diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchController.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchController.h
index 714a6bda87..819e8ebf0e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchController.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchController.h
@@ -583,7 +583,9 @@ protected:
     void initNOnViewParameters(int n)
     {
         Gui::View3DInventorViewer* viewer = handler->getViewer();
-        Base::Placement placement = handler->sketchgui->getSketchObject()->globalPlacement();
+
+        auto doc = Gui::Application::Instance->editDocument();
+        auto placement = Base::Placement(doc->getEditingTransform());
 
         onViewParameters.clear();