diff --git a/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp b/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp
index dfd0bbcd6c..b938261953 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp
+++ b/src/App/PropertyGeo.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,18 @@ PropertyVectorDistance::PropertyVectorDistance()
 
 }
 
+const boost::any PropertyVectorDistance::getPathValue(const ObjectIdentifier &path) const
+{
+    std::string p = path.getSubPathStr();
+
+    if (p == ".x" || p == ".y" || p == ".z") {
+        // Convert double to quantity
+        return Base::Quantity(boost::any_cast<double>(Property::getPathValue(path)), Unit::Length);
+    }
+    else
+        return Property::getPathValue(path);
+}
+
 PropertyVectorDistance::~PropertyVectorDistance()
 {
 
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyGeo.h b/src/App/PropertyGeo.h
index db54b7e1a4..4d48d08fb2 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyGeo.h
+++ b/src/App/PropertyGeo.h
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ public:
      */
     virtual ~PropertyVectorDistance();
 
+    const boost::any getPathValue(const ObjectIdentifier &path) const;
+
     const char* getEditorName(void) const {
         return "Gui::PropertyEditor::PropertyVectorDistanceItem";
     }