diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.cpp
index 27851ad86a..4c03086235 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ TaskPadParameters::TaskPadParameters(ViewProviderPad *PadView, QWidget *parent,
     // Fill data into dialog elements
     ui->lengthEdit->setValue(l);
     ui->lengthEdit2->setValue(l2);
-    ui->groupBoxDirection->setChecked(useCustom);
+    ui->checkBoxDirection->setChecked(useCustom);
+    onDirectionToggled(useCustom);
     ui->checkBoxAlongDirection->setChecked(alongCustom);
     ui->XDirectionEdit->setValue(xs);
     ui->YDirectionEdit->setValue(ys);
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ TaskPadParameters::TaskPadParameters(ViewProviderPad *PadView, QWidget *parent,
             this, SLOT(onLength2Changed(double)));
     connect(ui->checkBoxAlongDirection, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
         this, SLOT(onAlongSketchNormalChanged(bool)));
-    connect(ui->groupBoxDirection, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
+    connect(ui->checkBoxDirection, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)),
         this, SLOT(onDirectionToggled(bool)));
     connect(ui->XDirectionEdit, SIGNAL(valueChanged(double)),
         this, SLOT(onXDirectionEditChanged(double)));
@@ -323,8 +324,12 @@ void TaskPadParameters::onDirectionToggled(bool on)
     pcPad->UseCustomVector.setValue(on);
     // dis/enable length direction
     ui->checkBoxAlongDirection->setEnabled(on);
-    if (!on)
+    if (on) {
+        ui->groupBoxDirection->show();
+    } else {
         ui->checkBoxAlongDirection->setChecked(!on);
+        ui->groupBoxDirection->hide();
+    }
     recomputeFeature();
     // the calculation of the sketch's normal vector is done in FeaturePad.cpp
     // if this vector was used for the recomputation we must fill the direction
@@ -473,7 +478,7 @@ bool   TaskPadParameters::getAlongSketchNormal(void) const
 
 bool   TaskPadParameters::getCustom(void) const
 {
-    return ui->groupBoxDirection->isChecked();
+    return ui->checkBoxDirection->isChecked();
 }
 
 double TaskPadParameters::getXDirection(void) const
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.ui b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.ui
index a2c73db1c2..b0a680b51c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>280</width>
-    <height>373</height>
+    <height>497</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxDirection">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Use custom direction</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBoxDirection">
      <property name="enabled">
@@ -60,11 +67,8 @@
       <string>Use custom vector for pad direction otherwise
 the sketch plane's normal vector will be used</string>
      </property>
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Use custom direction</string>
-     </property>
      <property name="checkable">
-      <bool>true</bool>
+      <bool>false</bool>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
       <item row="0" column="0">