diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp
index e2ec36028c..bd9e760b94 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp
@@ -251,10 +251,8 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *MultiFuse::execute()
                 throw Base::RuntimeError("MultiFusion failed");
             }
 
-            //        TopoDS_Shape resShape = mkFuse.Shape();
             TopoShape res(0);
-            res.makeShapeWithElementMap(mkFuse.Shape(), MapperMaker(mkFuse), shapes, OpCodes::Fuse);
-
+            res = res.makeShapeWithElementMap(mkFuse.Shape(), MapperMaker(mkFuse), shapes, OpCodes::Fuse);
             for (const auto& it2 : shapes) {
                 history.push_back(
                     buildHistory(mkFuse, TopAbs_FACE, res.getShape(), it2.getShape()));
@@ -276,7 +274,15 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *MultiFuse::execute()
             }
             if (this->Refine.getValue()) {
                 try {
-                    res = res.makeElementRefine();
+                    TopoDS_Shape oldShape = res.getShape();
+                    BRepBuilderAPI_RefineModel mkRefine(oldShape);
+                    // We just built an element map above for the fuse, don't erase it for a refine.
+                    res.setShape(mkRefine.Shape(), false);
+                    ShapeHistory hist =
+                            buildHistory(mkRefine, TopAbs_FACE, res.getShape(), oldShape);
+                    for (auto& jt : history) {
+                        jt = joinHistory(jt, hist);
+                    }
                 }
                 catch (Standard_Failure&) {
                     // do nothing
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/PartDesignTests/TestTopologicalNamingProblem.py b/src/Mod/PartDesign/PartDesignTests/TestTopologicalNamingProblem.py
index 5e55272864..ec87ea61ed 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/PartDesignTests/TestTopologicalNamingProblem.py
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/PartDesignTests/TestTopologicalNamingProblem.py
@@ -136,6 +136,34 @@ class TestTopologicalNamingProblem(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(edges), 4)
         self.assertEqual(len(vertexes), 4)
 
+
+    def testPartDesignBasicFusion(self):
+        """ Test that a basic fusion creates an element map, and refine retains it """
+        # Arrange
+        doc = self.Doc
+        box1 = doc.addObject("Part::Box","Box")
+        if App.GuiUp:
+            mat = App.Material()
+            mat.AmbientColor = (128,0,0)
+            box1.ViewObject.ShapeAppearance = mat # Change color ( material ) for at least one
+        box2 = doc.addObject("Part::Box","Box001")
+        box3 = doc.addObject("Part::Box","Box002")
+        cyl1 = doc.addObject("Part::Cylinder","Cylinder")
+        fuse1 = doc.addObject("Part::MultiFuse","Fusion")
+        doc.Fusion.Shapes = [box1, box2]
+        fuse2 = doc.addObject("Part::MultiFuse","Fusion001")
+        doc.Fusion001.Shapes = [box3, cyl1]
+        doc.recompute()
+        # Assert
+        self.assertEqual(fuse1.Shape.ElementMapSize,26)
+        self.assertEqual(fuse2.Shape.ElementMapSize,44)
+        # Act
+        doc.Fusion.Refine = True  # activate refinement
+        doc.Fusion001.Refine = True  # activate refinement
+        doc.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(fuse1.Shape.ElementMapSize,26)
+        self.assertEqual(fuse2.Shape.ElementMapSize,44)
+
     def testPartDesignElementMapPad(self):
         """ Test that padding a sketch results in a correct element map.  Note that comprehensive testing
             of the geometric functionality of the Pad is in TestPad.py """