diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewParams.h b/src/Gui/ViewParams.h
index 9a94004658..92ac24dd72 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewParams.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewParams.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(DefaultShapeLineColor,unsigned long,Unsigned,421075455UL) \
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(DefaultShapeColor,unsigned long,Unsigned,0xCCCCCC00) \
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(DefaultShapeLineWidth,int,Int,2) \
+    FC_VIEW_PARAM(DefaultShapePointSize,int,Int,2) \
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(CoinCycleCheck,bool,Bool,true) \
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(EnablePropertyViewForInactiveDocument,bool,Bool,true) \
     FC_VIEW_PARAM(ShowSelectionBoundingBox,bool,Bool,false) \
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.cpp
index 09ed8ba420..fb86da0bbf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void DlgSettingsObjectColor::saveSettings()
     ui->DefaultShapeLineColor->onSave();
     ui->DefaultShapeLineWidth->onSave();
     ui->DefaultShapeVertexColor->onSave();
-    ui->DefaultShapeVertexWidth->onSave();
+    ui->DefaultShapeVertexSize->onSave();
     ui->BoundingBoxColor->onSave();
     // Annotations
     ui->AnnotationTextColor->onSave();
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void DlgSettingsObjectColor::loadSettings()
     ui->DefaultShapeLineColor->onRestore();
     ui->DefaultShapeLineWidth->onRestore();
     ui->DefaultShapeVertexColor->onRestore();
-    ui->DefaultShapeVertexWidth->onRestore();
+    ui->DefaultShapeVertexSize->onRestore();
     ui->BoundingBoxColor->onRestore();
     // Annotations
     ui->AnnotationTextColor->onRestore();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.ui b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.ui
index 51e135edbd..01a8a1cb7b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgSettingsObjectColor.ui
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item row="4" column="1">
-         <widget class="Gui::PrefSpinBox" name="DefaultShapeVertexWidth">
+         <widget class="Gui::PrefSpinBox" name="DefaultShapeVertexSize">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>The default size for new vertices</string>
           </property>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
            <number>2</number>
           </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>DefaultShapeVertexWidth</cstring>
+           <cstring>DefaultShapePointSize</cstring>
           </property>
           <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
            <cstring>View</cstring>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderExt.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderExt.cpp
index 4b592f63a1..edd28bae5a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderExt.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderExt.cpp
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ ViewProviderPartExt::ViewProviderPartExt()
     float r,g,b;
     r = ((lcol >> 24) & 0xff) / 255.0; g = ((lcol >> 16) & 0xff) / 255.0; b = ((lcol >> 8) & 0xff) / 255.0;
     int lwidth = Gui::ViewParams::instance()->getDefaultShapeLineWidth();
+    int psize = Gui::ViewParams::instance()->getDefaultShapePointSize();
 
     ParameterGrp::handle hPart = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath
         ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Part");
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ ViewProviderPartExt::ViewProviderPartExt()
     ADD_PROPERTY(LineWidth,(lwidth));
     LineWidth.setConstraints(&sizeRange);
     PointSize.setConstraints(&sizeRange);
-    ADD_PROPERTY(PointSize,(lwidth));
+    ADD_PROPERTY(PointSize,(psize));
     ADD_PROPERTY(Deviation,(0.5f));
     Deviation.setConstraints(&tessRange);
     ADD_PROPERTY(AngularDeflection,(28.65));