diff --git a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/PlaceObject2Tag.java b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/PlaceObject2Tag.java
index 896de9b6b..65d330252 100644
--- a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/PlaceObject2Tag.java
+++ b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/tags/PlaceObject2Tag.java
@@ -483,6 +483,11 @@ public class PlaceObject2Tag extends PlaceObjectTypeTag implements ASMSourceCont
         this.placeFlagMove = placeFlagMove;
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public void setPlaceFlagMove(boolean placeFlagMove) {
+        this.placeFlagMove = placeFlagMove;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean hasImage() {
         return false;
diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue.java b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue.java
index 91972e90f..eb0bd50e8 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue.java
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public class CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue extends AppDialog {
     private final JCheckBox replaceCheckBox;
 
     private final JCheckBox offsetCheckBox;
+    
+    private final JCheckBox firstMatrixCheckBox;
 
     private int result = ERROR_OPTION;
 
@@ -74,6 +76,9 @@ public class CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue extends AppDialog {
         
         offsetCheckBox = new JCheckBox(translate("collect.offset"));
         cnt.add(offsetCheckBox);
+        
+        firstMatrixCheckBox = new JCheckBox(translate("collect.matrix"));
+        cnt.add(firstMatrixCheckBox);
 
         JPanel panButtons = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
         okButton.addActionListener(this::okButtonActionPerformed);
@@ -116,6 +121,10 @@ public class CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue extends AppDialog {
     public boolean getOffset() {
         return offsetCheckBox.isSelected();
     }
+    
+    public boolean getEnsureFirstMatrix() {
+        return firstMatrixCheckBox.isSelected();
+    }
 
     public int showDialog(Collection<Integer> depths) {        
         depthsList.setListData(depths.toArray(new Integer[depths.size()]));
diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/locales/CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue.properties b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/locales/CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue.properties
index e8397776b..2d6339f6d 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/locales/CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue.properties
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/locales/CollectDepthAsSpritesDialogue.properties
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dialog.title = Collect options
 collect.depths = Depths to collect:
 collect.replace = Replace original tags with sprite
 collect.offset = Offset top left corner to (0,0)
+collect.matrix = Use the previous frames matrix as the first PlaceObject matrix
 
 button.ok = OK
 button.cancel = Cancel
diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/tagtree/TagTreeContextMenu.java b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/tagtree/TagTreeContextMenu.java
index b01439a98..b2b16fe64 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/tagtree/TagTreeContextMenu.java
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/tagtree/TagTreeContextMenu.java
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@ public class TagTreeContextMenu extends JPopupMenu {
         add(pasteInsideMenuItem);
 
         collectDepthAsSpritesItem = new JMenuItem(mainPanel.translate("contextmenu.collectDepthAsSprites"));
+        collectDepthAsSpritesItem.setIcon(View.getIcon("sprite16"));
         collectDepthAsSpritesItem.addActionListener(this::collectDepthAsSprites);
         add(collectDepthAsSpritesItem);
 
@@ -4130,6 +4131,7 @@ public class TagTreeContextMenu extends JPopupMenu {
             List<Integer> depths = dialog.getDepths();
             boolean replace = dialog.getReplace();
             boolean offset = dialog.getOffset();
+            boolean firstMatrix = dialog.getEnsureFirstMatrix();
 
             Map<Integer, DefineSpriteTag> sprites = new HashMap<>();
             for (int d : depths) {
@@ -4149,19 +4151,56 @@ public class TagTreeContextMenu extends JPopupMenu {
             try {
                 for (int i = frames.size() - 1; i > -1; i--) {
                     Frame f = (Frame) frames.get(i);
+                    Map<Integer, PlaceObjectTypeTag> prevMatrixAtDepth = new HashMap<>();
+                    int pf = f.frame - 1;
+
                     for (int j = 0; j < f.innerTags.size(); j++) {
                         Tag t = f.innerTags.get(j);
-                        
+
                         int depth = -1;
                         if (t instanceof RemoveTag) {
                             depth = ((RemoveTag) t).getDepth();
                         } else if (t instanceof PlaceObjectTypeTag) {
-                            depth = ((PlaceObjectTypeTag) t).getDepth();
+                            PlaceObjectTypeTag place = (PlaceObjectTypeTag) t;
+                            depth = place.getDepth();
+
+                            if (firstMatrix && i == 0) {
+                                if (place.getMatrix() == null) {
+                                    for (; pf > -1; pf--) {
+                                        if (prevMatrixAtDepth.containsKey(depth)) {
+                                            break;
+                                        }
+
+                                        Frame prev = f.timeline.getFrame(pf);
+                                        for (Tag pt : prev.innerTags) {
+                                            if (pt instanceof PlaceObjectTypeTag) {
+                                                PlaceObjectTypeTag pplace = (PlaceObjectTypeTag) pt;
+                                                prevMatrixAtDepth.putIfAbsent(pplace.getDepth(), pplace);
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
 
                         if (depth != -1) {
                             DefineSpriteTag sprite = sprites.get(depth);
                             Tag clone = t.cloneTag();
+                            if (firstMatrix && i == 0 && clone instanceof PlaceObjectTypeTag) {
+                                PlaceObjectTypeTag place = (PlaceObjectTypeTag) clone;
+                                if (place.getMatrix() == null) {
+                                    PlaceObjectTypeTag previous = prevMatrixAtDepth.get(place.getDepth());
+                                    if (previous != null) {
+                                        MATRIX m = previous.getMatrix();
+                                        if (m != null) {
+                                            place.setPlaceFlagHasMatrix(true);
+                                            place.setPlaceFlagMove(true);
+                                            place.setMatrix(new MATRIX(m));
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+
                             clone.setTimelined(sprite);
                             sprite.addTag(i, clone);
 
@@ -4235,7 +4274,7 @@ public class TagTreeContextMenu extends JPopupMenu {
                 }
 
                 swf.updateCharacters();
-                if(replace) {
+                if (replace) {
                     swf.computeDependentCharacters();
                     swf.computeDependentFrames();
                 }