diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHelixParameters.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHelixParameters.cpp
index b23fef1b6f..1f78d5760c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHelixParameters.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHelixParameters.cpp
@@ -479,28 +479,41 @@ void TaskHelixParameters::getReferenceAxis(App::DocumentObject*& obj, std::vecto
     }
 }
 
+bool TaskHelixParameters::showPreview(PartDesign::Helix* helix)
+{
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/PartDesign");
+    if ((hGrp->GetBool("SubractiveHelixPreview", true) && helix->getAddSubType() == PartDesign::FeatureAddSub::Subtractive) ||
+        (hGrp->GetBool("AdditiveHelixPreview", false) && helix->getAddSubType() == PartDesign::FeatureAddSub::Additive)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 void TaskHelixParameters::startReferenceSelection(App::DocumentObject* profile, App::DocumentObject* base)
 {
-    PartDesign::ProfileBased* pcHelix = dynamic_cast<PartDesign::Helix*>(vp->getObject());
-    if (pcHelix->getAddSubType() == PartDesign::FeatureAddSub::Subtractive) {
+    PartDesign::Helix* pcHelix = dynamic_cast<PartDesign::Helix*>(vp->getObject());
+    if (pcHelix && showPreview(pcHelix)) {
         Gui::Document* doc = vp->getDocument();
         if (doc) {
             doc->setHide(profile->getNameInDocument());
         }
-    } else {
+    }
+    else {
         TaskSketchBasedParameters::startReferenceSelection(profile, base);
     }
 }
 
 void TaskHelixParameters::finishReferenceSelection(App::DocumentObject* profile, App::DocumentObject* base)
 {
-    PartDesign::ProfileBased* pcHelix = dynamic_cast<PartDesign::Helix*>(vp->getObject());
-    if (pcHelix->getAddSubType() == PartDesign::FeatureAddSub::Subtractive) {
+    PartDesign::Helix* pcHelix = dynamic_cast<PartDesign::Helix*>(vp->getObject());
+    if (pcHelix && showPreview(pcHelix)) {
         Gui::Document* doc = vp->getDocument();
         if (doc) {
             doc->setShow(profile->getNameInDocument());
         }
-    } else {
+    }
+    else {
         TaskSketchBasedParameters::finishReferenceSelection(profile, base);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHelixParameters.h b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHelixParameters.h
index 6e5d3e6614..bb34d6c27b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHelixParameters.h
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHelixParameters.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #include "TaskSketchBasedParameters.h"
 #include "ViewProviderHelix.h"
 
-class Ui_TaskHelixParameters;
-
 namespace App {
 class Property;
 }
@@ -42,6 +40,7 @@ class ViewProvider;
 }
 
 namespace PartDesignGui {
+class Ui_TaskHelixParameters;
 
 
 
@@ -55,6 +54,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual void apply() override;
 
+    static bool showPreview(PartDesign::Helix*);
+
     /**
      * @brief fillAxisCombo fills the combo and selects the item according to
      * current value of revolution object's axis reference.
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderHelix.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderHelix.cpp
index 67b5309174..dc4933c576 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderHelix.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderHelix.cpp
@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ QIcon ViewProviderHelix::getIcon(void) const {
 
 bool ViewProviderHelix::setEdit(int ModNum)
 {
-
     if (ModNum == ViewProvider::Default ) {
         auto* prim = static_cast<PartDesign::Helix*>(getObject());
-        setPreviewDisplayMode(prim->getAddSubType() == PartDesign::FeatureAddSub::Subtractive);
+        setPreviewDisplayMode(TaskHelixParameters::showPreview(prim));
     }
     return ViewProviderAddSub::setEdit(ModNum);
 }