diff --git a/src/Gui/Placement.cpp b/src/Gui/Placement.cpp
index b8441e11337f..9cabe08dad20 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Placement.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Placement.cpp
@@ -219,15 +219,17 @@ void Placement::applyPlacement(const QString& data, bool incremental)
                 QString cmd;
                 if (incremental)
                     cmd = QString::fromLatin1(
-                        "App.getDocument(\"%1\").%2.Placement=%3.multiply(App.getDocument(\"%1\").%2.Placement)")
+                        "App.getDocument(\"%1\").%2.%3=%4.multiply(App.getDocument(\"%1\").%2.%3)")
                         .arg(QLatin1String((*it)->getDocument()->getName()))
                         .arg(QLatin1String((*it)->getNameInDocument()))
+                        .arg(QLatin1String(this->propertyName.c_str()))
                         .arg(data);
                 else {
                     cmd = QString::fromLatin1(
-                        "App.getDocument(\"%1\").%2.Placement=%3")
+                        "App.getDocument(\"%1\").%2.%3=%4")
                         .arg(QLatin1String((*it)->getDocument()->getName()))
                         .arg(QLatin1String((*it)->getNameInDocument()))
+                        .arg(QLatin1String(this->propertyName.c_str()))
                         .arg(data);
                 }