diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIDatumLabel.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIDatumLabel.cpp
index 176f1491e6..ad6b34f7f6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIDatumLabel.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIDatumLabel.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ namespace TechDrawGui {
 QGIDatumLabel::QGIDatumLabel() : m_dragState(DragState::NoDrag)
 {
     verticalSep = false;
-    posX = 0;
-    posY = 0;
 
     parent = nullptr;
 
@@ -121,7 +119,6 @@ QVariant QGIDatumLabel::itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant& va
             snapPosition(newPos);
         }
 
-        setLabelCenter();
         m_dragState = DragState::Dragging;
         Q_EMIT dragging(m_ctrl);
     }
@@ -343,6 +340,11 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::updateFrameRect() {
     m_frame->setRect(tightBoundingRect());
 }
 
+void QGIDatumLabel::boundingRectChanged()
+{
+    setTransformOriginPoint(tightBoundingRect().center());
+}
+
 void QGIDatumLabel::setLineWidth(double lineWidth)
 {
     QPen pen = m_frame->pen();
@@ -371,20 +373,17 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::paint(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem* opt
 
 void QGIDatumLabel::setPosFromCenter(const double& xCenter, const double& yCenter)
 {
-    prepareGeometryChange();
-    auto* qgivd = dynamic_cast<QGIViewDimension*>(parentItem());
-    if (!qgivd) {
-        return;
-    }
-    const auto dim(dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawViewDimension*>(qgivd->getViewObject()));
-    if (!dim) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     //set label's Qt position(top, left) given boundingRect center point
-    Base::Vector2d vec = getPosToCenterVec();
-    setPos(xCenter - vec.x, yCenter - vec.y);
+    Base::Vector2d centerOffset = getPosToCenterVec();
+    double xTopLeft = xCenter - centerOffset.x;
+    double yTopLeft = yCenter - centerOffset.y;
+    setPos(xTopLeft, yTopLeft);
+    updateChildren();
+}
 
+void QGIDatumLabel::updateChildren()
+{
+    prepareGeometryChange();
     QString uText = m_unitText->toPlainText();
     if ((uText.size() > 0) && (uText.at(0) != QChar::fromLatin1(' '))) {
         QString vText = m_dimText->toPlainText();
@@ -415,18 +414,9 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::setPosFromCenter(const double& xCenter, const double& yCente
     m_tolTextUnder->justifyLeftAt(tolLeft + tol_adj.x(), middle + overBox.height() + tol_adj.y()/2.0, false);
 }
 
-void QGIDatumLabel::setLabelCenter()
-{
-    //save label's bRect center (posX, posY) given Qt position (top, left)
-    Base::Vector2d vec = getPosToCenterVec();
-    posX = x() + vec.x;
-    posY = y() + vec.y;
-}
-
-Base::Vector2d QGIDatumLabel::getPosToCenterVec()
+Base::Vector2d QGIDatumLabel::getPosToCenterVec() const
 {
     QPointF center = tightBoundingRect().center();
-
     return Base::Vector2d(center.x(), center.y());
 }
 
@@ -442,6 +432,7 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::setFont(QFont font)
     m_tolTextOver->setFont(tFont);
     m_tolTextUnder->setFont(tFont);
     updateFrameRect();
+    boundingRectChanged();
 }
 
 void QGIDatumLabel::setDimString(QString text, qreal maxWidth)
@@ -450,6 +441,7 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::setDimString(QString text, qreal maxWidth)
     m_dimText->setPlainText(text);
     m_dimText->setTextWidth(maxWidth);
     updateFrameRect();
+    boundingRectChanged();
 }
 
 void QGIDatumLabel::setToleranceString()
@@ -473,6 +465,7 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::setToleranceString()
         m_tolTextOver->setPlainText(QString());
         m_tolTextUnder->setPlainText(QString());
         updateFrameRect();
+        boundingRectChanged();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -511,6 +504,7 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::setToleranceString()
     }
 
     updateFrameRect();
+    boundingRectChanged();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIDatumLabel.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIDatumLabel.h
index 8dc03f8bbf..3df40007a0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIDatumLabel.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIDatumLabel.h
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ public:
                         QWidget *widget = nullptr ) override;
     void setLabelCenter();
     void setPosFromCenter(const double &xCenter, const double &yCenter);
-    double X() const { return posX; }
-    double Y() const { return posY; }              //minus posY?
-    Base::Vector2d getPosToCenterVec();
+    double X() const { return x() + getPosToCenterVec().x; }
+    double Y() const { return y() + getPosToCenterVec().y; }
+    Base::Vector2d getPosToCenterVec() const;
 
     void setFont(QFont font);
     QFont getFont() const { return m_dimText->font(); }
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ protected:
     void hoverLeaveEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event) override;
     void mouseDoubleClickEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent* event) override;
     void updateFrameRect();
+    void updateChildren();
+    void boundingRectChanged();
 
     int getPrecision();
 
@@ -122,9 +124,6 @@ private:
     QColor m_colNormal;
     bool m_ctrl;
 
-    double posX;
-    double posY;
-
     DragState m_dragState;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
index 5be1fb8d5c..6bc127547d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
@@ -192,12 +192,6 @@ void QGIViewDimension::setViewPartFeature(TechDraw::DrawViewDimension* obj)
     setViewFeature(static_cast<TechDraw::DrawView*>(obj));
     dvDimension = obj;
 
-    // Set the QGIGroup Properties based on the DrawView
-    float x = Rez::guiX(obj->X.getValue());
-    float y = Rez::guiX(-obj->Y.getValue());
-
-    datumLabel->setPosFromCenter(x, y);
-
     setNormalColorAll();
     setPrettyNormal();
 
@@ -248,23 +242,19 @@ void QGIViewDimension::updateView(bool update)
         return;
     }
 
+    updateDim();
+
     if (update || dim->X.isTouched() || dim->Y.isTouched()) {
         float x = Rez::guiX(dim->X.getValue());
         float y = Rez::guiX(dim->Y.getValue());
         datumLabel->setPosFromCenter(x, -y);
-        updateDim();
     }
-    else if (vp->Fontsize.isTouched() || vp->Font.isTouched()) {
-        updateDim();
-    }
-    else if (vp->LineWidth.isTouched()) {
-        m_lineWidth = vp->LineWidth.getValue();
-        updateDim();
-    }
-    else {
-        updateDim();
+    if (vp->LineWidth.isTouched()) {
+        m_lineWidth = Rez::guiX(vp->LineWidth.getValue());
     }
 
+    updateDim();
+
     // needs Phase 2 of autocorrect to be useful
     // if (dim->hasGoodReferences()) {
     //     m_refFlag->hide();
@@ -304,7 +294,6 @@ void QGIViewDimension::updateDim()
     prepareGeometryChange();
     datumLabel->setDimString(labelText);
     datumLabel->setToleranceString();
-    datumLabel->setPosFromCenter(datumLabel->X(), datumLabel->Y());
 
     datumLabel->setFramed(dim->TheoreticalExact.getValue());
     datumLabel->setLineWidth(m_lineWidth);
@@ -380,7 +369,6 @@ void QGIViewDimension::draw()
         return;
     }
 
-    m_lineWidth = Rez::guiX(vp->LineWidth.getValue());
     datumLabel->setRotation(0.0);
     datumLabel->show();
 
@@ -1308,7 +1296,6 @@ void QGIViewDimension::drawDistanceExecutive(const Base::Vector2d& startPoint,
         }
     }
 
-    datumLabel->setTransformOriginPoint(datumLabel->boundingRect().center());
     datumLabel->setRotation(toQtDeg(labelAngle));
 
     dimLines->setPath(distancePath);
@@ -1521,7 +1508,6 @@ void QGIViewDimension::drawDistanceOverride(const Base::Vector2d& startPoint,
         }
     }
 
-    datumLabel->setTransformOriginPoint(datumLabel->boundingRect().center());
     datumLabel->setRotation(toQtDeg(labelAngle));
 
     dimLines->setPath(distancePath);
@@ -1733,7 +1719,6 @@ void QGIViewDimension::drawRadiusExecutive(const Base::Vector2d& centerPoint,
             standardStyle);
     }
 
-    datumLabel->setTransformOriginPoint(datumLabel->boundingRect().center());
     datumLabel->setRotation(toQtDeg(labelAngle));
 
     dimLines->setPath(radiusPath);
@@ -1806,7 +1791,6 @@ void QGIViewDimension::drawAreaExecutive(const Base::Vector2d& centerPoint, doub
             standardStyle);
     }
 
-    datumLabel->setTransformOriginPoint(datumLabel->boundingRect().center());
     datumLabel->setRotation(toQtDeg(labelAngle));
 
     dimLines->setPath(areaPath);
@@ -2008,7 +1992,6 @@ void QGIViewDimension::drawDiameter(TechDraw::DrawViewDimension* dimension,
                                   standardStyle);
         }
 
-        datumLabel->setTransformOriginPoint(datumLabel->boundingRect().center());
         datumLabel->setRotation(toQtDeg(labelAngle));
 
         dimLines->setPath(diameterPath);
@@ -2237,7 +2220,6 @@ void QGIViewDimension::drawAngle(TechDraw::DrawViewDimension* dimension,
         }
     }
 
-    datumLabel->setTransformOriginPoint(datumLabel->boundingRect().center());
     datumLabel->setRotation(toQtDeg(labelAngle));
 
     dimLines->setPath(anglePath);