diff --git a/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_1.cxx b/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_1.cxx
index 2ca503aae..6cc902366 100644
--- a/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_1.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_1.cxx
@@ -590,6 +590,13 @@ void GEOMToolsGUI::OnUnpublishObject() {
             _PTR(AttributeDrawable) aDrw = B->FindOrCreateAttribute( obj, "AttributeDrawable" );
             aDrw->SetDrawable( false );
             disp->EraseWithChildren(IObject);
+            // hide references if any
+            std::vector< _PTR(SObject) > vso = aStudy->FindDependances(obj);
+            for ( int i = 0; i < vso.size(); i++ ) {
+              _PTR(SObject) refObj = vso[i];
+              aDrw = B->FindOrCreateAttribute( refObj, "AttributeDrawable" );
+              aDrw->SetDrawable( false );
+            }
           } // if ( obj )
         } // iterator
         aSelMgr->clearSelected();
diff --git a/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg.cxx b/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg.cxx
index 514a5f200..17c3a2b3f 100644
--- a/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMToolsGUI/GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg.cxx
@@ -340,6 +340,13 @@ void GEOMToolsGUI_PublishDlg::clickOnApply() {
           item->setData(0,Qt::CheckStateRole,QVariant());
         }
       }
+      // show references if any
+      std::vector< _PTR(SObject) > vso = aStudy->FindDependances(SO);
+      for ( int i = 0; i < vso.size(); i++ ) {
+	_PTR(SObject) refObj = vso[i];
+	aDrw = aBuilder->FindOrCreateAttribute( refObj, "AttributeDrawable" );
+	aDrw->SetDrawable( true );
+      }
     }
   }
   toProcess.clear();