diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/spatial.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/spatial.py
index 0e27e35793..9ad2994dcf 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/spatial.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/spatial.py
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ class Spatial(blenderbim.core.tool.Spatial):
         new.description = element.Description or ""
         new.long_name = element.LongName or ""
         if not element.is_a("IfcProject"):
-            new.elevation = ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_storey_elevation(element)
+            ifc_file = tool.Ifc.get()
+            si_conversion = ifcopenshell.util.unit.calculate_unit_scale(ifc_file)
+            new.elevation = ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_storey_elevation(element) * si_conversion
         new.is_expanded = element.id() not in cls.contracted_containers
         new.level_index = level_index
         children = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_parts(element)