diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
index 321788f54d..a51d68063b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -1711,6 +1711,8 @@ void CmdTechDrawArchView::activated(int iMsg)
               SourceName.c_str());
     doCommand(Doc, "App.activeDocument().%s.addView(App.activeDocument().%s)", PageName.c_str(),
               FeatName.c_str());
+    doCommand(Doc, "if App.activeDocument().%s.Scale: App.activeDocument().%s.Scale = App.activeDocument().%s.Scale",
+        PageName.c_str(), FeatName.c_str(), PageName.c_str());
     updateActive();
     commitCommand();
 }