diff --git a/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/klighd/KlighdSetup.java b/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/klighd/KlighdSetup.java
index fd58a23d8..90883c71f 100644
--- a/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/klighd/KlighdSetup.java
+++ b/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/klighd/KlighdSetup.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd;
 
 import org.eclipse.elk.core.labels.LabelManagementOptions;
+import org.eclipse.elk.core.options.CoreOptions;
 
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd.internal.util.KlighdInternalProperties;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.klighd.microlayout.GridPlacementUtil;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public void execute() {
             .registerBlacklistedProperty(KlighdInternalProperties.MODEL_ELEMENT)
             .registerBlacklistedProperty(LabelManagementOptions.LABEL_MANAGER)
             .registerBlacklistedProperty(GridPlacementUtil.ESTIMATED_GRID_DATA)
-            .registerBlacklistedProperty(GridPlacementUtil.CHILD_AREA_POSITION);
+            .registerBlacklistedProperty(GridPlacementUtil.CHILD_AREA_POSITION)
+            .registerBlacklistedProperty(CoreOptions.TOPDOWN_OPTION_VALUE_MAP);
     }
 }