Merge from trunk 13472

(bzr r13341.1.102)

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/selection-chemistry.cpp b/src/selection-chemistry.cpp
index 868a9d743..f058189d3 100644
--- a/src/selection-chemistry.cpp
+++ b/src/selection-chemistry.cpp
@@ -1621,10 +1621,13 @@ void sp_selection_apply_affine(Inkscape::Selection *selection, Geom::Affine cons
             item->doWriteTransform(item->getRepr(), item->transform, NULL, compensate);
         }
 
-        // if we're moving the actual object, not just updating the repr, we can transform the
+        // if we're transforming the actual object, not just updating the repr, we can transform the
         // center by the same matrix (only necessary for non-translations)
         if (set_i2d && item->isCenterSet() && !(affine.isTranslation() || affine.isIdentity())) {
-            item->setCenter(old_center * affine);
+            // If there's a viewbox, we might have an affine with a translation component;
+            // we will only apply the scaling/skewing components, not the translations
+            // because otherwise the center will move relative to the item
+            item->setCenter(old_center * affine.withoutTranslation());
             item->updateRepr();
         }
     }