diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
index e361ad7791..f67c5beeaf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
@@ -553,6 +553,11 @@ void QGIViewPart::drawSectionLine(TechDraw::DrawViewSection* viewSection, bool b
         !viewSection)  {
         return;
     }
+    
+    if (!viewSection->hasGeometry()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
     if (b) {
         QGISectionLine* sectionLine = new QGISectionLine();
         addToGroup(sectionLine);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
index e7309d6bab..61d84f813a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ bool TaskSectionView::reject()
                             PageName.c_str(),SectionName.c_str());
     Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Gui,"App.activeDocument().removeObject('%s')",SectionName.c_str());
     Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Gui,"Gui.ActiveDocument.resetEdit()");
+    m_base->touch();
+    m_base->getDocument()->recompute();
     return false;
 }