diff --git a/scripts/system/edit.js b/scripts/system/edit.js
index 9f98c553bf..510aab1e7a 100644
--- a/scripts/system/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/edit.js
@@ -1559,8 +1559,17 @@ function importSVO(importURL) {
                     entityPositions[i] = properties.position;
                 }
                 deltaPerpendicular = Vec3.multiply(1 / pastedEntityIDs.length, deltaPerpendicular);
-
                 var deltaPosition = Vec3.sum(Vec3.multiply(deltaParallel, targetDirection), deltaPerpendicular);
+
+                if (grid.getSnapToGrid()) {
+                    var properties = Entities.getEntityProperties(pastedEntityIDs[0], ["position", "dimensions",
+                        "registrationPoint"]);
+                    var position = Vec3.sum(deltaPosition, properties.position);
+                    position = grid.snapToSurface(grid.snapToGrid(position, false, properties.dimensions, 
+                            properties.registrationPoint), properties.dimensions, properties.registrationPoint);
+                    deltaPosition = Vec3.subtract(position, properties.position);
+                }
+
                 for (var i = 0, length = pastedEntityIDs.length; i < length; i++) {
                     Entities.editEntity(pastedEntityIDs[i], {
                         position: Vec3.sum(deltaPosition, entityPositions[i])
diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/gridTool.js b/scripts/system/libraries/gridTool.js
index 11384ad91b..08eb96a2bc 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/gridTool.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/gridTool.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Grid = function(opts) {
         }
     }
 
-    that.snapToSurface = function(position, dimensions) {
+    that.snapToSurface = function(position, dimensions, registration) {
         if (!snapToGrid) {
             return position;
         }
@@ -88,14 +88,18 @@ Grid = function(opts) {
             dimensions = { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 };
         }
 
+        if (registration === undefined) {
+            registration = { x: 0.5, y: 0.5, z: 0.5 };
+        }
+
         return {
             x: position.x,
-            y: origin.y + (dimensions.y / 2),
+            y: origin.y + (registration.y * dimensions.y),
             z: position.z
         };
     }
 
-    that.snapToGrid = function(position, majorOnly, dimensions) {
+    that.snapToGrid = function(position, majorOnly, dimensions, registration) {
         if (!snapToGrid) {
             return position;
         }
@@ -104,6 +108,10 @@ Grid = function(opts) {
             dimensions = { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 };
         }
 
+        if (registration === undefined) {
+            registration = { x: 0.5, y: 0.5, z: 0.5 };
+        }
+
         var spacing = majorOnly ? majorGridEvery : minorGridEvery;
 
         position = Vec3.subtract(position, origin);
@@ -112,7 +120,7 @@ Grid = function(opts) {
         position.y = Math.round(position.y / spacing) * spacing;
         position.z = Math.round(position.z / spacing) * spacing;
 
-        return Vec3.sum(Vec3.sum(position, Vec3.multiply(0.5, dimensions)), origin);
+        return Vec3.sum(Vec3.sum(position, Vec3.multiplyVbyV(registration, dimensions)), origin);
     }
 
     that.snapToSpacing = function(delta, majorOnly) {