diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewAnnotation.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewAnnotation.cpp
index e166b71f8e..ab9a3b511a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewAnnotation.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewAnnotation.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ void DrawViewAnnotation::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
 void DrawViewAnnotation::handleChangedPropertyType(Base::XMLReader &reader, const char *TypeName, App::Property *prop)
 // transforms properties that had been changed
 {
+	// also check for changed properties of the base class
+	DrawView::handleChangedPropertyType(reader, TypeName, prop);
+	
 	// property LineSpace had the App::PropertyInteger and was changed to App::PropertyPercent
 	if (prop == &LineSpace && strcmp(TypeName, "App::PropertyInteger") == 0) {
 		App::PropertyInteger LineSpaceProperty;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewAnnotation.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewAnnotation.h
index 102084a58e..edc7780120 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewAnnotation.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewAnnotation.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     virtual void onChanged(const App::Property* prop);
-    void handleChangedPropertyType(Base::XMLReader &reader, const char *TypeName, App::Property * prop);
+	virtual void handleChangedPropertyType(Base::XMLReader &reader, const char *TypeName, App::Property * prop);
 
 private:
     static const char* TextStyleEnums[];