diff --git a/code/AssetLib/DXF/DXFLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/DXF/DXFLoader.cpp
index 161a91826..0979b44a6 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/DXF/DXFLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/DXF/DXFLoader.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@ void DXFImporter::ExpandBlockReferences(DXF::Block& bl,const DXF::BlockMap& bloc
                 // XXX order
                 aiMatrix4x4 trafo, tmp;
                 aiMatrix4x4::Translation(-bl_src.base,trafo);
+                //Need to translate position before scaling the insert
+                //otherwise the position ends up being the position*scaling
+                //STH 2024.01.17
+                trafo *= aiMatrix4x4::Translation(insert.pos,tmp);
                 trafo *= aiMatrix4x4::Scaling(insert.scale,tmp);
                 //trafo *= aiMatrix4x4::Translation(insert.pos,tmp);