diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp
index 50568a3962..c9cba28324 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp
@@ -156,17 +156,30 @@ const TopoDS_Shape& Feature::getBaseShape() const {
     return result;
 }
 
-const Part::TopoShape Feature::getBaseTopoShape() const {
-    const Part::Feature* BaseObject = getBaseObject();
+Part::TopoShape Feature::getBaseTopoShape(bool silent) const {
+    Part::TopoShape result;
 
-    if (BaseObject->isDerivedFrom(PartDesign::ShapeBinder::getClassTypeId())) {
-        throw Base::ValueError("Base shape of shape binder cannot be used");
+    const Part::Feature* BaseObject = getBaseObject(silent);
+    if (!BaseObject)
+        return result;
+
+    if(BaseObject != BaseFeature.getValue()) {
+        if (BaseObject->isDerivedFrom(PartDesign::ShapeBinder::getClassTypeId()) ||
+            BaseObject->isDerivedFrom(PartDesign::SubShapeBinder::getClassTypeId()))
+        {
+            if(silent)
+                return result;
+            throw Base::ValueError("Base shape of shape binder cannot be used");
+        }
     }
 
-    const Part::TopoShape& result = BaseObject->Shape.getShape();
-    if (result.getShape().IsNull())
-        throw Base::ValueError("Base feature's TopoShape is invalid");
-
+    result = BaseObject->Shape.getShape();
+    if(!silent) {
+        if (result.isNull())
+            throw Base::ValueError("Base feature's TopoShape is invalid");
+        if (!result.hasSubShape(TopAbs_SOLID))
+            throw Base::ValueError("Base feature's shape is not a solid");
+    }
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.h b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.h
index cccb5de692..99c763d325 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.h
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
     /// Returns the BaseFeature property's shape (if any)
     virtual const TopoDS_Shape& getBaseShape() const;
     /// Returns the BaseFeature property's TopoShape (if any)
-    const Part::TopoShape getBaseTopoShape() const;
+    Part::TopoShape getBaseTopoShape(bool silent=false) const;
 
     virtual PyObject* getPyObject(void);
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureDressUp.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureDressUp.cpp
index 5bafab6420..59f748d4cc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureDressUp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureDressUp.cpp
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ void DressUp::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
                 s = base->AddSubShape.getShape();
             } else {
                 addSubType = base->getAddSubType();
-                auto baseBase = base->getBaseObject(true);
-                if(!baseBase) {
+                Part::TopoShape baseShape = base->getBaseTopoShape(true);
+                if (baseShape.isNull() || !baseShape.hasSubShape(TopAbs_SOLID)) {
                     s = Shape.getShape();
                     addSubType = Additive;
                 } else if (addSubType == Additive)
-                    s = Shape.getShape().cut(base->getBaseTopoShape().getShape());
+                    s = Shape.getShape().cut(baseShape.getShape());
                 else
-                    s = base->getBaseTopoShape().cut(Shape.getValue());
+                    s = baseShape.cut(Shape.getValue());
             }
             AddSubShape.setValue(s);
         }