diff --git a/editor/svgcanvas.js b/editor/svgcanvas.js
index fb1a7b0e..91d92f64 100644
--- a/editor/svgcanvas.js
+++ b/editor/svgcanvas.js
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ function SvgCanvas(c)
 
 			var changes = {};
 
+			// This fixes Firefox 2- behavior - for whatever reason, simply removing the transform
+			// attribute was not having the proper effect on the element, so we set it to a null
+			// transform, then remove the attribute
+			selected.setAttribute("transform", "translate(0,0)");
 			selected.removeAttribute("transform");
 			switch (selected.tagName)
 			{