diff --git a/src/App/Link.cpp b/src/App/Link.cpp
index d89870c133b8..da7907744a09 100644
--- a/src/App/Link.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Link.cpp
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ LinkBaseExtension::LinkBaseExtension(void)
     :enableLabelCache(false),myOwner(0)
 {
     initExtensionType(LinkBaseExtension::getExtensionClassTypeId());
-    EXTENSION_ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(_LinkRecomputed, (false), " Link", 
-            PropertyType(Prop_Hidden|Prop_Transient),0);
+    EXTENSION_ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(_LinkTouched, (false), " Link", 
+            PropertyType(Prop_Hidden|Prop_NoPersist),0);
     EXTENSION_ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(_ChildCache, (), " Link", 
-            PropertyType(Prop_Hidden|Prop_Transient|Prop_ReadOnly),0);
+            PropertyType(Prop_Hidden|Prop_NoPersist|Prop_ReadOnly),0);
     _ChildCache.setScope(LinkScope::Global);
     props.resize(PropMax,0);
 }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *LinkBaseExtension::extensionExecute(void) {
     // The actual value of LinkRecompouted is not important, just to notify view
     // provider that the link (in fact, its dependents, i.e. linked ones) have
     // recomputed.
-    _LinkRecomputed.touch();
+    _LinkTouched.touch();
 
     if(getLinkedObjectProperty() && !getTrueLinkedObject(true))
         return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("Link broken");
diff --git a/src/App/Link.h b/src/App/Link.h
index 8a0ebc3f1eb6..55c87d3e0caa 100644
--- a/src/App/Link.h
+++ b/src/App/Link.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class AppExport LinkBaseExtension : public App::DocumentObjectExtension
     LinkBaseExtension();
     virtual ~LinkBaseExtension();
 
-    PropertyBool _LinkRecomputed;
+    PropertyBool _LinkTouched;
     PropertyLinkList _ChildCache; // cache for plain group expansion
 
     enum {
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp
index 851485dba35d..b70e772b1df1 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderLink.cpp
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ void LinkView::onLinkedUpdateData(LinkInfoPtr info, const App::Property *prop) {
         // of links, to inform tree view of children change, and other
         // parent objects about the change. But we need to be careful to not
         // touch the object if the property of change is marked as output.
-        ext->_LinkRecomputed.touch();
+        ext->_LinkTouched.touch();
     }else{
         // In case the owner object does not have link extension, here is a
         // trick to link the signalChangedObject from linked object to the
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ void ViewProviderLink::updateDataPrivate(App::LinkBaseExtension *ext, const App:
     if(!prop) return;
     if(prop == &ext->_ChildCache) {
         updateElementList(ext);
-    } else if(prop == &ext->_LinkRecomputed) {
+    } else if(prop == &ext->_LinkTouched) {
         if(linkView->hasSubs())
             linkView->updateLink();
         applyColors();
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ void ViewProviderLink::finishRestoring() {
     applyColors();
 
     // TODO: notify the tree. This is ugly, any other way?
-    getDocument()->signalChangedObject(*this,ext->_LinkRecomputed);
+    getDocument()->signalChangedObject(*this,ext->_LinkTouched);
 
     if(childVp)
         childVp->finishRestoring();