diff --git a/reportdesign/source/core/sdr/RptObject.cxx b/reportdesign/source/core/sdr/RptObject.cxx
index f1c6e4d..4c07a41 100644
--- a/reportdesign/source/core/sdr/RptObject.cxx
+++ b/reportdesign/source/core/sdr/RptObject.cxx
@@ -950,7 +952,12 @@ OUnoObject& OUnoObject::operator=(const OUnoObject& rObj)
     Reference<XPropertySet> xSource(const_cast<OUnoObject&>(rObj).getUnoShape(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
     Reference<XPropertySet> xDest(getUnoShape(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
     if ( xSource.is() && xDest.is() )
+    {
+        SvxShape* pSourceShape = SvxShape::getImplementation( xSource );
+        SvxShape* pDestShape = SvxShape::getImplementation( xDest );
+        pDestShape->SetShapeType(pSourceShape->getShapeType());
         comphelper::copyProperties(xSource.get(), xDest.get());
+    }
 
     return *this;
 }
@@ -1173,7 +1180,12 @@ OOle2Obj& OOle2Obj::operator=(const OOle2Obj& rObj)
     uno::Reference< chart2::data::XDatabaseDataProvider > xSource( lcl_getDataProvider(rObj.GetObjRef()) );
     uno::Reference< chart2::data::XDatabaseDataProvider > xDest( lcl_getDataProvider(GetObjRef()) );
     if ( xSource.is() && xDest.is() )
+    {
+        SvxShape* pSourceShape = SvxShape::getImplementation( xSource );
+        SvxShape* pDestShape = SvxShape::getImplementation( xDest );
+        pDestShape->SetShapeType(pSourceShape->getShapeType());
         comphelper::copyProperties(xSource.get(),xDest.get());
+    }
 
     initializeChart(pRptModel->getReportDefinition().get());