1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
index a305fa350..75335ce1a 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
@@ -862,6 +862,13 @@ void MeasureTool::setGuide(Geom::Point origin,double angle, const char *label)
     if(!namedview) {
         return;
     }
+
+    // <sodipodi:guide> stores inverted y-axis coordinates
+    if (desktop->is_yaxisdown()) {
+        origin[Geom::Y] = doc->getHeight().value("px") - origin[Geom::Y];
+        angle *= -1.0;
+    }
+
     origin *= affine; 
     //measure angle
     Inkscape::XML::Node *guide;