diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py
index e71138702c..caad38bb05 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class Usecase:
         elif getattr(self.settings["product"], "Nests", None):
             relating_object = self.settings["product"].Nests[0].RelatingObject
             return relating_object.ObjectPlacement if hasattr(relating_object, "ObjectPlacement") else None
+        elif getattr(self.settings["product"], "ContainedIn", None):
+            related_element = self.settings["product"].ContainedIn[0].RelatedElement
+            return related_element.ObjectPlacement if hasattr(related_element, "ObjectPlacement") else None
         elif getattr(self.settings["product"], "VoidsElements", None):
             relating_object = self.settings["product"].VoidsElements[0].RelatingBuildingElement
             return relating_object.ObjectPlacement if hasattr(relating_object, "ObjectPlacement") else None
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/geometry/test_edit_object_placement.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/geometry/test_edit_object_placement.py
index 56d1a674c9..384c5fc5d3 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/geometry/test_edit_object_placement.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/geometry/test_edit_object_placement.py
@@ -459,3 +459,36 @@ class TestEditObjectPlacement(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
         assert numpy.array_equal(ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_local_placement(element.ObjectPlacement), matrix)
         assert numpy.array_equal(ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_local_placement(subelement.ObjectPlacement), submatrix)
         assert subelement.ObjectPlacement.PlacementRelTo == element.ObjectPlacement
+
+
+class TestEditObjectPlacement(test.bootstrap.IFC2X3):
+    def test_changing_placements_relative_to_a_distribution_element(self):
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcProject")
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("unit.assign_unit", self.file)
+        element = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcFlowSegment")
+        subelement = ifcopenshell.api.run("system.add_port", self.file, element=element)
+        matrix = numpy.array(
+            (
+                (1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+                (0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+                (0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0),
+                (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+            )
+        )
+        submatrix = numpy.array(
+            (
+                (1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+                (0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 2.0),
+                (0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 3.0),
+                (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+            )
+        )
+        ifcopenshell.api.run(
+            "geometry.edit_object_placement", self.file, product=element, matrix=matrix.copy(), is_si=False
+        )
+        ifcopenshell.api.run(
+            "geometry.edit_object_placement", self.file, product=subelement, matrix=submatrix.copy(), is_si=False
+        )
+        assert numpy.array_equal(ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_local_placement(element.ObjectPlacement), matrix)
+        assert numpy.array_equal(ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_local_placement(subelement.ObjectPlacement), submatrix)
+        assert subelement.ObjectPlacement.PlacementRelTo == element.ObjectPlacement