diff --git a/app/display/model/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/model/widgets/EmbeddedDisplayWidget.java b/app/display/model/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/model/widgets/EmbeddedDisplayWidget.java
index ca5dcb967e..a153fa52e5 100644
--- a/app/display/model/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/model/widgets/EmbeddedDisplayWidget.java
+++ b/app/display/model/src/main/java/org/csstudio/display/builder/model/widgets/EmbeddedDisplayWidget.java
@@ -307,6 +307,13 @@ public WidgetProperty<?> getProperty(String name) throws IllegalArgumentExceptio
         return super.getProperty(name);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Macros getEffectiveMacros()
+    {
+        final Macros macros = new Macros(super.getEffectiveMacros());
+        return macros;
+    }
+
     /** @return 'file' property */
     public WidgetProperty<String> propFile()
     {