diff --git a/src/Gui/Placement.cpp b/src/Gui/Placement.cpp
index 56f84ae3d9..6880ff9249 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Placement.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Placement.cpp
@@ -635,6 +635,21 @@ void Placement::on_resetButton_clicked()
     onPlacementChanged(0);
 }
 
+void Placement::bindObject()
+{
+    if (!selectionObjects.empty()) {
+        App::DocumentObject* obj = selectionObjects.front().getObject();
+
+        ui->xPos->bind(App::ObjectIdentifier::parse(obj, propertyName + std::string(".Base.x")));
+        ui->yPos->bind(App::ObjectIdentifier::parse(obj, propertyName + std::string(".Base.y")));
+        ui->zPos->bind(App::ObjectIdentifier::parse(obj, propertyName + std::string(".Base.z")));
+
+        ui->yawAngle  ->bind(App::ObjectIdentifier::parse(obj, propertyName + std::string(".Rotation.Yaw")));
+        ui->pitchAngle->bind(App::ObjectIdentifier::parse(obj, propertyName + std::string(".Rotation.Pitch")));
+        ui->rollAngle ->bind(App::ObjectIdentifier::parse(obj, propertyName + std::string(".Rotation.Roll")));
+    }
+}
+
 void Placement::directionActivated(int index)
 {
     if (ui->directionActivated(this, index)) {
@@ -840,6 +855,11 @@ TaskPlacement::~TaskPlacement()
     // automatically deleted in the sub-class
 }
 
+void TaskPlacement::bindObject()
+{
+    widget->bindObject();
+}
+
 void TaskPlacement::open()
 {
     widget->open();
diff --git a/src/Gui/Placement.h b/src/Gui/Placement.h
index d7122d8aff..87be33bb88 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Placement.h
+++ b/src/Gui/Placement.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
     void accept();
     void reject();
 
+    void bindObject();
     Base::Vector3d getDirection() const;
     void setPlacement(const Base::Placement&);
     Base::Placement getPlacement() const;
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ public:
 public:
     void setPropertyName(const QString&);
     void setPlacement(const Base::Placement&);
+    void bindObject();
     bool accept();
     bool reject();
     void clicked(int id);
diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
index 0351c919c9..621e766637 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
@@ -1932,6 +1932,7 @@ void PlacementEditor::browse()
     }
     task->setPlacement(value().value<Base::Placement>());
     task->setPropertyName(propertyname);
+    task->bindObject();
     Gui::Control().showDialog(task);
 }