diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskPostBoxes.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskPostBoxes.cpp
index 0ee9fe1a65..ea88ec1434 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskPostBoxes.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskPostBoxes.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ int PointMarker::countPoints() const
     return vp->pCoords->point.getNum();
 }
 
+void PointMarker::clearPoints() const
+{
+    vp->pCoords->point.setNum(0);
+}
+
 void PointMarker::customEvent(QEvent*)
 {
     const SbVec3f& pt1 = vp->pCoords->point[0];
@@ -179,6 +184,11 @@ int DataMarker::countPoints() const
     return vp->pCoords->point.getNum();
 }
 
+void DataMarker::setPoint(int idx, const SbVec3f& pt) const
+{
+    vp->pCoords->point.set1Value(idx, pt);
+}
+
 void DataMarker::customEvent(QEvent*)
 {
     const SbVec3f& pt1 = vp->pCoords->point[0];
@@ -532,6 +542,7 @@ TaskPostDataAlongLine::TaskPostDataAlongLine(ViewProviderDocumentObject* view, Q
                   tr("Data along a line options"),
                   parent)
     , ui(new Ui_TaskPostDataAlongLine)
+    , marker(nullptr)
 {
     assert(view->isDerivedFrom(ViewProviderFemPostDataAlongLine::getClassTypeId()));
 
@@ -654,7 +665,7 @@ void TaskPostDataAlongLine::setupConnectionsStep2()
 void TaskPostDataAlongLine::applyPythonCode()
 {}
 
-static const char* cursor_triangle[] = {"32 32 3 1",
+static const char* cursor_triangle[] = {"32 17 3 1",
                                         "       c None",
                                         ".      c #FFFFFF",
                                         "+      c #FF0000",
@@ -689,8 +700,14 @@ void TaskPostDataAlongLine::onSelectPointsClicked()
         // Derives from QObject and we have a parent object, so we don't
         // require a delete.
         std::string ObjName = getObject()->getNameInDocument();
+        if (!marker) {
+            marker = new FemGui::PointMarker(viewer, ObjName);
+            marker->setParent(this);
+        }
+        else if (marker->countPoints() == 2) {
+            marker->clearPoints();
+        }
 
-        FemGui::PointMarker* marker = new FemGui::PointMarker(viewer, ObjName);
         viewer->addEventCallback(SoMouseButtonEvent::getClassTypeId(),
                                  FemGui::TaskPostDataAlongLine::pointCallback,
                                  marker);
@@ -828,7 +845,10 @@ void TaskPostDataAlongLine::pointCallback(void* ud, SoEventCallback* n)
         }
 
         n->setHandled();
-        pm->addPoint(point->getPoint());
+        if (pm->countPoints() < 2) {
+            pm->addPoint(point->getPoint());
+        }
+
         if (pm->countPoints() == 2) {
             QEvent* e = new QEvent(QEvent::User);
             QApplication::postEvent(pm, e);
@@ -842,7 +862,6 @@ void TaskPostDataAlongLine::pointCallback(void* ud, SoEventCallback* n)
         n->setHandled();
         view->setEditing(false);
         view->removeEventCallback(SoMouseButtonEvent::getClassTypeId(), pointCallback, ud);
-        pm->deleteLater();
     }
 }
 
@@ -898,6 +917,7 @@ TaskPostDataAtPoint::TaskPostDataAtPoint(ViewProviderDocumentObject* view, QWidg
                   tr("Data at point options"),
                   parent)
     , ui(new Ui_TaskPostDataAtPoint)
+    , marker(nullptr)
 {
     assert(view->isDerivedFrom(ViewProviderFemPostDataAtPoint::getClassTypeId()));
 
@@ -1016,7 +1036,11 @@ void TaskPostDataAtPoint::onSelectPointClicked()
         // require a delete.
         std::string ObjName = getObject()->getNameInDocument();
 
-        FemGui::DataMarker* marker = new FemGui::DataMarker(viewer, ObjName);
+        if (!marker) {
+            marker = new FemGui::DataMarker(viewer, ObjName);
+            marker->setParent(this);
+        }
+
         viewer->addEventCallback(SoMouseButtonEvent::getClassTypeId(),
                                  FemGui::TaskPostDataAtPoint::pointCallback,
                                  marker);
@@ -1092,8 +1116,13 @@ void TaskPostDataAtPoint::pointCallback(void* ud, SoEventCallback* n)
         }
 
         n->setHandled();
-        pm->addPoint(point->getPoint());
-        if (pm->countPoints() == 1) {
+        if (pm->countPoints() < 2) {
+            if (pm->countPoints() == 0) {
+                pm->addPoint(point->getPoint());
+            }
+            else {
+                pm->setPoint(0, point->getPoint());
+            }
             QEvent* e = new QEvent(QEvent::User);
             QApplication::postEvent(pm, e);
             // leave mode
@@ -1106,7 +1135,6 @@ void TaskPostDataAtPoint::pointCallback(void* ud, SoEventCallback* n)
         n->setHandled();
         view->setEditing(false);
         view->removeEventCallback(SoMouseButtonEvent::getClassTypeId(), pointCallback, ud);
-        pm->deleteLater();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskPostBoxes.h b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskPostBoxes.h
index b4c6e1baae..1f93894612 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskPostBoxes.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/TaskPostBoxes.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 
     void addPoint(const SbVec3f&);
     int countPoints() const;
+    void clearPoints() const;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void PointsChanged(double x1, double y1, double z1, double x2, double y2, double z2);
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ public:
 
     void addPoint(const SbVec3f&);
     int countPoints() const;
+    void setPoint(int idx, const SbVec3f& pt) const;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void PointsChanged(double x, double y, double z);
@@ -316,6 +318,7 @@ private:
     std::string ObjectVisible();
     QWidget* proxy;
     std::unique_ptr<Ui_TaskPostDataAlongLine> ui;
+    PointMarker* marker;
 };
 
 
@@ -345,6 +348,7 @@ private:
     std::string ObjectVisible();
     QWidget* proxy;
     std::unique_ptr<Ui_TaskPostDataAtPoint> ui;
+    DataMarker* marker;
 };