diff --git a/src/Mod/Arch/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Arch/InitGui.py
index d42972df96..24ccb5bad8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Arch/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Arch/InitGui.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ArchWorkbench(Workbench):
                             "Draft_FinishLine","Draft_CloseLine"]
         self.draftutils = ["Draft_VisGroup","Draft_Heal","Draft_FlipDimension",
                            "Draft_ToggleConstructionMode","Draft_ToggleContinueMode","Draft_Edit",
-                           "Draft_Slope","Draft_SetWorkingPlaneProxy"]
+                           "Draft_Slope","Draft_SetWorkingPlaneProxy","Draft_AddConstruction"]
         self.snapList = ['Draft_Snap_Lock','Draft_Snap_Midpoint','Draft_Snap_Perpendicular',
                          'Draft_Snap_Grid','Draft_Snap_Intersection','Draft_Snap_Parallel',
                          'Draft_Snap_Endpoint','Draft_Snap_Angle','Draft_Snap_Center',
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftTools.py b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftTools.py
index dda1bab308..38eca101af 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftTools.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftTools.py
@@ -5358,6 +5358,37 @@ class Draft_Label(Creator):
             self.create()
 
 
+class Draft_AddConstruction():
+
+    def GetResources(self):
+        return {'Pixmap'  : 'Draft_Construction',
+                'MenuText': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Draft_AddConstruction", "Add to Construction group"),
+                'ToolTip' : QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Draft_AddConstruction", "Adds the selected objects to the Construction group")}
+
+    def Activated(self):
+        import FreeCADGui
+        if hasattr(FreeCADGui,"draftToolBar"):
+            col = FreeCADGui.draftToolBar.getDefaultColor("constr")
+            col = (float(col[0]),float(col[1]),float(col[2]),0.0)
+            gname = Draft.getParam("constructiongroupname","Construction")
+            grp = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.getObject(gname)
+            if not grp:
+                grp = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("App::DocumentObjectGroup",gname)
+            for obj in FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection():
+                grp.addObject(obj)
+                obrep = obj.ViewObject
+                if "TextColor" in obrep.PropertiesList: 
+                    obrep.TextColor = col
+                if "PointColor" in obrep.PropertiesList: 
+                    obrep.PointColor = col
+                if "LineColor" in obrep.PropertiesList: 
+                    obrep.LineColor = col
+                if "ShapeColor" in obrep.PropertiesList: 
+                    obrep.ShapeColor = col
+                if hasattr(obrep,"Transparency"):
+                    obrep.Transparency = 80
+
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Snap tools
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5602,6 +5633,7 @@ FreeCADGui.addCommand('Draft_ToggleGrid',ToggleGrid())
 FreeCADGui.addCommand('Draft_FlipDimension',Draft_FlipDimension())
 FreeCADGui.addCommand('Draft_AutoGroup',SetAutoGroup())
 FreeCADGui.addCommand('Draft_SetWorkingPlaneProxy',SetWorkingPlaneProxy())
+FreeCADGui.addCommand('Draft_AddConstruction',Draft_AddConstruction())
 
 # snap commands
 FreeCADGui.addCommand('Draft_Snap_Lock',Draft_Snap_Lock())
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py
index 33a8712913..28d972da71 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/InitGui.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class DraftWorkbench (Workbench):
         self.lineList = ["Draft_UndoLine","Draft_FinishLine","Draft_CloseLine"]
         self.utils = ["Draft_VisGroup","Draft_Heal","Draft_FlipDimension",
                       "Draft_ToggleConstructionMode","Draft_ToggleContinueMode","Draft_Edit",
-                      "Draft_Slope","Draft_SetWorkingPlaneProxy"]
+                      "Draft_Slope","Draft_SetWorkingPlaneProxy","Draft_AddConstruction"]
         self.snapList = ['Draft_Snap_Lock','Draft_Snap_Midpoint','Draft_Snap_Perpendicular',
                          'Draft_Snap_Grid','Draft_Snap_Intersection','Draft_Snap_Parallel',
                          'Draft_Snap_Endpoint','Draft_Snap_Angle','Draft_Snap_Center',