diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
index 6049aafcc7..15467bc1d1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ void MDIViewPage::printPdf()
 
     Gui::WaitCursor wc;
     std::string utf8Content = fn.toUtf8().constData();
+    m_scene->setExporting(true);
     printPdf(utf8Content);
+    m_scene->setExporting(false);
 }
 
 void MDIViewPage::printPdf(std::string file)