if (actionkey != NULL)
	{
		// FIXME: fix for GTK breakage, see comment in SelectedStyle::on_opacity_changed
		sp_canvas_force_full_redraw_after_interruptions(sp_desktop_canvas(desktop), 0);

		gdouble strokewidth = stroke_average_width (selection->itemList());
		int transform_stroke = prefs->getBool("/options/transform/stroke", true) ? 1 : 0;

-		Geom::Matrix scaler = get_scale_transform_with_stroke (*bbox, strokewidth, transform_stroke, x0, y0, x1, y1);
		
+		Geom::Matrix scaler;
+		if (bbox_type == SPItem::APPROXIMATE_BBOX) { 
+			scaler = get_scale_transform_with_stroke (*bbox, strokewidth, transform_stroke, x0, y0, x1, y1);
+		}
+		else {
+			scaler = get_scale_transform_with_stroke (*bbox, 0, false, x0, y0, x1, y1);

+		}
		sp_selection_apply_affine(selection, scaler);
		sp_document_maybe_done (document, actionkey, SP_VERB_CONTEXT_SELECT,_("Transform by toolbar"));

		// resume interruptibility
		sp_canvas_end_forced_full_redraws(sp_desktop_canvas(desktop));
	}