diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/TaskMeasure.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/TaskMeasure.cpp
index e5968c33d5..607a64c666 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/TaskMeasure.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/TaskMeasure.cpp
@@ -246,8 +246,15 @@ void TaskMeasure::update() {
     // Fill measure object's properties from selection
     _mMeasureObject->parseSelection(selection);
 
+    // Init the view object
+    Gui::ViewProvider* viewObj = Gui::Application::Instance->getViewProvider(_mMeasureObject);
+    if (viewObj) {
+        static_cast<MeasureGui::ViewProviderMeasureBase*>(viewObj)->positionAnno(_mMeasureObject);
+    }
+
     // Get result
     valueResult->setText(_mMeasureObject->getResultString());
+
 }
 
 void TaskMeasure::close(){
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/TaskMeasure.h b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/TaskMeasure.h
index 01010d5f7b..65d629cf7b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/TaskMeasure.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/TaskMeasure.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <App/MeasureManager.h>
 
 #include <Mod/Measure/App/MeasureBase.h>
+#include <Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h>
 
 
 #include <Gui/TaskView/TaskDialog.h>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
index fcbf87944b..ff0bcae700 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
@@ -300,8 +300,6 @@ void ViewProviderMeasureBase::updateIcon() {
 void ViewProviderMeasureBase::attach(App::DocumentObject *pcObj)
 {
     ViewProviderDocumentObject::attach(pcObj);
-    auto measureObj = static_cast<MeasureBase*>(pcObj);
-    positionAnno(measureObj);
     updateIcon();
 }