diff --git a/crates/render/src/lib.rs b/crates/render/src/lib.rs
index 81da83585..25ccf4101 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/lib.rs
@@ -1531,7 +1531,9 @@ fn sub_ctx<'a>(ctx: &Ctx<'a>, e: &Entity, m: Mat3) -> Ctx<'a> {
         top: ctx.top,
         frozen: ctx.frozen,
         vp_colors: ctx.vp_colors,
-        lt_factor: ctx.lt_factor,
+        // The reference's own linetype scale (group 48) multiplies that of the objects inside,
+        // as LTSCALE does for the drawing (tests/block_ltscale.rs).
+        lt_factor: ctx.lt_factor * if e.common.ltscale.is_finite() && e.common.ltscale > 0.0 { e.common.ltscale } else { 1.0 },
         block_pstyle: ctx.block_pstyle,
         // The reference's own, set by the caller (`Builder::transparency` while it draws).
         block_transparency: ctx.block_transparency,
diff --git a/crates/render/tests/block_ltscale.rs b/crates/render/tests/block_ltscale.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e5863752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/render/tests/block_ltscale.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+//! The linetype scale of a block reference (DXF group 48 on the INSERT) multiplies the linetype
+//! scale of the objects in the block, as LTSCALE does for the whole drawing: a DASHED line inside
+//! a block inserted at linetype scale 2 has dashes twice as long.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use cadcraft_doc::{Block, Common, Drawing, Entity, EntityKind, Handle, Insert, Line, Space, library};
+use cadcraft_geom::Vec3;
+use cadcraft_render::{Kind, Options, build};
+
+/// A block «B» with a 100-unit DASHED line (pattern 0.5 on, 0.25 off), inserted once at the
+/// origin with the given linetype scale; the line's own linetype `own` (DASHED or BYBLOCK).
+fn drawing(ltscale: f64, own: &str) -> Drawing {
+    let mut d = Drawing::new_metric();
+    d.linetypes.extend(library::standard_linetypes().into_iter().filter(|l| l.name == "DASHED"));
+    let mut blk = Block::new("B");
+    let mut line = Entity::new(Handle(1), EntityKind::Line(Line { a: Vec3::ZERO, b: Vec3::new(100.0, 0.0, 0.0) }));
+    line.common.linetype = own.into();
+    blk.entities.push(line);
+    d.blocks.insert("B".into(), Arc::new(blk));
+    let reference = Common { linetype: "DASHED".into(), ltscale, ..Default::default() };
+    let ins = Insert {
+        block: "B".into(),
+        insert: Vec3::ZERO,
+        scale: Vec3::new(1.0, 1.0, 1.0),
+        rotation: 0.0,
+        attribs: vec![],
+        cols: 1,
+        rows: 1,
+        col_spacing: 0.0,
+        row_spacing: 0.0,
+    };
+    d.add(&Space::Model, reference, EntityKind::Insert(ins)).unwrap();
+    d
+}
+
+/// The lengths of the dashes drawn for the reference, all but the last one (which may be cut).
+fn dashes(d: &Drawing) -> Vec<f64> {
+    let l = build(d, &Space::Model, &Options::default());
+    let mut out: Vec<f64> =
+        l.prims.iter().filter(|p| p.kind == Kind::Polyline).map(|p| l.points(p).windows(2).map(|w| w[0].dist(w[1])).sum()).collect();
+    out.pop();
+    out
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_linetype_scale_of_a_block_reference_scales_the_dashes_inside() {
+    for own in ["DASHED", "BYBLOCK"] {
+        let one = dashes(&drawing(1.0, own));
+        let two = dashes(&drawing(2.0, own));
+        assert!(!one.is_empty() && one.iter().all(|l| (l - 0.5).abs() < 1e-6), "{own}: {one:?}");
+        assert!(!two.is_empty() && two.iter().all(|l| (l - 1.0).abs() < 1e-6), "{own}: {two:?}");
+    }
+}