=== modified file 'src/live_effects/parameter/path.cpp'
--- src/live_effects/parameter/path.cpp	2016-03-18 17:34:07 +0000
+++ src/live_effects/parameter/path.cpp	2016-06-09 22:37:13 +0000
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "uri.h"
 #include "sp-shape.h"
 #include "sp-text.h"
+#include "sp-defs.h"
+#include "sp-namedview.h"
 #include "display/curve.h"
 
 #include "ui/tools/node-tool.h"
@@ -213,21 +215,62 @@
     if (!tools_isactive(dt, TOOLS_NODES)) {
         tools_switch(dt, TOOLS_NODES);
     }
-
-    Inkscape::UI::Tools::NodeTool *nt = static_cast<Inkscape::UI::Tools::NodeTool*>(dt->event_context);
-    std::set<ShapeRecord> shapes;
-    ShapeRecord r;
-
-    r.role = SHAPE_ROLE_LPE_PARAM;
-    r.edit_transform = item->i2dt_affine(); // TODO is it right?
     if (!href) {
+        SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+        SPDocument *doc = desktop->getDocument();
+        bool saved = DocumentUndo::getUndoSensitive(doc);
+        DocumentUndo::setUndoSensitive(doc, false);
+        Inkscape::UI::Tools::NodeTool *nt = static_cast<Inkscape::UI::Tools::NodeTool*>(dt->event_context);
+        std::set<ShapeRecord> shapes;
+        ShapeRecord r;
+
+        r.role = SHAPE_ROLE_LPE_PARAM;
+        Inkscape::Util::Unit const * unit = desktop->getNamedView()->getDisplayUnit();
+        Geom::Affine inverse = Geom::Scale(1, -1) * Geom::Translate(0, doc->getHeight().value("px"));
+        r.edit_transform = item->i2dt_affine() * inverse; // TODO is it right?
+        SPDefs *defs = doc->getDefs();
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *path;
+        Inkscape::XML::Document *xml_doc = doc->getReprDoc();
+        path = xml_doc->createElement("svg:path");
+
+        path->setAttribute("d", sp_svg_write_path(_pathvector));
         r.item = reinterpret_cast<SPItem*>(param_effect->getLPEObj());
+        gchar * path_parameter_id = g_strdup_printf("%s%s", r.item->getAttribute("id"),"_pathparameter");
+        SPObject * previous_item = doc->getObjectById(path_parameter_id);
+        if (previous_item) {
+            Inkscape::XML::Node * prev = previous_item->getRepr();
+            prev->setAttribute("d", sp_svg_write_path(_pathvector));
+            Inkscape::GC::release(prev);
+            previous_item->updateRepr();
+            SPItem *path_param = SP_ITEM(previous_item);
+            r.item = path_param;
+        } else {
+            path->setAttribute("id", path_parameter_id);
+            SPItem *path_param = SP_ITEM(defs->appendChildRepr(path));
+            Inkscape::GC::release(path);
+            path_param->updateRepr();
+            r.item = path_param;
+        }
         r.lpe_key = param_key;
+        href = g_strdup_printf("#%s", path_parameter_id);
+        param_write_to_repr(g_strdup_printf("#%s", path_parameter_id));
+        DocumentUndo::setUndoSensitive(doc, saved);
+        param_editOncanvas(item, dt);
     } else {
+        Inkscape::UI::Tools::NodeTool *nt = static_cast<Inkscape::UI::Tools::NodeTool*>(dt->event_context);
+        std::set<ShapeRecord> shapes;
+        ShapeRecord r;
+
+        r.role = SHAPE_ROLE_LPE_PARAM;
+        SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+        SPDocument *doc = desktop->getDocument();
+        Inkscape::Util::Unit const * unit = desktop->getNamedView()->getDisplayUnit();
+        Geom::Affine inverse = Geom::Scale(1, -1) * Geom::Translate(0, doc->getHeight().value("px"));
+        r.edit_transform = item->i2dt_affine() * inverse; // TODO is it right?
         r.item = ref.getObject();
+        shapes.insert(r);
+        nt->_multipath->setItems(shapes);
     }
-    shapes.insert(r);
-    nt->_multipath->setItems(shapes);
 }
 
 void