diff --git a/src/App/Application.cpp b/src/App/Application.cpp
index 36be8c761f..354535cb00 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Application.cpp
@@ -1256,6 +1256,8 @@ void Application::initTypes(void)
     App ::PropertyMatrix            ::init();
     App ::PropertyVector            ::init();
     App ::PropertyVectorDistance    ::init();
+    App ::PropertyPosition          ::init();
+    App ::PropertyDirection         ::init();
     App ::PropertyVectorList        ::init();
     App ::PropertyPlacement         ::init();
     App ::PropertyPlacementList     ::init();
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp b/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp
index b938261953..19c21fc4d2 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp
+++ b/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,69 @@ PropertyVectorDistance::~PropertyVectorDistance()
 
 }
 
+//**************************************************************************
+// PropertyPosition
+//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+TYPESYSTEM_SOURCE(App::PropertyPosition , App::PropertyVector);
+
+//**************************************************************************
+// Construction/Destruction
+
+
+PropertyPosition::PropertyPosition()
+{
+
+}
+
+PropertyPosition::~PropertyPosition()
+{
+
+}
+
+const boost::any PropertyPosition::getPathValue(const ObjectIdentifier &path) const
+{
+    std::string p = path.getSubPathStr();
+
+    if (p == ".x" || p == ".y" || p == ".z") {
+        // Convert double to quantity
+        return Base::Quantity(boost::any_cast<double>(Property::getPathValue(path)), Unit::Length);
+    }
+    else
+        return Property::getPathValue(path);
+}
+
+//**************************************************************************
+// PropertyPosition
+//++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+TYPESYSTEM_SOURCE(App::PropertyDirection , App::PropertyVector);
+
+//**************************************************************************
+// Construction/Destruction
+
+
+PropertyDirection::PropertyDirection()
+{
+
+}
+
+PropertyDirection::~PropertyDirection()
+{
+
+}
+
+const boost::any PropertyDirection::getPathValue(const ObjectIdentifier &path) const
+{
+    std::string p = path.getSubPathStr();
+
+    if (p == ".x" || p == ".y" || p == ".z") {
+        // Convert double to quantity
+        return Base::Quantity(boost::any_cast<double>(Property::getPathValue(path)), Unit::Length);
+    }
+    else
+        return Property::getPathValue(path);
+}
 
 //**************************************************************************
 // PropertyVectorList
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyGeo.h b/src/App/PropertyGeo.h
index 4d48d08fb2..c2c36e4bc3 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyGeo.h
+++ b/src/App/PropertyGeo.h
@@ -127,6 +127,53 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+class AppExport PropertyPosition: public PropertyVector
+{
+    TYPESYSTEM_HEADER();
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * A constructor.
+     * A more elaborate description of the constructor.
+     */
+    PropertyPosition();
+
+    /**
+     * A destructor.
+     * A more elaborate description of the destructor.
+     */
+    virtual ~PropertyPosition();
+
+    const boost::any getPathValue(const ObjectIdentifier &path) const;
+
+    const char* getEditorName(void) const {
+        return "Gui::PropertyEditor::PropertyPositionItem";
+    }
+};
+
+class AppExport PropertyDirection: public PropertyVector
+{
+    TYPESYSTEM_HEADER();
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * A constructor.
+     * A more elaborate description of the constructor.
+     */
+    PropertyDirection();
+
+    /**
+     * A destructor.
+     * A more elaborate description of the destructor.
+     */
+    virtual ~PropertyDirection();
+
+    const boost::any getPathValue(const ObjectIdentifier &path) const;
+
+    const char* getEditorName(void) const {
+        return "Gui::PropertyEditor::PropertyDirectionItem";
+    }
+};
 
 class AppExport PropertyVectorList: public PropertyLists
 {
diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCDB.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCDB.cpp
index e895bb9f93..c8aed2114c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCDB.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCDB.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ void Gui::SoFCDB::init()
     PropertyBoolItem                ::init();
     PropertyVectorItem              ::init();
     PropertyVectorDistanceItem      ::init();
+    PropertyPositionItem            ::init();
+    PropertyDirectionItem           ::init();
     PropertyMatrixItem              ::init();
     PropertyPlacementItem           ::init();
     PropertyEnumItem                ::init();
diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
index 4c895bbfb7..d802b41a8e 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
@@ -1344,6 +1344,9 @@ void PropertyVectorDistanceItem::propertyBound() {
     };
 }
 
+PROPERTYITEM_SOURCE(Gui::PropertyEditor::PropertyPositionItem)
+
+PROPERTYITEM_SOURCE(Gui::PropertyEditor::PropertyDirectionItem)
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h
index dd76cf4e4f..a425981a02 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h
@@ -473,6 +473,19 @@ private:
     PropertyUnitItem* m_z;
 };
 
+class GuiExport PropertyPositionItem: public PropertyVectorDistanceItem
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    PROPERTYITEM_HEADER
+
+};
+
+class GuiExport PropertyDirectionItem: public PropertyVectorDistanceItem
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    PROPERTYITEM_HEADER
+};
+
 class GuiExport PropertyMatrixItem: public PropertyItem
 {
     Q_OBJECT