diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py
index eae2f35c52..4758bcefd3 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py
@@ -1090,11 +1090,12 @@ class Loader(bonsai.core.tool.Loader):
             no = Vector([0.0, 0.0, 1.0])
             co = Vector((0.0, 0.0, offset))
             # Bisect planes are always horizontal (world Z) for AXIS3.
-            # For well-formed IFC data, the mesh local Z span equals total_perp_thickness
-            # (extrusion.Depth is always set to thickness / extrusion_vec.z so that
-            # extrusion.Depth × extrusion_vec.z = thickness). depth_scale is kept as
-            # a safety net for IFC files from other authoring tools where the extrusion
-            # depth may not exactly match the sum of LayerThicknesses.
+            # The mesh local Z span should equal total_perp_thickness × unit_scale:
+            #   extrusion.Depth × extrusion_vec.z = total_perp_thickness
+            # If the IFC data is inconsistent (e.g. from old Bonsai code that incorrectly
+            # scaled extrusion.Depth for ObjectPlacement-rotated slabs), we self-heal:
+            # scale the mesh vertices to the correct Z span and fix the stored depth so
+            # future imports load correctly without this correction.
             extrusion_vec = cls.get_extrusion_vector(element).normalized()
             ifc_extrusion_depth = None
             if body_rep := ifcopenshell.util.representation.get_representation(element, "Model", "Body", "MODEL_VIEW"):
@@ -1107,6 +1108,22 @@ class Loader(bonsai.core.tool.Loader):
             total_perp_thickness = sum(l.LayerThickness for l in layer_set.MaterialLayers)
             if ifc_extrusion_depth and total_perp_thickness:
                 depth_scale = abs(extrusion_vec.z) * (ifc_extrusion_depth / total_perp_thickness)
+            if abs(depth_scale - 1.0) > 1e-6 and ifc_extrusion_depth and body_rep:
+                # Z_span / depth_scale == total_perp_thickness × unit_scale for any
+                # extrusion direction, so scaling from the mesh bottom is always correct.
+                min_z = min(v.co.z for v in bm.verts)
+                for v in bm.verts:
+                    v.co.z = min_z + (v.co.z - min_z) / depth_scale
+                # Fix the IFC data so future imports don't require this correction.
+                extrusion_vec_z = abs(extrusion_vec.z)
+                correct_depth = total_perp_thickness / extrusion_vec_z if extrusion_vec_z > 1e-6 else total_perp_thickness
+                for item in ifcopenshell.util.representation.resolve_representation(body_rep).Items:
+                    while item.is_a("IfcBooleanResult"):
+                        item = item.FirstOperand
+                    if item.is_a("IfcExtrudedAreaSolid"):
+                        item.Depth = correct_depth
+                        break
+                depth_scale = 1.0
         elif usage.LayerSetDirection == "AXIS1":
             co = Vector((0.0, 0.0, offset))
             no = cls.get_extrusion_vector(element).normalized()