diff --git a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlimport/data/tdf82824.docx b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlimport/data/tdf82824.docx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..65e5d4bc6aa2
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diff --git a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlimport/ooxmlimport.cxx b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlimport/ooxmlimport.cxx
index 975cae23eee0..1e9a5e62b34d 100644
--- a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlimport/ooxmlimport.cxx
+++ b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlimport/ooxmlimport.cxx
@@ -1266,6 +1266,11 @@ DECLARE_OOXMLIMPORT_TEST(testTdf103664, "tdf103664.docx")
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(awt::CharSet::SYMBOL, getProperty<sal_Int16>(xRun, "CharFontCharSet"));
 }
 
+DECLARE_OOXMLIMPORT_TEST(testTdf82824, "tdf82824.docx")
+{
+    // This was text::TextContentAnchorType_AS_CHARACTER, <wp:anchor> wasn't handled on import for the chart.
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(text::TextContentAnchorType_AT_CHARACTER, getProperty<text::TextContentAnchorType>(getShape(1), "AnchorType"));
+}
 
 // tests should only be added to ooxmlIMPORT *if* they fail round-tripping in ooxmlEXPORT
 
diff --git a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx
index 0c3a1442c64b..983b27c8cb55 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx
+++ b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx
@@ -4787,7 +4787,21 @@ void  DomainMapper_Impl::ImportGraphic(const writerfilter::Reference< Properties
 
     // Update the shape properties if it is embedded object.
     if(m_xEmbedded.is()){
-        UpdateEmbeddedShapeProps(m_pGraphicImport->GetXShapeObject());
+        uno::Reference<drawing::XShape> xShape = m_pGraphicImport->GetXShapeObject();
+        UpdateEmbeddedShapeProps(xShape);
+        if (eGraphicImportType == IMPORT_AS_DETECTED_ANCHOR)
+        {
+            uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xEmbeddedProps(m_xEmbedded, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+            text::TextContentAnchorType eAnchorType = text::TextContentAnchorType_AT_CHARACTER;
+            xEmbeddedProps->setPropertyValue("AnchorType", uno::makeAny(eAnchorType));
+            uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xShapeProps(xShape, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+            xEmbeddedProps->setPropertyValue("HoriOrient", xShapeProps->getPropertyValue("HoriOrient"));
+            xEmbeddedProps->setPropertyValue("HoriOrientPosition", xShapeProps->getPropertyValue("HoriOrientPosition"));
+            xEmbeddedProps->setPropertyValue("HoriOrientRelation", xShapeProps->getPropertyValue("HoriOrientRelation"));
+            xEmbeddedProps->setPropertyValue("VertOrient", xShapeProps->getPropertyValue("VertOrient"));
+            xEmbeddedProps->setPropertyValue("VertOrientPosition", xShapeProps->getPropertyValue("VertOrientPosition"));
+            xEmbeddedProps->setPropertyValue("VertOrientRelation", xShapeProps->getPropertyValue("VertOrientRelation"));
+        }
     }
     //insert it into the document at the current cursor position
     OSL_ENSURE( xTextContent.is(), "DomainMapper_Impl::ImportGraphic");