diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
index 7fa224baac..5b9a9ab5da 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
@@ -577,12 +577,7 @@ QGIViewClip* QGIView::getClipGroup()
 
 void QGIView::updateView(bool forceUpdate)
 {
-            //allow/prevent dragging
-    if (getViewObject()->isLocked()) {
-        setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable, false);
-    } else {
-        setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable, true);
-    }
+    setMovableFlag();
 
     if (getViewObject() && forceUpdate) {
         setPosition(Rez::guiX(getViewObject()->X.getValue()),
@@ -1140,6 +1135,15 @@ bool QGIView::isExporting() const
     return scenePage->getExportingAny();
 }
 
+void QGIView::setMovableFlag()
+{
+    if (getViewObject()->isLocked()) {
+        setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable, false);
+    } else {
+        setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable, true);
+    }
+}
+
 //! Retrieves objects of type T with given indexes
 template <typename T>
 std::vector<T> QGIView::getObjects(std::vector<int> indexes)
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.h
index 1d49cd8d13..f7a62f29dd 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ public:
 
     bool isExporting() const;
 
+    virtual void setMovableFlag();
 
 protected:
     QGIView* getQGIVByName(std::string name) const;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
index eb58261a5d..4d1744be9c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.h>
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/Geometry.h>
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawBrokenView.h>
+#include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h>
+#include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.h>
 
 #include "DrawGuiUtil.h"
 #include "MDIViewPage.h"
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@
 #include "PathBuilder.h"
 #include "QGIBreakLine.h"
 #include "QGSPage.h"
+#include "QGIProjGroup.h"
 
 using namespace TechDraw;
 using namespace TechDrawGui;
@@ -220,18 +223,23 @@ QPainterPath QGIViewPart::drawPainterPath(TechDraw::BaseGeomPtr baseGeom) const
     double rot = getViewObject()->Rotation.getValue();
     return m_pathBuilder->geomToPainterPath(baseGeom, rot);
 }
+
 void QGIViewPart::updateView(bool update)
 {
-    // Base::Console().message("QGIVP::updateView() - %s\n", getViewObject()->getNameInDocument());
     auto viewPart(dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawViewPart*>(getViewObject()));
-    if (!viewPart)
-        return;
-    auto vp = static_cast<ViewProviderViewPart*>(getViewProvider(getViewObject()));
-    if (!vp)
+    if (!viewPart) {
         return;
+    }
 
-    if (update)
+    auto vp = static_cast<ViewProviderViewPart*>(getViewProvider(getViewObject()));
+    if (!vp) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (update) {
         draw();
+    }
+
     QGIView::updateView(update);
 }
 
@@ -1427,3 +1435,36 @@ bool QGIViewPart::hideCenterMarks() const
     return true;
 }
 
+void QGIViewPart::setMovableFlag()
+{
+    auto* dvp(dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawViewPart*>(getViewObject()));
+    if (TechDraw::DrawView::isProjGroupItem(dvp)) {
+        setMovableFlagProjGroupItem();
+        return;
+    }
+    QGIView::setMovableFlag();
+}
+
+void QGIViewPart::setMovableFlagProjGroupItem()
+{
+    auto* dpgi(dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem*>(getViewObject()));
+    if (!dpgi) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (dpgi->isLocked()) {
+        setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable, false);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bool isAutoDist{dpgi->getPGroup()->AutoDistribute.getValue()};
+    if (isAutoDist) {
+        setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable, false);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // not locked, not autoDistribute
+    setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable, true);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.h
index f243596b8b..191b857985 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.h
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ public:
 
     bool hideCenterMarks() const;
 
-
+    void setMovableFlag() override;
+    void setMovableFlagProjGroupItem();
 
 protected:
     bool sceneEventFilter(QGraphicsItem *watched, QEvent *event) override;