diff --git a/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.cpp b/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.cpp
index c6547186c0..1533fdd092 100644
--- a/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskImage.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void TaskImage::updatePlacement()
     if (!feature.expired()) {
         feature->Placement.setValue(Pos);
         if(scale)
-            scale->setPlacement(Pos);
+            scale->setPlacement(feature->globalPlacement());
     }
 }