diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.cpp
index c26a769864..fd9de502d1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ short DrawProjGroupItem::mustExecute() const
 
 void DrawProjGroupItem::onChanged(const App::Property *prop)
 {
+    if ((prop == &X) ||
+        (prop == &Y)) {
+        DrawProjGroup* parent = getPGroup();
+        if (parent != nullptr) {
+            parent->touch(false);
+        }
+    }
     TechDraw::DrawViewPart::onChanged(prop);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
index 47c4887586..150fca9219 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ DrawView::DrawView(void):
     mouseMove(false)
 {
     static const char *group = "Base";
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(X, (0.0), group, (App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None), "X position");
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Y, (0.0), group, (App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None), "Y position");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(X, (0.0), group, (App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None | App::Prop_NoRecompute), "X position");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Y, (0.0), group, (App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None | App::Prop_NoRecompute), "Y position");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(LockPosition, (false), group, App::Prop_Output, "Lock View position to parent Page or Group");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Rotation, (0.0), group, App::Prop_Output, "Rotation in degrees counterclockwise");
 
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ void DrawView::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
             requestPaint();
         } else if ((prop == &X) ||
             (prop == &Y)) {
+//            Base::Console().Message("DV::onChanged(X or Y)\n");
             DrawView::execute();
             X.purgeTouched();
             Y.purgeTouched();
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
index 48d557f61c..49d6fb3112 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
@@ -81,13 +81,18 @@
 using namespace TechDrawGui;
 using namespace TechDraw;
 
+#define NODRAG 0
+#define DRAGSTARTED 1
+#define DRAGGING 2
+
 const float labelCaptionFudge = 0.2f;   // temp fiddle for devel
 
 QGIView::QGIView()
     :QGraphicsItemGroup(),
      viewObj(nullptr),
      m_locked(false),
-     m_innerView(false)
+     m_innerView(false),
+     m_dragState(NODRAG)
 {
     setCacheMode(QGraphicsItem::NoCache);
     setHandlesChildEvents(false);
@@ -200,22 +205,6 @@ QVariant QGIView::itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &value)
                         newPos.setX(item->pos().x());
                     } else if(alignMode == QString::fromLatin1("Horizontal")) {
                         newPos.setY(item->pos().y());
-                    } else if(alignMode == QString::fromLatin1("45slash")) {
-                         //this logic is wrong since the constrained movement direction is not necessarily 45*
-//                         Base::Console().Message("QGIV::itemChange - oblique BL-TR\n");
-//                        double dist = ( (newPos.x() - item->pos().x()) +
-//                                        (item->pos().y() - newPos.y()) ) / 2.0;
-
-//                        newPos.setX( item->pos().x() + dist);
-//                        newPos.setY( item->pos().y() - dist );
-                    } else if(alignMode == QString::fromLatin1("45backslash")) {
-                         //this logic is wrong since the constrained movement direction is not necessarily 45*
-//                         Base::Console().Message("QGIV::itemChange - oblique TL-BR\n");
-//                        double dist = ( (newPos.x() - item->pos().x()) +
-//                                        (newPos.y() - item->pos().y()) ) / 2.0;
-
-//                        newPos.setX( item->pos().x() + dist);
-//                        newPos.setY( item->pos().y() + dist );
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -244,30 +233,39 @@ void QGIView::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent * event)
 {
 //    Base::Console().Message("QGIV::mousePressEvent() - %s\n",getViewName());
     signalSelectPoint(this, event->pos());
+    if (m_dragState == NODRAG) {
+        m_dragState = DRAGSTARTED;
+    }
 
     QGraphicsItem::mousePressEvent(event);
 }
 
-//void QGIView::mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent * event)
-//{
-//    QGraphicsItem::mouseMoveEvent(event);
-//}
+void QGIView::mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent * event)
+{
+    if (m_dragState == DRAGSTARTED) {
+        m_dragState = DRAGGING;
+    }
+    QGraphicsItem::mouseMoveEvent(event);
+}
 
 void QGIView::mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent * event)
 {
     //TODO: this should be done in itemChange - item position has changed
-    //TODO: and should check for dragging
 //    Base::Console().Message("QGIV::mouseReleaseEvent() - %s\n",getViewName());
 //    if(scene() && this == scene()->mouseGrabberItem()) {
-    if(!m_locked) {
-        if (!isInnerView()) {
-            double tempX = x(),
-                   tempY = getY();
-            getViewObject()->setPosition(Rez::appX(tempX),Rez::appX(tempY));
-        } else {
-            getViewObject()->setPosition(Rez::appX(x()),Rez::appX(getYInClip(y())));
+    if (m_dragState == DRAGGING) {
+        if(!m_locked) {
+            if (!isInnerView()) {
+                double tempX = x(),
+                       tempY = getY();
+                getViewObject()->setPosition(Rez::appX(tempX),Rez::appX(tempY));
+            } else {
+                getViewObject()->setPosition(Rez::appX(x()),Rez::appX(getYInClip(y())));
+            }
         }
     }
+    m_dragState = NODRAG;
+
     QGraphicsItem::mouseReleaseEvent(event);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.h
index 1119fa7fb5..7595d1c795 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #ifndef DRAWINGGUI_QGRAPHICSITEMVIEW_H
 #define DRAWINGGUI_QGRAPHICSITEMVIEW_H
 
+#include <Mod/TechDraw/TechDrawGlobal.h>
+
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QFont>
 #include <QGraphicsItemGroup>
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ protected:
 
     virtual QVariant itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &value) override;
     // Mouse handling
-/*    virtual void mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event) override;*/
+    virtual void mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event) override;
     // Preselection events:
     virtual void hoverEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event) override;
     virtual void hoverLeaveEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event) override;
@@ -191,8 +193,8 @@ protected:
     QPen m_decorPen;
     double m_lockWidth;
     double m_lockHeight;
+    int m_dragState;
 
-//    std::vector<QGraphicsItem*> m_randomItems;
 };
 
 } // namespace