormat(QPrinter::PdfFormat);
+
     QPdfWriter pdfWriter(filename);
     QString documentName = QString::fromUtf8(m_vpPage->getDrawPage()->getNameInDocument());
     pdfWriter.setTitle(documentName);