diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/shapestring.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/shapestring.py
index bcbdcb1c66..c150ee36ea 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/shapestring.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/shapestring.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class ShapeString(DraftObject):
         _tip = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("App::Property", "Inter-character spacing")
         obj.addProperty("App::PropertyLength", "Tracking", "Draft", _tip)
 
+        _tip = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("App::Property", "Fill letters")
+        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyBool", "FillLetters", "Draft", _tip).FillLetters = True
+
     def execute(self, obj):
         import Part
         # import OpenSCAD2Dgeom
@@ -91,8 +94,12 @@ class ShapeString(DraftObject):
             else:
                 sticky = True
 
+            fill = True
+            if hasattr(obj, "FillLetters"):
+                fill = obj.FillLetters
+
             for char in CharList:
-                if sticky:
+                if sticky or (not fill):
                     for CWire in char:
                         SSChars.append(CWire)
                 else: