diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
index 5f65b52a3a52..bb1277cf6b82 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
@@ -478,6 +478,15 @@ void PropertyItem::bind(const App::Property& prop) {
     propertyBound();
 }
 
+QString PropertyItem::expressionAsString() const
+{
+    if (hasExpression()) {
+        std::unique_ptr<App::Expression> result(getExpression()->eval());
+        return QString::fromStdString(result->toString());
+    }
+
+    return QString();
+}
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -1863,8 +1872,30 @@ QVariant PropertyPlacementItem::value(const App::Property* prop) const
     Base::Vector3d dir;
     value.getRotation().getValue(dir, angle);
     if (!init_axis) {
+        if (m_a->hasExpression()) {
+            QString str = m_a->expressionAsString();
+            const_cast<PropertyPlacementItem*>(this)->rot_angle = str.toDouble();
+        }
+        else {
+            const_cast<PropertyPlacementItem*>(this)->rot_angle = Base::toDegrees(angle);
+        }
+
+        PropertyItem* x = m_d->child(0);
+        PropertyItem* y = m_d->child(1);
+        PropertyItem* z = m_d->child(2);
+        if (x->hasExpression()) {
+            QString str = x->expressionAsString();
+            dir.x = str.toDouble();
+        }
+        if (y->hasExpression()) {
+            QString str = y->expressionAsString();
+            dir.y = str.toDouble();
+        }
+        if (z->hasExpression()) {
+            QString str = z->expressionAsString();
+            dir.z = str.toDouble();
+        }
         const_cast<PropertyPlacementItem*>(this)->rot_axis = dir;
-        const_cast<PropertyPlacementItem*>(this)->rot_angle = Base::toDegrees(angle);
         const_cast<PropertyPlacementItem*>(this)->init_axis = true;
     }
     return QVariant::fromValue<Base::Placement>(value);
diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h
index 972b8019db16..3afe6240a00f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class GuiExport PropertyItem : public QObject, public ExpressionBinding
     virtual void bind(const App::Property& prop);
     virtual void bind(const App::ObjectIdentifier& _path);
     virtual void propertyBound()  {}
+    QString expressionAsString() const;
 
     void setParent(PropertyItem* parent);
     PropertyItem *parent() const;