diff --git a/pcbnew/router/CMakeLists.txt b/pcbnew/router/CMakeLists.txt
index be9b7c386a..a5c1152b12 100644
--- a/pcbnew/router/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcbnew/router/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ include_directories(
     ../../3d-viewer
     ../../pcbnew
     ../../polygon
+	../dialogs
     ${INC_AFTER}
 )
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/tools/edit_tool.cpp b/pcbnew/tools/edit_tool.cpp
index e773fe1d95..7afa189968 100644
--- a/pcbnew/tools/edit_tool.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/tools/edit_tool.cpp
@@ -738,55 +738,7 @@ int EDIT_TOOL::MoveExact( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
         VECTOR2I rp = selection.GetCenter();
         wxPoint rotPoint( rp.x, rp.y );
 
-        // Begin at the center of the selection determined above
-        wxPoint anchorPoint = rotPoint;
-
-        // If the anchor is not ANCHOR_FROM_LIBRARY then the user applied an override.
-        // Also run through this block if only one item is slected because it may be a module,
-        // in which case we want something different than the center of the selection
-        if( ( params.anchor != ANCHOR_FROM_LIBRARY ) || ( selection.GetSize() == 1 ) )
-        {
-            BOARD_ITEM* topLeftItem = static_cast<BOARD_ITEM*>( selection.GetTopLeftModule() );
-
-            // no module found if the GetTopLeftModule() returns null, retry for
-            if( topLeftItem == nullptr )
-            {
-                topLeftItem = static_cast<BOARD_ITEM*>( selection.GetTopLeftItem() );
-                anchorPoint = topLeftItem->GetPosition();
-            }
-
-            if( topLeftItem->Type() == PCB_MODULE_T )
-            {
-                // Cast to module to allow access to the pads
-                MODULE* mod = static_cast<MODULE*>( topLeftItem );
-
-                switch( params.anchor )
-                {
-                case ANCHOR_FROM_LIBRARY:
-                    anchorPoint = mod->GetPosition();
-                    break;
-                case ANCHOR_TOP_LEFT_PAD:
-                    topLeftItem = mod->GetTopLeftPad();
-                    break;
-                case ANCHOR_CENTER_FOOTPRINT:
-                    anchorPoint = mod->GetFootprintRect().GetCenter();
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if( topLeftItem->Type() == PCB_PAD_T )
-            {
-                if( static_cast<D_PAD*>( topLeftItem )->GetAttribute() == PAD_ATTRIB_SMD )
-                {
-                    // Use the top left corner of SMD pads as an anchor instead of the center
-                    anchorPoint = topLeftItem->GetBoundingBox().GetPosition();
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    anchorPoint = topLeftItem->GetPosition();
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        wxPoint anchorPoint = getAnchorPoint( selection, params );
 
         wxPoint finalMoveVector = params.translation - anchorPoint;
 
@@ -814,6 +766,77 @@ int EDIT_TOOL::MoveExact( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
     return 0;
 }
 
+wxPoint EDIT_TOOL::getAnchorPoint( const SELECTION &selection, const MOVE_PARAMETERS &params ) const
+{
+    wxPoint anchorPoint;
+
+    if( params.origin == RELATIVE_TO_CURRENT_POSITION )
+    {
+        return wxPoint( 0, 0 );
+    }
+
+    // set default anchor
+    VECTOR2I rp = selection.GetCenter();
+    anchorPoint = wxPoint( rp.x, rp.y );
+
+    // If the anchor is not ANCHOR_FROM_LIBRARY then the user applied an override.
+    // Also run through this block if only one item is slected because it may be a module,
+    // in which case we want something different than the center of the selection
+    if( ( params.anchor != ANCHOR_FROM_LIBRARY ) || ( selection.GetSize() == 1 ) )
+        {
+            BOARD_ITEM* topLeftItem = static_cast<BOARD_ITEM*>( selection.GetTopLeftModule() );
+
+            // no module found if the GetTopLeftModule() returns null
+            if( topLeftItem != nullptr )
+            {
+
+                if( topLeftItem->Type() == PCB_MODULE_T )
+                {
+                    // Cast to module to allow access to the pads
+                    MODULE* mod = static_cast<MODULE*>( topLeftItem );
+
+                    switch( params.anchor )
+                    {
+                    case ANCHOR_FROM_LIBRARY:
+                        anchorPoint = mod->GetPosition();
+                        break;
+                    case ANCHOR_TOP_LEFT_PAD:
+                        topLeftItem = mod->GetTopLeftPad();
+                        break;
+                    case ANCHOR_CENTER_FOOTPRINT:
+                        anchorPoint = mod->GetFootprintRect().GetCenter();
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if( topLeftItem->Type() == PCB_PAD_T )
+                {
+                    if( static_cast<D_PAD*>( topLeftItem )->GetAttribute() == PAD_ATTRIB_SMD )
+                    {
+                        // Use the top left corner of SMD pads as an anchor instead of the center
+                        anchorPoint = topLeftItem->GetBoundingBox().GetPosition();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        anchorPoint = topLeftItem->GetPosition();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else // no module found in the selection
+            {
+                // in a selection of non-modules
+                if( params.anchor == ANCHOR_TOP_LEFT_PAD )
+                {
+                    // approach the top left pad override for non-modules by using the position of
+                    // the topleft item as an anchor
+                    topLeftItem = static_cast<BOARD_ITEM*>( selection.GetTopLeftItem() );
+                    anchorPoint = topLeftItem->GetPosition();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    return anchorPoint;
+}
+
 
 int EDIT_TOOL::Duplicate( const TOOL_EVENT& aEvent )
 {
diff --git a/pcbnew/tools/edit_tool.h b/pcbnew/tools/edit_tool.h
index 71ff819fe2..c3e3287e1a 100644
--- a/pcbnew/tools/edit_tool.h
+++ b/pcbnew/tools/edit_tool.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <math/vector2d.h>
 #include <tools/pcb_tool.h>
+#include <dialogs/dialog_move_exact.h>
 
 class BOARD_COMMIT;
 class BOARD_ITEM;
@@ -205,6 +206,8 @@ private:
     }
 
     std::unique_ptr<BOARD_COMMIT> m_commit;
+
+    wxPoint getAnchorPoint( const SELECTION &selection, const MOVE_PARAMETERS &params ) const;
 };
 
 #endif