diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathPocketShape.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathPocketShape.py
index c57778be53..169541f116 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathPocketShape.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathPocketShape.py
@@ -138,12 +138,17 @@ class ObjectPocket(PathPocketBase.ObjectPocket):
             # check all faces and see if they are touching/overlapping and combine and simplify
             self.horizontal = PathGeom.combineHorizontalFaces(self.horiz)
 
-            # Move all faces to final depth before extrusion
+            # Move all faces to final depth less buffer before extrusion
+            # Small negative buffer is applied to compensate for internal significant digits/rounding issue
+            if self.job.GeometryTolerance.Value == 0.0:
+                buffer = 0.000001
+            else:
+                buffer = self.job.GeometryTolerance.Value / 10.0
             for h in self.horizontal:
-                h.translate(FreeCAD.Vector(0.0, 0.0, obj.FinalDepth.Value - h.BoundBox.ZMin))
+                h.translate(FreeCAD.Vector(0.0, 0.0, obj.FinalDepth.Value - h.BoundBox.ZMin - buffer))
 
-            # extrude all faces up to StartDepth and those are the removal shapes
-            extent = FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, obj.StartDepth.Value - obj.FinalDepth.Value)
+            # extrude all faces up to StartDepth plus buffer and those are the removal shapes
+            extent = FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, obj.StartDepth.Value - obj.FinalDepth.Value + buffer)
             self.removalshapes = [(face.removeSplitter().extrude(extent), False) for face in self.horizontal]
 
         else:  # process the job base object as a whole