diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsColorGradientImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsColorGradientImp.cpp
index 20818e1c1b..be76990d3d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsColorGradientImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsColorGradientImp.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 #ifndef _PreComp_
 # include <cmath>
+# include <limits>
 # include <QButtonGroup>
 # include <QDoubleValidator>
 # include <QFontMetrics>
@@ -50,14 +51,20 @@ DlgSettingsColorGradientImp::DlgSettingsColorGradientImp(const App::ColorGradien
   , ui(new Ui_DlgSettingsColorGradient)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
+    ui->spinBoxDecimals->setMaximum(std::numeric_limits<float>::digits10);
+
     // remove the automatic help button in dialog title since we don't use it
     setWindowFlag(Qt::WindowContextHelpButtonHint, false);
+
     // the elementary charge is 1.6e-19, since such values might be the result of
     // simulations, use this as boundary for a scientific validator
-    validator = new QDoubleValidator(-2e19, 2e19, ui->spinBoxDecimals->maximum(), this);
-    validator->setNotation(QDoubleValidator::ScientificNotation);
-    ui->floatLineEditMax->setValidator(validator);
-    ui->floatLineEditMin->setValidator(validator);
+    QDoubleValidator* maxValidator = new QDoubleValidator(-2e19, 2e19, ui->spinBoxDecimals->maximum(), this);
+    maxValidator->setNotation(QDoubleValidator::ScientificNotation);
+    ui->floatLineEditMax->setValidator(maxValidator);
+    QDoubleValidator* minValidator = new QDoubleValidator(-2e19, 2e19, ui->spinBoxDecimals->maximum(), this);
+    minValidator->setNotation(QDoubleValidator::ScientificNotation);
+    ui->floatLineEditMin->setValidator(minValidator);
+
     // assure that the LineEdit is as wide to contain numbers with 4 digits and 6 decimals
     QFontMetrics fm(ui->floatLineEditMax->font());
     ui->floatLineEditMax->setMinimumWidth(QtTools::horizontalAdvance(fm, QString::fromLatin1("-8000.000000")));
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsColorGradientImp.h b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsColorGradientImp.h
index 2d25a8e91d..ca9ee89735 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsColorGradientImp.h
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsColorGradientImp.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<Ui_DlgSettingsColorGradient> ui;
-    QDoubleValidator* validator;
 };
 
 } // namespace Dialog
diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp
index e252ac685f..d6c1c88027 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCColorGradient.cpp
@@ -315,7 +315,12 @@ void SoFCColorGradient::customize(SoFCColorBarBase* parentNode)
     };
     QObject::connect(&dlg, &Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsColorGradientImp::colorModelChanged,
                      [&] {
-        applyProfile(dlg.getProfile());
+        try {
+            applyProfile(dlg.getProfile());
+        }
+        catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
+            e.ReportException();
+        }
     });
 
     if (dlg.exec() != QDialog::Accepted) {