Index: src/path-chemistry.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/path-chemistry.cpp	(revision 19637)
+++ src/path-chemistry.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@
          items = items->next) {
 
         SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(items->data);
+    	SPDocument *document = item->document;
 
         if (SP_IS_PATH(item) && !SP_PATH(item)->original_curve) {
             continue; // already a path, and no path effect
@@ -397,6 +398,10 @@
         Inkscape::XML::Node *parent = SP_OBJECT_REPR(item)->parent();
         // remember id
         char const *id = SP_OBJECT_REPR(item)->attribute("id");
+        // remember title
+        gchar const *title = item->title();
+        // remember description
+        gchar const *desc = item->desc();
 
         // It's going to resurrect, so we delete without notifying listeners.
         SP_OBJECT(item)->deleteObject(false);
@@ -405,6 +410,16 @@
         repr->setAttribute("id", id);
         // add the new repr to the parent
         parent->appendChild(repr);
+        SPObject* newObj = document->getObjectByRepr(repr);
+        if (title && newObj) {
+        	newObj->setTitle(title);
+            g_free(title);
+        }
+        if (desc && newObj) {
+        	newObj->setDesc(desc);
+            g_free(desc);
+        }
+
         // move to the saved position
         repr->setPosition(pos > 0 ? pos : 0);
 
Index: src/splivarot.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/splivarot.cpp	(revision 19637)
+++ src/splivarot.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@
     gchar const *style = repr_source->attribute("style");
     gchar const *mask = repr_source->attribute("mask");
     gchar const *clip_path = repr_source->attribute("clip-path");
-
+    gchar const *title = source->title();
+    gchar const *desc = source->desc();
     // remove source paths
     selection->clear();
     for (GSList *l = il; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
@@ -585,13 +586,21 @@
 
         repr->setAttribute("id", id);
         parent->appendChild(repr);
-        repr->setPosition(pos > 0 ? pos : 0);
+        if (title) {
+        	sp_desktop_document(desktop)->getObjectByRepr(repr)->setTitle(title);
+        }            
+        if (desc) {
+        	sp_desktop_document(desktop)->getObjectByRepr(repr)->setDesc(desc);
+        }
+		repr->setPosition(pos > 0 ? pos : 0);
 
         selection->add(repr);
         Inkscape::GC::release(repr);
     }
 
     g_free(transform);
+    if (title) g_free(title);
+    if (desc) g_free(desc);
 
     if (verb != SP_VERB_NONE) {
         sp_document_done(sp_desktop_document(desktop), verb, description);
@@ -808,7 +817,11 @@
         Inkscape::XML::Node *parent = SP_OBJECT_REPR(item)->parent();
         // remember id
         char const *id = SP_OBJECT_REPR(item)->attribute("id");
-
+        // remember title
+        gchar const *title = item->title();
+        // remember description
+        gchar const *desc = item->desc();
+        
         if (res->descr_cmd.size() > 1) { // if there's 0 or 1 node left, drop this path altogether
 
             SPDocument * doc = sp_desktop_document(desktop);
@@ -840,10 +853,17 @@
                 g_repr->setPosition(pos > 0 ? pos : 0);
 
                 g_repr->appendChild(repr);
+                // restore title, description, id, transform
                 repr->setAttribute("id", id);
                 SPItem *newitem = (SPItem *) doc->getObjectByRepr(repr);
                 sp_item_write_transform(newitem, repr, transform);
-
+                if (title) {
+                	newitem->setTitle(title);
+                }
+                if (desc) {
+                	newitem->setDesc(desc);
+                }
+                
                 SPShape *shape = SP_SHAPE(item);
 
                 Geom::PathVector const & pathv = curve->get_pathvector();
@@ -904,11 +924,18 @@
                 // move to the saved position
                 repr->setPosition(pos > 0 ? pos : 0);
 
+                // restore title, description, id, transform
                 repr->setAttribute("id", id);
 
                 SPItem *newitem = (SPItem *) sp_desktop_document(desktop)->getObjectByRepr(repr);
                 sp_item_write_transform(newitem, repr, transform);
-
+                if (title) {
+                	newitem->setTitle(title);
+                }
+                if (desc) {
+                	newitem->setDesc(desc);
+                }
+                
                 selection->add(repr);
 
             }
@@ -920,6 +947,8 @@
             SP_OBJECT(item)->deleteObject(false);
 
         }
+        if (title) g_free(title);
+        if (desc) g_free(desc);
 
         delete res;
         delete orig;
@@ -1531,7 +1560,11 @@
     char const *id = SP_OBJECT_REPR(item)->attribute("id");
     // remember path effect
     char const *patheffect = SP_OBJECT_REPR(item)->attribute("inkscape:path-effect");
-
+    // remember title
+    gchar const *title = item->title();
+    // remember description
+    gchar const *desc = item->desc();
+    
     //If a group was selected, to not change the selection list
     if (modifySelection)
         selection->remove(item);
@@ -1586,7 +1619,17 @@
 
     // restore path effect
     repr->setAttribute("inkscape:path-effect", patheffect);
-
+    
+    // restore title & description
+    if (title) {
+    	newitem->setTitle(title);
+        g_free(title);
+    }
+    if (desc) {
+    	newitem->setDesc(desc);
+        g_free(desc);
+    }
+    
     //If we are not in a selected group
     if (modifySelection)
         selection->add(repr);