diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftfunctions/downgrade.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftfunctions/downgrade.py
index 31d85269f4..194c775623 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftfunctions/downgrade.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftfunctions/downgrade.py
@@ -88,15 +88,12 @@ def downgrade(objects, delete=False, force=None):
     def explode(obj):
         """Explode a Draft block."""
         pl = obj.Placement
-        newobj = []
         for o in obj.Components:
-            o.Placement = o.Placement.multiply(pl)
+            o.Placement = pl.multiply(o.Placement)
             if App.GuiUp:
                 o.ViewObject.Visibility = True
-        if newobj:
-            delete_list(obj)
-            return newobj
-        return None
+        delete_list.append(obj)
+        return True
 
     def cut2(objects):
         """Cut first object from the last one."""
@@ -196,6 +193,24 @@ def downgrade(objects, delete=False, force=None):
                 result = True
         return result
 
+    def delete_object(obj):
+        if obj.FullName == "?": # Already deleted.
+            return
+        # special case: obj is a body or belongs to a body:
+        if obj.TypeId == "PartDesign::Body":
+            obj.removeObjectsFromDocument()
+        if hasattr(obj, "_Body") and obj._Body is not None:
+            obj = obj._Body
+            obj.removeObjectsFromDocument()
+        else:
+            for parent in obj.InList:
+                if parent.TypeId == "PartDesign::Body" \
+                        and obj in parent.Group:
+                    obj = parent
+                    obj.removeObjectsFromDocument()
+                    break
+        doc.removeObject(obj.Name)
+
     # analyzing objects
     faces = []
     edges = []
@@ -238,16 +253,19 @@ def downgrade(objects, delete=False, force=None):
                 _msg(translate("draft","Found 1 block: exploding it"))
 
         # we have one multi-solids compound object: extract its solids
-        elif (len(objects) == 1 and hasattr(objects[0], 'Shape')
-              and len(solids) > 1):
+        elif len(objects) == 1 \
+                and hasattr(objects[0], "Shape") \
+                and len(solids) > 1:
             result = splitCompounds(objects)
             # print(result)
             if result:
                 _msg(translate("draft","Found 1 multi-solids compound: exploding it"))
 
         # special case, we have one parametric object: we "de-parametrize" it
-        elif (len(objects) == 1 and hasattr(objects[0], 'Shape')
-              and hasattr(objects[0], 'Base')):
+        elif len(objects) == 1 \
+                and hasattr(objects[0], "Shape") \
+                and hasattr(objects[0], "Base") \
+                and not objects[0].isDerivedFrom("PartDesign::Feature"):
             result = utils.shapify(objects[0])
             if result:
                 _msg(translate("draft","Found 1 parametric object: breaking its dependencies"))
@@ -271,6 +289,7 @@ def downgrade(objects, delete=False, force=None):
                 result = subtr(objects)
                 if result:
                     _msg(translate("draft","Found several objects: subtracting them from the first one"))
+
         # only one face: we extract its wires
         elif len(faces) > 0:
             result = getWire(objects[0])
@@ -288,12 +307,9 @@ def downgrade(objects, delete=False, force=None):
             _msg(translate("draft","No more downgrade possible"))
 
     if delete:
-        names = []
         for o in delete_list:
-            names.append(o.Name)
+            delete_object(o)
         delete_list = []
-        for n in names:
-            doc.removeObject(n)
 
     gui_utils.select(add_list)
     return add_list, delete_list