diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/Command.cpp
index 016f1d8e35..02f1597396 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef _PreComp_
 #include <Inventor/events/SoMouseButtonEvent.h>
 #include <QInputDialog>
+#include <QMessageBox>
 #include <algorithm>
 #endif
 
@@ -98,6 +99,38 @@ void CmdPointsImport::activated(int iMsg)
         commitCommand();
 
         updateActive();
+
+        /** check if boundbox contains the origin, offer to move it to the origin if not
+         *  addresses issue #5808 where an imported points cloud that was far from the
+         *  origin had inaccuracies in the relative positioning of the points due to
+         *  imprecise floating point variables used in COIN
+         **/
+        auto* pcFtr = dynamic_cast<Points::Feature*>(doc->getDocument()->getActiveObject());
+        if (pcFtr) {
+            auto points = pcFtr->Points.getValue();
+            auto bbox = points.getBoundBox();
+            auto center = bbox.GetCenter();
+
+            if (!bbox.IsInBox(Base::Vector3d(0, 0, 0))) {
+                QMessageBox msgBox;
+                msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Question);
+                msgBox.setWindowTitle(QObject::tr("Points not at Origin"));
+                msgBox.setText(QObject::tr(
+                    "The Bounding Box of the imported points does not contain the origin.  "
+                    "Do you want to translate it to the origin?"));
+                msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
+                msgBox.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Yes);
+                auto ret = msgBox.exec();
+
+                if (ret == QMessageBox::Yes) {
+                    Points::PointKernel translatedPoints;
+                    for (const auto& point : points) {
+                        translatedPoints.push_back(point - center);
+                    }
+                    pcFtr->Points.setValue(translatedPoints);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }