diff --git a/src/Gui/TaskMeasure.cpp b/src/Gui/TaskMeasure.cpp
index 7d18b5593a..3b09f43e5f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/TaskMeasure.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/TaskMeasure.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void ensureGroup(Measure::MeasureBase* measurement) {
     App::Document* doc = App::GetApplication().getActiveDocument();
     App::DocumentObject* obj = doc->getObject(measurementGroupName);
     if (!obj || !obj->isValid()) {
-        obj = doc->addObject("App::DocumentObjectGroup", measurementGroupName);
+        obj = doc->addObject("App::DocumentObjectGroup", measurementGroupName, true, "MeasureGui::ViewProviderMeasureGroup");
     }
 
     auto group = static_cast<App::DocumentObjectGroup*>(obj);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/AppMeasureGui.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/AppMeasureGui.cpp
index 5b9043e1af..4e109250c6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/AppMeasureGui.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/AppMeasureGui.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ PyMOD_INIT_FUNC(MeasureGui)
     // instantiating the commands
     CreateMeasureCommands();
 
+    MeasureGui::ViewProviderMeasureGroup               ::init();
     MeasureGui::ViewProviderMeasureBase                ::init();
     MeasureGui::ViewProviderMeasure                    ::init();
     MeasureGui::ViewProviderMeasureAngle               ::init();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
index fbcb9270b7..167daef964 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include <App/DocumentObject.h>
 #include <Base/Console.h>
+#include <Gui/BitmapFactory.h>
 #include <Gui/Document.h>
 #include <Gui/ViewParams.h>
 #include <Gui/Inventor/MarkerBitmaps.h>
@@ -50,10 +51,24 @@
 #include <Mod/Measure/App/Preferences.h>
 #include "ViewProviderMeasureBase.h"
 
-
 using namespace MeasureGui;
 using namespace Measure;
 
+
+PROPERTY_SOURCE(MeasureGui::ViewProviderMeasureGroup, Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObjectGroup)
+
+ViewProviderMeasureGroup::ViewProviderMeasureGroup()
+{}
+
+ViewProviderMeasureGroup::~ViewProviderMeasureGroup() = default;
+
+QIcon ViewProviderMeasureGroup::getIcon() const
+{
+    return Gui::BitmapFactory().pixmap("Measurement-Group.svg");
+}
+
+
+
 //NOLINTBEGIN
 PROPERTY_SOURCE(MeasureGui::ViewProviderMeasureBase, Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObject)
 //NOLINTEND
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h
index 5b6f456d32..79d87593cc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <Base/Parameter.h>
 #include <Gui/ViewProviderDocumentObject.h>
 #include <Gui/SoTextLabel.h>
+#include <Gui/ViewProviderDocumentObjectGroup.h>
 
 #include <Mod/Measure/App/MeasureBase.h>
 
@@ -49,6 +50,24 @@ class SoTranslate2Dragger;
 
 namespace MeasureGui {
 
+
+class MeasureGuiExport ViewProviderMeasureGroup : public Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObjectGroup
+{
+    PROPERTY_HEADER_WITH_OVERRIDE(MeasureGui::ViewProviderMeasureGroup);
+
+public:
+    ViewProviderMeasureGroup();
+    ~ViewProviderMeasureGroup() override;
+
+    bool allowOverride(const App::DocumentObject &) const override {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    QIcon getIcon() const override;
+};
+
+
+
 //NOLINTBEGIN
 class MeasureGuiExport ViewProviderMeasureBase :public Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObject
 {