diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.cpp
index e367493a1d..8335f1da0a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void EditModeCoinManager::ParameterObserver::updateConstraintPresentationParamet
 
     Client.constraintParameters.bHideUnits = hGrpskg->GetBool("HideUnits", false);
     Client.constraintParameters.bShowDimensionalName =
-        hGrpskg->GetBool("ShowDimensionalName", false);
+        hGrpskg->GetBool("ShowDimensionalName", true);
     Client.constraintParameters.sDimensionalStringFormat =
         QString::fromStdString(hGrpskg->GetASCII("DimensionalStringFormat", "%N = %V"));
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettingsDisplay.ui b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettingsDisplay.ui
index 2198f846d7..d01fd62539 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettingsDisplay.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettingsDisplay.ui
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
         <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
          <cstring>Mod/Sketcher</cstring>
         </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="9" column="1">