diff --git a/include/dwg.h b/include/dwg.h
index 86df54ac0..9414f15c5 100644
--- a/include/dwg.h
+++ b/include/dwg.h
@@ -8379,6 +8379,12 @@ enum {
   FLAG_POLYLINE_LT_PATTERN_CONTINUES = 128,
 };
 
+enum {
+  LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG_ABS_ROTATION = 1,
+  LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG_IS_TEXT = 2,
+  LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG_IS_SHAPE = 4,
+};
+
 enum {
   FLAG_LAYER_FROZEN = 1,
   FLAG_LAYER_FROZEN_IN_NEW = 2,
diff --git a/src/dwg.spec b/src/dwg.spec
index 9b19c6c8d..9ce189bf2 100644
--- a/src/dwg.spec
+++ b/src/dwg.spec
@@ -3936,6 +3936,7 @@ DWG_TABLE (LTYPE)
       SUB_FIELD_BD (dashes[rcount1],length, 49);
       DXF {
         SUB_FIELD_BS (dashes[rcount1],shape_flag, 74);
+        LOG_LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG
         if (_obj->dashes[rcount1].shape_flag) // eg BATTING
           {
             SUB_FIELD_BS (dashes[rcount1],complex_shapecode, 75);
@@ -3957,6 +3958,7 @@ DWG_TABLE (LTYPE)
         SUB_FIELD_BD (dashes[rcount1],scale, 46);
         SUB_FIELD_BD (dashes[rcount1],rotation, 50);
         SUB_FIELD_BS (dashes[rcount1],shape_flag, 74);
+        LOG_LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG
       }
       DECODER {
         if (FIELD_VALUE (dashes[rcount1].shape_flag) & 2)
diff --git a/src/spec.h b/src/spec.h
index a6ee71f25..85f135c94 100644
--- a/src/spec.h
+++ b/src/spec.h
@@ -906,6 +906,25 @@
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef LOG_LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG
+#  define LOG_LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG_W(w)                                           \
+    if (_obj->dashes[rcount1].shape_flag & LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG_##w)              \
+    LOG_TRACE (#w "(0x%x) ", LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG_##w)
+#  define LOG_LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG                                                \
+    DECODER_OR_ENCODER                                                        \
+    {                                                                         \
+      if (_obj->dashes[rcount1].shape_flag)                                   \
+        {                                                                     \
+          LOG_TRACE ("                      ");                               \
+          LOG_LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG_W (ABS_ROTATION);                              \
+          LOG_LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG_W (IS_TEXT);                                   \
+          LOG_LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG_W (IS_SHAPE);                                  \
+          LOG_FLAG_MAX (_obj->dashes[rcount1].shape_flag, LTYPE_SHAPE_FLAG_IS_SHAPE); \
+          LOG_TRACE ("\n");                                                   \
+        }                                                                     \
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifndef LOG_HORIZ_ALIGNMENT
 #  define LOG_HORIZ_ALIGNMENT_W(w)                                            \
     if (_obj->horiz_alignment == HORIZ_ALIGNMENT_##w)                         \