diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.pattern/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/pattern/AbstractPattern.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.pattern/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/pattern/AbstractPattern.java
index f3cd36e..410d5af 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.pattern/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/pattern/AbstractPattern.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.graphiti.pattern/src/org/eclipse/graphiti/pattern/AbstractPattern.java
@@ -241,11 +241,13 @@
 
 	public void resizeShape(IResizeShapeContext context) {
 		Shape shape = context.getShape();
+		int x = context.getX();
+		int y = context.getY();
 		int width = context.getWidth();
 		int height = context.getHeight();
 
 		if (shape.getGraphicsAlgorithm() != null) {
-			Graphiti.getGaService().setSize(shape.getGraphicsAlgorithm(), width, height);
+			Graphiti.getGaService().setLocationAndSize(shape.getGraphicsAlgorithm(), x, y, width, height);
 		}
 
 		layoutPictogramElement(shape);