diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
index 33abf5829a..c63dd05d3c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
@@ -424,12 +424,12 @@ App::DocumentObject * DrawProjGroup::addProjection(const char *viewProjType)
             throw Base::TypeError("Error: new projection is not a DPGI!");
         }
         if (view != nullptr) {                        //coverity CID 151722
+            // the label must be set before the view is added
+            view->Label.setValue(viewProjType);
             addView(view);                            //from DrawViewCollection
-            view->Source.setValues( Source.getValues() );
-            view->Scale.setValue( getScale() );
-            view->Type.setValue( viewProjType );
-            view->Label.setValue( viewProjType );
-            view->Source.setValues( Source.getValues() );
+            view->Source.setValues(Source.getValues());
+            // the Scale is already set by DrawView
+            view->Type.setValue(viewProjType);
             if (strcmp(viewProjType, "Front") != 0 ) {  //not Front!
                 vecs = getDirsFromFront(view);
                 view->Direction.setValue(vecs.first);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
index 85f7c47125..8302613477 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ void DrawView::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
             handleXYLock();
             LockPosition.purgeTouched(); 
         }
+        if ((prop == &Caption) ||
+            (prop == &Label)) {
+            requestPaint();
+        } // rotation and scaling requires recompute
+        else if ((prop == &Rotation) ||
+            (prop == &Scale) ||
+            (prop == &ScaleType)) {
+            recompute();
+        }
     }
     App::DocumentObject::onChanged(prop);
 }