diff --git a/src/App/Property.cpp b/src/App/Property.cpp
index 6bed9ef734..68b824623c 100644
--- a/src/App/Property.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Property.cpp
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ void Property::setStatusValue(unsigned long status) {
         |(1<<PropTransient)
         |(1<<PropOutput)
         |(1<<PropHidden)
+        |(1<<PropNoPersist)
         |(1<<Busy);
 
     status &= ~mask;
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyContainer.cpp b/src/App/PropertyContainer.cpp
index 9f63d52b11..9abad5e779 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/App/PropertyContainer.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void PropertyContainer::Restore(Base::XMLReader &reader)
                 if (!prop->testStatus(Property::Transient) 
                         && !status.test(Property::Transient)
                         && !status.test(Property::PropTransient)
-                        && !(getPropertyType(prop) & Prop_Transient))
+                        && !prop->testStatus(Property::PropTransient))
                 {
                     FC_TRACE("restore property '" << prop->getName() << "'");
                     prop->Restore(reader);