diff --git a/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.cpp b/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.cpp
index c3fad9ceca..69642bb011 100644
--- a/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.cpp
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ void TaskImage::updatePlacement()
     else if (ui->YZ_radioButton->isChecked()) {
         rot.setYawPitchRoll(90. - dir, -angle, 90.);
     }
+    else if (!feature.expired()) {
+        Base::Placement plm = feature->Placement.getValue();
+        rot = plm.getRotation();
+    }
     // NOLINTEND
 
     Base::Vector3d offset = Base::Vector3d(ui->spinBoxX->value().getValue(),
diff --git a/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.ui b/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.ui
index 589d949f81..37aac262c7 100644
--- a/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.ui
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
           <property name="text">
            <string>XY-Plane</string>
           </property>
-          <property name="checked">
-           <bool>true</bool>
-          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>