diff --git a/effects/effects.h b/effects/effects.h
index 73a0b7a56..15d77aecb 100644
--- a/effects/effects.h
+++ b/effects/effects.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ public:
 	QSpinBox* opacity;
 public slots:
 	void toggle_uniform_scale(bool enabled);
+private:
+    int default_anchor_x;
+    int default_anchor_y;
 };
 
 // audio effects
diff --git a/effects/transformeffect.cpp b/effects/transformeffect.cpp
index 0ce6e5bee..b24fff230 100644
--- a/effects/transformeffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/transformeffect.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ TransformEffect::TransformEffect(Clip* c) : Effect(c) {
 	scale_y->setValue(100);
 	scale_y->setEnabled(false);
 	uniform_scale_box->setChecked(true);
-	anchor_x_box->setValue(c->media_stream->video_width/2);
-	anchor_y_box->setValue(c->media_stream->video_height/2);
+    default_anchor_x = c->media_stream->video_width/2;
+    default_anchor_y = c->media_stream->video_height/2;
+    anchor_x_box->setValue(default_anchor_x);
+    anchor_y_box->setValue(default_anchor_y);
 	opacity->setValue(100);
 
 	connect(position_x, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(field_changed()));
@@ -117,8 +119,8 @@ void TransformEffect::process_gl(int* anchor_x, int* anchor_y) {
 	glTranslatef(position_x->value()-(parent_clip->sequence->width/2), position_y->value()-(parent_clip->sequence->height/2), 0);
 
 	// anchor point
-	*anchor_x += anchor_x_box->value();
-	*anchor_y += anchor_y_box->value();
+    *anchor_x += (anchor_x_box->value()-default_anchor_x);
+    *anchor_y += (anchor_y_box->value()-default_anchor_y);
 
 	// rotation
 	glRotatef(rotation->value(), 0, 0, 1);
diff --git a/ui/viewerwidget.cpp b/ui/viewerwidget.cpp
index b7dcb0cd0..2f60990e7 100644
--- a/ui/viewerwidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/viewerwidget.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ void ViewerWidget::paintGL()
 					int half_width = c->sequence->width/2;
 					int half_height = c->sequence->height/2;
 					glOrtho(-half_width, half_width, half_height,- half_height, -1, 1);
-					int anchor_x = 0;
-					int anchor_y = 0;
+                    int anchor_x = c->media_stream->video_width/2;
+                    int anchor_y = c->media_stream->video_height/2;
 
 					// perform all transform effects
                     for (int j=0;j<c->effects.size();j++) {