diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskBooleanParameters.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskBooleanParameters.cpp
index 3bd3f68632..0d1e19f8f1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskBooleanParameters.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskBooleanParameters.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void TaskBooleanParameters::onButtonBodyAdd(bool checked)
         if (doc != NULL)
             BooleanView->hide();
         PartDesign::Boolean* pcBoolean = static_cast<PartDesign::Boolean*>(BooleanView->getObject());
-        if (pcBoolean->Bodies.getValues().empty())
+        if (pcBoolean->Bodies.getValues().empty() && pcBoolean->BaseFeature.getValue())
             doc->setHide(pcBoolean->BaseFeature.getValue()->getNameInDocument());
         selectionMode = bodyAdd;
         Gui::Selection().clearSelection();