diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 04e6cffe..e1b0db6e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.3.34
+8.3.35
diff --git a/database/DBcellsubr.c b/database/DBcellsubr.c
index 94d02efb..d9e6ee8c 100644
--- a/database/DBcellsubr.c
+++ b/database/DBcellsubr.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ DBDescendSubcell(use, xMask)
  *
  * Copies the contents of the CellDef pointed to by sourceDef into the
  * CellDef pointed to by destDef.  Only the planes, labels, flags,
- * use-id hash table, and bounding box are copied.
+ * cell plane, use-id hash table, and bounding box are copied.
  *
  * Results:
  *	None.
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ DBCellCopyDefBody(sourceDef, destDef)
     for (i = 0; i < MAXPLANES; i++)
 	destDef->cd_planes[i] = sourceDef->cd_planes[i];
 
+    destDef->cd_cellPlane = sourceDef->cd_cellPlane;
+
     /* Be careful to update parent pointers in the children of dest.
      * Don't allow interrupts to wreck this.
      */