diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/export_ifc.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/export_ifc.py
index 4203113fc6..f765025b32 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/export_ifc.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/export_ifc.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class IfcExporter:
 
     def sync_object_placement(self, obj):
         element = self.file.by_id(obj.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id)
-        if element.is_a("IfcTypeProduct") or element.is_a("IfcProject") or not tool.Ifc.is_moved(obj):
+        if not tool.Ifc.is_moved(obj):
             return
         blender_matrix = np.array(obj.matrix_world)
         if (obj.scale - Vector((1.0, 1.0, 1.0))).length > 1e-4:
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/ifc.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/ifc.py
index 6637d37096..b801387fdd 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/ifc.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/tool/ifc.py
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ class Ifc(blenderbim.core.tool.Ifc):
 
     @classmethod
     def is_moved(cls, obj):
+        element = cls.get_entity(obj)
+        if not element or element.is_a("IfcTypeProduct") or element.is_a("IfcProject"):
+            return False
         if not obj.BIMObjectProperties.location_checksum:
             return True  # Let's be conservative
         loc_check = np.frombuffer(eval(obj.BIMObjectProperties.location_checksum))
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/test/tool/test_ifc.py b/src/blenderbim/test/tool/test_ifc.py
index 0501618bec..f8a17e2bd9 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/test/tool/test_ifc.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/test/tool/test_ifc.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import bpy
 import ifcopenshell
 import test.bim.bootstrap
 import blenderbim.core.tool
+import blenderbim.tool as tool
 from blenderbim.tool.ifc import Ifc as subject
 
 
@@ -64,6 +65,36 @@ class TestGetSchema(test.bim.bootstrap.NewFile):
         assert subject.get_schema() == "IFC4"
 
 
+class TestIsMoved(test.bim.bootstrap.NewFile):
+    def test_run(self):
+        ifc = ifcopenshell.file()
+        subject.set(ifc)
+        obj = bpy.data.objects.new("Object", None)
+        element = ifc.createIfcWall()
+        subject.link(element, obj)
+        obj.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id = element.id()
+        assert subject.is_moved(obj) is True
+        tool.Geometry.record_object_position(obj)
+        assert subject.is_moved(obj) is False
+        obj.matrix_world[0][2] += 1
+        assert subject.is_moved(obj) is True
+
+    def test_that_a_type_or_project_never_moves_but_a_grid_axis_does(self):
+        ifc = ifcopenshell.file()
+        subject.set(ifc)
+        obj = bpy.data.objects.new("Object", None)
+        element = ifc.createIfcWallType()
+        subject.link(element, obj)
+        obj.BIMObjectProperties.ifc_definition_id = element.id()
+        assert subject.is_moved(obj) is False
+        element = ifc.createIfcProject()
+        subject.link(element, obj)
+        assert subject.is_moved(obj) is False
+        element = ifc.createIfcGridAxis()
+        subject.link(element, obj)
+        assert subject.is_moved(obj) is True
+
+
 class TestGetEntity(test.bim.bootstrap.NewFile):
     def test_run(self):
         ifc = ifcopenshell.file()