diff --git a/src/path/CompoundPath.js b/src/path/CompoundPath.js
index 90c4ea9b..0e960e30 100644
--- a/src/path/CompoundPath.js
+++ b/src/path/CompoundPath.js
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ var CompoundPath = this.CompoundPath = PathItem.extend(/** @lends CompoundPath#
 	_serializeFields: {
 		pathData: ''
 	},
+	// CompoundPaths directly apply transformations to their Paths by default.
+	applyMatrix: true,
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new compound path item and places it in the active layer.
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index 9b07863e..0ab5cae0 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
 		segments: [],
 		closed: false
 	},
+	// Paths directly apply transformations to the Segments by default.
+	applyMatrix: true,
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new Path item and places it at the top of the active layer.
@@ -300,9 +302,6 @@ var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
 		return true;
 	},
 
-	// Paths directly apply transformation matrices to the Segments by default.
-	applyMatrix: true,
-
 	_applyMatrix: function(matrix) {
 		var coords = new Array(6);
 		for (var i = 0, l = this._segments.length; i < l; i++) {