diff --git a/Remoting/Application/Testing/Python/HTGReflectionFilterBackwardsCompatibilityTest.py b/Remoting/Application/Testing/Python/HTGReflectionFilterBackwardsCompatibilityTest.py
index 969657dede92bd589dc7c6c62003694c80cffd6c..63a3785358f77926042dc1eb6d283ea511f3b3be 100644
--- a/Remoting/Application/Testing/Python/HTGReflectionFilterBackwardsCompatibilityTest.py
+++ b/Remoting/Application/Testing/Python/HTGReflectionFilterBackwardsCompatibilityTest.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ hyperTreeGridRandom = HyperTreeGridRandom()
 hyperTreeGridAxisReflection = HyperTreeGridAxisReflection(Input=hyperTreeGridRandom)
 assert(type(hyperTreeGridAxisReflection).__name__ == "AxisAlignedReflectionFilter")
 
+hyperTreeGridAxisReflection.PlaneNormal = 'Z Axis'
+assert(hyperTreeGridAxisReflection.ReflectionPlane.Normal == [0.0, 0.0, 1.0])
+
 hyperTreeGridAxisReflection.PlaneNormal = 7
 hyperTreeGridAxisReflection.PlanePosition = 2
 
diff --git a/Remoting/Application/Testing/Python/ReflectBackwardsCompatibilityTest.py b/Remoting/Application/Testing/Python/ReflectBackwardsCompatibilityTest.py
index 67ddc268261188797f7c16e1b4a72469e22490c5..781b5b8fb9a445c0b271f07ce533d33db8f6a021 100644
--- a/Remoting/Application/Testing/Python/ReflectBackwardsCompatibilityTest.py
+++ b/Remoting/Application/Testing/Python/ReflectBackwardsCompatibilityTest.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ sphereReflection.Center = 2
 assert(sphereReflection.ReflectionPlane.Normal == [0.0, 1.0, 0.0])
 assert(sphereReflection.ReflectionPlane.Origin == [2.0, 2.0, 2.0])
 
+sphereReflection.Plane = 'Z Min'
+assert(sphereReflection.PlaneMode == 'Z Min')
+
 sphereReflection.PlaneMode = 2
 assert(sphereReflection.Plane == 'Y Min')
 
diff --git a/Wrapping/Python/paraview/_backwardscompatibilityhelper.py b/Wrapping/Python/paraview/_backwardscompatibilityhelper.py
index d27b7dac1c2ff4e4050c414265568ff1ea2a7f56..6fd82909f4ddfdf6be917044f7510cb8ad5378e9 100644
--- a/Wrapping/Python/paraview/_backwardscompatibilityhelper.py
+++ b/Wrapping/Python/paraview/_backwardscompatibilityhelper.py
@@ -525,6 +525,13 @@ def setattr(proxy, pname, value):
     if proxy.SMProxy and proxy.SMProxy.GetXMLName() in ("HyperTreeGridAxisReflection", "AxisAlignedReflectionFilter"):
         if pname == "PlaneNormal":
             if compatibility_version < (5, 14):
+                if type(value).__name__ == 'str':
+                    if value == 'X Axis':
+                        value = 6
+                    elif value == 'Y Axis':
+                        value = 7
+                    elif value == 'Z Axis':
+                        value = 8
                 if value == 6:
                     proxy.GetProperty("ReflectionPlane").GetData().Normal = [1, 0, 0]
                 elif value == 7:
@@ -545,6 +552,25 @@ def setattr(proxy, pname, value):
     if proxy.SMProxy and proxy.SMProxy.GetXMLName() in ("ReflectionFilter", "AxisAlignedReflectionFilter"):
         if pname == "Plane":
             if compatibility_version < (5, 14):
+                if type(value).__name__ == 'str':
+                    if value == 'X Min':
+                        value = 0
+                    elif value == 'Y Min':
+                        value = 1
+                    elif value == 'Z Min':
+                        value = 2
+                    elif value == 'X Max':
+                        value = 3
+                    elif value == 'Y Max':
+                        value = 4
+                    elif value == 'Z Max':
+                        value = 5
+                    elif value == 'X':
+                        value = 6
+                    elif value == 'Y':
+                        value = 7
+                    elif value == 'Z':
+                        value = 8
                 if value < 6:
                     proxy.PlaneMode = value + 1
                 else: