diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomClip.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomClip.cpp
index 55b9f3e34e..81cc055897 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomClip.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomClip.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <Base/Console.h>
 #include <Base/Parameter.h>
 
-#include <qmath.h>
 #include "QGCustomClip.h"
 
 using namespace TechDrawGui;
@@ -53,12 +52,7 @@ QGCustomClip::QGCustomClip()
 
 void QGCustomClip::centerAt(QPointF centerPos)
 {
-    QRectF box = boundingRect();
-    double width = box.width();
-    double height = box.height();
-    double newX = centerPos.x() - width/2.;
-    double newY = centerPos.y() - height/2.;
-    setPos(newX,newY);
+    centerAt(centerPos.x(),centerPos.y());
 }
 
 void QGCustomClip::centerAt(double cX, double cY)
@@ -83,7 +77,6 @@ void QGCustomClip::setRect(double x, double y, double w, double h)
     setRect(r);
 }
 
-
 QRectF QGCustomClip::rect()
 {
     return m_rect;
@@ -93,6 +86,8 @@ void QGCustomClip::paint ( QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *
     QStyleOptionGraphicsItem myOption(*option);
     myOption.state &= ~QStyle::State_Selected;
 
+//    painter->drawRect(boundingRect());          //good for debugging
+
     QGraphicsItemGroup::paint (painter, &myOption, widget);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomImage.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomImage.cpp
index 0344391443..95a3db155e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomImage.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGCustomImage.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <QRectF>
 #include <QPixmap>
+
 #include "QGCustomImage.h"
 
 using namespace TechDrawGui;
@@ -55,20 +56,12 @@ void QGCustomImage::centerAt(QPointF centerPos)
 
 void QGCustomImage::centerAt(double cX, double cY)
 {
-//    QGraphicsItemGroup* g = group();
-//    if (g == nullptr) {
-//        return;
-//    }
-    QPointF parentPt(cX,cY);
-    QPointF myPt = mapFromParent(parentPt);
-
     QRectF br = boundingRect();
-    double width = br.width();
-    double height = br.height();
-    double newX = width/2.0;
-    double newY = height/2.0;
-    QPointF off(myPt.x() - newX,myPt.y() - newY);
-    setOffset(off);
+    double width = br.width() * scale();
+    double height = br.height() * scale();
+    double newX = cX - width/2.;
+    double newY = cY - height/2.;
+    setPos(newX, newY);
 }
 
 bool QGCustomImage::load(QString fileSpec)
@@ -76,9 +69,6 @@ bool QGCustomImage::load(QString fileSpec)
     bool success = true;
     QPixmap px(fileSpec);
     m_px = px;
-//    if (m_px.isNull()) {
-//        Base::Console().Message("TRACE - QGCustomImage::load - pixmap no good\n");
-//    }
     prepareGeometryChange();
     setPixmap(m_px);
     return(success);
@@ -88,5 +78,8 @@ void QGCustomImage::paint ( QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *
     QStyleOptionGraphicsItem myOption(*option);
     myOption.state &= ~QStyle::State_Selected;
 
+    //painter->drawRect(boundingRect());          //good for debugging
+
     QGraphicsPixmapItem::paint (painter, &myOption, widget);
 }
+
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewImage.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewImage.cpp
index d25c43465f..0c63fa9692 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewImage.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewImage.cpp
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ QGIViewImage::QGIViewImage()
 
     m_cliparea = new QGCustomClip();
     addToGroup(m_cliparea);
-    m_cliparea->setPos(0.,0.);
     m_cliparea->setRect(0.,0.,5.,5.);
+    m_cliparea->centerAt(0.,0.);
 
     m_imageItem = new QGCustomImage();
     m_imageItem->setTransformationMode(Qt::SmoothTransformation);
     m_cliparea->addToGroup(m_imageItem);
-    m_imageItem->setPos(0.,0.);
+    m_imageItem->centerAt(0.,0.);
 }
 
 QGIViewImage::~QGIViewImage()
@@ -117,11 +117,10 @@ void QGIViewImage::draw()
     auto viewImage( dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawViewImage*>(getViewObject()) );
     if (!viewImage)
         return;
-    QRectF newRect(0.0,0.0,Rez::guiX(viewImage->Width.getValue()),Rez::guiX(viewImage->Height.getValue()));
-    double pad = Rez::guiX(1.0);
-    m_cliparea->setRect(newRect.adjusted(-pad,-pad,pad,pad));
-
+    QRectF newRect(0.0,0.0,viewImage->Width.getValue(),viewImage->Height.getValue());
+    m_cliparea->setRect(newRect);
     drawImage();
+    m_cliparea->centerAt(0.0,0.0);
     if (borderVisible) {
         drawBorder();
     }
@@ -146,4 +145,12 @@ void QGIViewImage::drawImage()
     }
 }
 
+void QGIViewImage::rotateView(void)
+{
+    QRectF r = m_cliparea->boundingRect();
+    m_cliparea->setTransformOriginPoint(r.center());
+    double rot = getViewObject()->Rotation.getValue();
+    m_cliparea->setRotation(-rot);
+}
+
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewImage.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewImage.h
index 7ca5298f71..e6ded6d010 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewImage.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewImage.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
     void setViewImageFeature(TechDraw::DrawViewImage *obj);
 
     virtual void draw() override;
+    virtual void rotateView(void) override;
 
 protected:
     virtual void drawImage();