diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
index b18eb25cb2..7c74661f6c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
@@ -705,9 +705,16 @@ void QGIViewDimension::draw()
 
         aHead1->setDirMode(true);
         aHead2->setDirMode(true);
-        aHead1->setDirection(a1Dir);
-        aHead2->setDirection(a2Dir);
-
+        
+        
+        if (vp->FlipArrowheads.getValue()) {
+            aHead1->setDirection(a1Dir * -1.0);
+            aHead2->setDirection(a2Dir * -1.0);
+        } else {
+            aHead1->setDirection(a1Dir);
+            aHead2->setDirection(a2Dir);
+        }
+        
         aHead1->setStyle(QGIArrow::getPrefArrowStyle());
         aHead1->setSize(QGIArrow::getPrefArrowSize());
         aHead1->draw();
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDimension.cpp
index 94ac428529..5963734609 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDimension.cpp
@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@ ViewProviderDimension::ViewProviderDimension()
     Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
                                          .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Labels");
     std::string fontName = hGrp->GetASCII("LabelFont", "osifont");
+
     hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
                                          .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Dimensions");
     double fontSize = hGrp->GetFloat("FontSize", 3.5);
-
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Font ,(fontName.c_str()),group,App::Prop_None, "The name of the font to use");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Fontsize,(fontSize)    ,group,(App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None),"Dimension text size in units");
 
+
     hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter().GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Decorations");
     std::string lgName = hGrp->GetASCII("LineGroup","FC 0.70mm");
     auto lg = TechDraw::LineGroup::lineGroupFactory(lgName);
@@ -71,12 +72,15 @@ ViewProviderDimension::ViewProviderDimension()
     delete lg;                                   //Coverity CID 174670
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(LineWidth,(weight)    ,group,(App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None),"Dimension line weight");
 
+
     hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
                                         .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Dimensions");
     App::Color fcColor;
     fcColor.setPackedValue(hGrp->GetUnsigned("Color", 0x00000000));
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Color,(fcColor),group,App::Prop_None,"The color of the Dimension");
 
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(FlipArrowheads ,(false),group,App::Prop_None,"Reverse the normal direction of arrowheads on dimline");
+
 }
 
 ViewProviderDimension::~ViewProviderDimension()
@@ -124,7 +128,8 @@ void ViewProviderDimension::onChanged(const App::Property* p)
 {
     if ((p == &Font)  ||
         (p == &Fontsize) ||
-        (p == &LineWidth) ) {
+        (p == &LineWidth) ||
+        (p == &FlipArrowheads)) {
         QGIView* qgiv = getQView();
         if (qgiv) {
             qgiv->updateView(true);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDimension.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDimension.h
index 49821493e5..0e6607b71c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDimension.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderDimension.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
     App::PropertyLength   Fontsize;
     App::PropertyFloat    LineWidth;
     App::PropertyColor    Color;
+    App::PropertyBool     FlipArrowheads;
 
 
     virtual void attach(App::DocumentObject *);