diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
index 3f3e0d35a2..dc10f2253b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,21 @@ void DrawView::handleChangedPropertyType(
                 static_cast<App::PropertyLinkList*>(prop)->setValue(link.getValue());
             }
         }
+
+    // property X had App::PropertyFloat and was changed to App::PropertyLength
+    // sb PropertyDistance.  some X,Y are relative to existing point on page
+    } else if (prop == &X && strcmp(TypeName, "App::PropertyFloat") == 0) {
+        App::PropertyFloat XProperty;
+        XProperty.setContainer(this);
+        // restore the PropertyFloat to be able to set its value
+        XProperty.Restore(reader);
+        X.setValue(XProperty.getValue());
+    } else if (prop == &Y && strcmp(TypeName, "App::PropertyFloat") == 0) {
+        App::PropertyFloat YProperty;
+        YProperty.setContainer(this);
+        YProperty.Restore(reader);
+        Y.setValue(YProperty.getValue());
+       
 // property Rotation had App::PropertyFloat and was changed to App::PropertyAngle
     } else if (prop == &Rotation && strcmp(TypeName, "App::PropertyFloat") == 0) {
         App::PropertyFloat RotationProperty;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewBalloon.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewBalloon.cpp
index ea70fb5fd4..c151ced41f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewBalloon.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewBalloon.cpp
@@ -131,22 +131,37 @@ void DrawViewBalloon::onDocumentRestored()
 void DrawViewBalloon::handleChangedPropertyType(Base::XMLReader &reader, const char *TypeName, App::Property *prop)
 // transforms properties that had been changed
 {
-	// also check for changed properties of the base class
-	DrawView::handleChangedPropertyType(reader, TypeName, prop);
+    // also check for changed properties of the base class
+    DrawView::handleChangedPropertyType(reader, TypeName, prop);
 
-	// property OriginX had the App::PropertyFloat and was changed to App::PropertyLength
-	if (prop == &OriginX && strcmp(TypeName, "App::PropertyFloat") == 0) {
-		App::PropertyFloat OriginXProperty;
-		// restore the PropertyFloat to be able to set its value
-		OriginXProperty.Restore(reader);
-		OriginX.setValue(OriginXProperty.getValue());
-	}
-	// property OriginY had the App::PropertyFloat and was changed to App::PropertyLength
-	else if (prop == &OriginY && strcmp(TypeName, "App::PropertyFloat") == 0) {
-		App::PropertyFloat OriginYProperty;
-		OriginYProperty.Restore(reader);
-		OriginY.setValue(OriginYProperty.getValue());
-	}
+    // property OriginX had the App::PropertyFloat and was changed to App::PropertyDistance
+    if ( (prop == &OriginX) && 
+         (strcmp(TypeName, "App::PropertyFloat") == 0) )  {
+        App::PropertyFloat OriginXProperty;
+        // restore the PropertyFloat to be able to set its value
+        OriginXProperty.Restore(reader);
+        OriginX.setValue(OriginXProperty.getValue());
+    } else if ( (prop == &OriginX) && 
+                (strcmp(TypeName, "App::PropertyLength") == 0) )  {
+        App::PropertyLength OriginXProperty;
+        // restore the PropertyFloat to be able to set its value
+        OriginXProperty.Restore(reader);
+        OriginX.setValue(OriginXProperty.getValue());
+
+    // property OriginY had the App::PropertyFloat and was changed to App::PropertyDistance
+    } else if ( (prop == &OriginY) && 
+                (strcmp(TypeName, "App::PropertyFloat") == 0) )  {
+        App::PropertyFloat OriginYProperty;
+        // restore the PropertyFloat to be able to set its value
+        OriginYProperty.Restore(reader);
+        OriginY.setValue(OriginYProperty.getValue());
+    } else if ( (prop == &OriginY) && 
+                (strcmp(TypeName, "App::PropertyLength") == 0) )  {
+        App::PropertyLength OriginYProperty;
+        // restore the PropertyLength to be able to set its value
+        OriginYProperty.Restore(reader);
+        OriginY.setValue(OriginYProperty.getValue());
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewBalloon.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewBalloon.h
index e2ecb219b0..3b643832db 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewBalloon.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewBalloon.h
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public:
     App::PropertyEnumeration EndType;
     App::PropertyEnumeration Symbol;
     App::PropertyFloat       SymbolScale;
-    App::PropertyLength      OriginX;
-    App::PropertyLength      OriginY;
+    App::PropertyDistance    OriginX;
+    App::PropertyDistance    OriginY;
     App::PropertyBool        OriginIsSet;
     App::PropertyFloat       TextWrapLen;