diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js
index 72944228b8..a52f8d84fd 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js
@@ -399,10 +399,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.TransformFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             if (control.irregular && !control._setfeature) {
                dx1 -= (this.x - oldGeom.x) / 2;
                dy1 -= (this.y - oldGeom.y) / 2;
-               var newCenter = centerGeometry.clone();
-               newCenter.x += Math.abs(dx0) < 0.00001 ? 0 : (this.x - oldGeom.x) / 2;
-               newCenter.y += Math.abs(dy0) < 0.00001 ? 0 : (this.y - oldGeom.y) / 2;
-               control.transformFeature({center: newCenter});
             }
             this.x = oldX;
             this.y = oldY;
@@ -424,8 +420,14 @@ OpenLayers.Control.TransformFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
 
             control.box.geometry.resize(scale, centerGeometry, ratio);
             control.box.geometry.rotate(control.rotation, centerGeometry);
-            control.box.move(control.feature.geometry.getBounds().getCenterLonLat());
             control.transformFeature({scale: scale, ratio: ratio});
+            if (control.irregular && !control._setfeature) {
+               var newCenter = centerGeometry.clone();
+               newCenter.x += Math.abs(oldX - centerGeometry.x) < 0.00001 ? 0 : (this.x - oldX);
+               newCenter.y += Math.abs(oldY - centerGeometry.y) < 0.00001 ? 0 : (this.y - oldY);
+               control.box.geometry.move(this.x - oldX, this.y - oldY);
+               control.transformFeature({center: newCenter});
+            }
         };
         
         // Override for rotation handle move - make sure that the box and