diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.cpp
index 121f08f294..b0400e3928 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 # include <QDockWidget>
 # include <QDoubleSpinBox>
 # include <QSlider>
+# include <QToolTip>
 #endif
 
 #include <App/Document.h>
@@ -40,8 +41,10 @@
 #include <Gui/DockWindowManager.h>
 #include <Gui/Document.h>
 #include <Gui/MainWindow.h>
+#include <Gui/PrefWidgets.h>
 #include <Gui/View3DInventor.h>
 #include <Gui/View3DInventorViewer.h>
+#include <Gui/ViewProviderGeometryObject.h>
 #include <Mod/Part/App/FeatureCompound.h>
 #include <Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartBox.h>
 #include <Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartCommon.h>
@@ -104,11 +107,28 @@ SectionCut::SectionCut(QWidget* parent)
             ObjectsListVisible.push_back(*it);
     }
 
+    // lambda function to set color and transpareny
+    auto setColorTransparency = [&](Part::Box* pcBox) {
+        App::Color cutColor;
+        long cutTransparency;
+        auto vpBox = dynamic_cast<Gui::ViewProviderGeometryObject*>(
+            Gui::Application::Instance->getViewProvider(pcBox));
+        if (vpBox) {
+            cutColor = vpBox->ShapeColor.getValue();
+            cutTransparency = vpBox->Transparency.getValue();
+            ui->CutColor->setColor(cutColor.asValue<QColor>());
+            ui->CutTransparency->setValue(cutTransparency);
+            ui->CutTransparency->setToolTip(QString::number(cutTransparency) + QString::fromLatin1(" %"));
+        }
+    };
+
     // if we can have existing cut boxes, take their values
     // to access the flip state we must compare the bounding boxes of the cutbox and the compound
     Base::BoundBox3d BoundCompound;
     Base::BoundBox3d BoundCutBox;
     if (doc->getObject(BoxXName) || doc->getObject(BoxYName) || doc->getObject(BoxZName)) {
+        // automatic coloring must be disabled
+        ui->AutoCutfaceColor->setChecked(false);
         if (doc->getObject(CompoundName)) {
             auto compoundObject = doc->getObject(CompoundName);
             Part::Compound* pcCompound = dynamic_cast<Part::Compound*>(compoundObject);
@@ -138,6 +158,8 @@ SectionCut::SectionCut(QWidget* parent)
             ui->cutZ->setValue(pcBox->Height.getValue() + pcBox->Placement.getValue().getPosition().z);
             ui->flipZ->setChecked(false);
         }
+        // set color and transparency
+        setColorTransparency(pcBox);
     }
     if (doc->getObject(BoxYName)) {
         Part::Box* pcBox = dynamic_cast<Part::Box*>(doc->getObject(BoxYName));
@@ -156,6 +178,7 @@ SectionCut::SectionCut(QWidget* parent)
             ui->cutY->setValue(pcBox->Width.getValue() + pcBox->Placement.getValue().getPosition().y);
             ui->flipY->setChecked(false);
         }
+        setColorTransparency(pcBox);
     }
     if (doc->getObject(BoxXName)) {
         Part::Box* pcBox = dynamic_cast<Part::Box*>(doc->getObject(BoxXName));
@@ -174,6 +197,7 @@ SectionCut::SectionCut(QWidget* parent)
             ui->cutX->setValue(pcBox->Length.getValue() + pcBox->Placement.getValue().getPosition().x);
             ui->flipX->setChecked(false);
         }
+        setColorTransparency(pcBox);
     }
 
     // hide existing cuts to check if there are objects to be cut visible
@@ -214,6 +238,9 @@ SectionCut::SectionCut(QWidget* parent)
     connect(ui->flipY, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &SectionCut::onFlipYclicked);
     connect(ui->flipZ, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &SectionCut::onFlipZclicked);
     connect(ui->RefreshCutPB, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &SectionCut::onRefreshCutPBclicked);
+    connect(ui->CutColor, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &SectionCut::onCutColorclicked);
+    connect(ui->CutTransparency, &QSlider::sliderMoved, this, &SectionCut::onTransparencySliderMoved);
+    connect(ui->CutTransparency, &QSlider::valueChanged, this, &SectionCut::onTransparencyChanged);
     
     // if there is a cut, perform it
     if (hasBoxX || hasBoxY || hasBoxZ) {
@@ -450,6 +477,17 @@ void SectionCut::startCutting(bool isInitial)
         return;
     }
     Part::Compound* pcCompound = static_cast<Part::Compound*>(CutCompound);
+    // store color and transparency of first object
+    App::Color cutColor;
+    int cutTransparency;
+    bool autoColor = true;
+    bool autoTransparency = true;
+    auto vpFirstObject = dynamic_cast<Gui::ViewProviderGeometryObject*>(
+        Gui::Application::Instance->getViewProvider(*ObjectsListCut.begin()));
+    if (vpFirstObject) {
+        cutColor = vpFirstObject->ShapeColor.getValue();
+        cutTransparency = vpFirstObject->Transparency.getValue();
+    }
     // fill it with all found elements with the copies of the elements
     int count = 0;
     for (auto itCuts = ObjectsListCut.begin(); itCuts != ObjectsListCut.end(); ++itCuts, count++) {
@@ -492,6 +530,18 @@ void SectionCut::startCutting(bool isInitial)
 
         // hide the objects since only the cut should later be visible
         (*itCuts)->Visibility.setValue(false);
+
+        // check if all objects have same color and transparency
+        if (ui->AutoCutfaceColor->isChecked()) {
+            auto vpObject = dynamic_cast<Gui::ViewProviderGeometryObject*>(
+                Gui::Application::Instance->getViewProvider(*itCuts));
+            if (vpObject) {
+                if (cutColor != vpObject->ShapeColor.getValue())
+                    autoColor = false;
+                if (cutTransparency != vpObject->Transparency.getValue())
+                    autoTransparency = false;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     // compute the filled compound
@@ -534,6 +584,26 @@ void SectionCut::startCutting(bool isInitial)
     hasBoxZ = false;
     hasBoxCustom = false;
 
+    // if automatic, we take this color for the cut
+    if (ui->AutoCutfaceColor->isChecked()) {
+        if (autoColor) {
+            ui->CutColor->blockSignals(true);
+            ui->CutColor->setColor(cutColor.asValue<QColor>());
+            ui->CutColor->blockSignals(false);
+        }
+        if (autoTransparency) {
+            ui->CutTransparency->blockSignals(true);
+            ui->CutTransparency->setValue(cutTransparency);
+            ui->CutTransparency->setToolTip(QString::number(cutTransparency) + QString::fromLatin1(" %"));
+            ui->CutTransparency->blockSignals(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // read cutface color for the cut box
+    App::Color boxColor;
+    boxColor.setValue<QColor>(ui->CutColor->color());
+    int boxTransparency = ui->CutTransparency->value();
+
     if (ui->groupBoxX->isChecked()) {
         // create a box
         auto CutBox = doc->addObject("Part::Box", BoxXName);
@@ -568,7 +638,14 @@ void SectionCut::startCutting(bool isInitial)
         BoxOriginSet.y = BoundingBoxOrigin[1] - 0.5;
         BoxOriginSet.z = BoundingBoxOrigin[2] - 0.5;
         placement.setPosition(BoxOriginSet);
+        // set box color
         pcBox->Placement.setValue(placement);
+        auto vpBox = dynamic_cast<Gui::ViewProviderGeometryObject*>(
+            Gui::Application::Instance->getViewProvider(pcBox));
+        if (vpBox) {
+            vpBox->ShapeColor.setValue(boxColor);
+            vpBox->Transparency.setValue(boxTransparency);
+        }
 
         // create a cut feature
         auto CutFeature = doc->addObject("Part::Cut", CutXName);
@@ -627,6 +704,12 @@ void SectionCut::startCutting(bool isInitial)
         BoxOriginSet.z = BoundingBoxOrigin[2] - 0.5;
         placement.setPosition(BoxOriginSet);
         pcBox->Placement.setValue(placement);
+        auto vpBox = dynamic_cast<Gui::ViewProviderGeometryObject*>(
+            Gui::Application::Instance->getViewProvider(pcBox));
+        if (vpBox) {
+            vpBox->ShapeColor.setValue(boxColor);
+            vpBox->Transparency.setValue(boxTransparency);
+        }
         
         auto CutFeature = doc->addObject("Part::Cut", CutYName);
         if (!CutFeature) {
@@ -682,6 +765,12 @@ void SectionCut::startCutting(bool isInitial)
             BoxOriginSet.z = CutPosZ;
         placement.setPosition(BoxOriginSet);
         pcBox->Placement.setValue(placement);
+        auto vpBox = dynamic_cast<Gui::ViewProviderGeometryObject*>(
+            Gui::Application::Instance->getViewProvider(pcBox));
+        if (vpBox) {
+            vpBox->ShapeColor.setValue(boxColor);
+            vpBox->Transparency.setValue(boxTransparency);
+        }
 
         auto CutFeature = doc->addObject("Part::Cut", CutZName);
         if (!CutFeature) {
@@ -1391,6 +1480,29 @@ void SectionCut::onFlipZclicked()
     pcCut->recomputeFeature(true);
 }
 
+// changes the cutface color
+void SectionCut::onCutColorclicked()
+{
+    // re-cut to change the color of all cut boxes
+    if (ui->groupBoxX->isChecked() || ui->groupBoxY->isChecked() || ui->groupBoxZ->isChecked())
+        startCutting();
+}
+
+void SectionCut::onTransparencySliderMoved(int val)
+{
+    ui->CutTransparency->setToolTip(QString::number(val) + QString::fromLatin1(" %"));
+    // highlight the tooltip
+    QToolTip::showText(QCursor::pos(), QString::number(val) + QString::fromLatin1(" %"), nullptr);
+    // re-cut to change the color of all cut boxes
+    if (ui->groupBoxX->isChecked() || ui->groupBoxY->isChecked() || ui->groupBoxZ->isChecked())
+        startCutting();
+}
+
+void SectionCut::onTransparencyChanged(int val)
+{
+    onTransparencySliderMoved(val);
+}
+
 // refreshes the list of document objects and the visible objects
 void SectionCut::onRefreshCutPBclicked()
 {
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.h b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.h
index 60247508b7..e121a818ea 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
     void onFlipYclicked();
     void onFlipZclicked();
     void onRefreshCutPBclicked();
+    void onCutColorclicked();
+    void onTransparencySliderMoved(int);
+    void onTransparencyChanged(int);
 
 public:
     void reject();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.ui b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.ui
index 01dc1ca877..45996a05ed 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/SectionCutting.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>233</width>
-    <height>340</height>
+    <width>230</width>
+    <height>427</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="maximumSize">
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    <string>Permanent Section Cutting</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
-   <item row="0" column="0" colspan="4">
+   <item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBoxX">
      <property name="maximumSize">
       <size>
@@ -94,33 +94,7 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="5" column="2">
-    <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-      <size>
-       <width>20</width>
-       <height>40</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-    </spacer>
-   </item>
-   <item row="3" column="0">
-    <widget class="QPushButton" name="RefreshCutPB">
-     <property name="enabled">
-      <bool>true</bool>
-     </property>
-     <property name="toolTip">
-      <string>Refreshes the list of visible objects</string>
-     </property>
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Refresh view</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="1" column="0" colspan="4">
+   <item row="1" column="0" colspan="3">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBoxY">
      <property name="maximumSize">
       <size>
@@ -188,41 +162,7 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="3" column="3">
-    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="standardButtons">
-      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Close</set>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="4" column="0" colspan="4">
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="keepOnlyCutCB">
-     <property name="toolTip">
-      <string>When the dialog is closed,
-only created cuts will be visible</string>
-     </property>
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Keep only cuts visible when closing</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="3" column="1">
-    <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_6">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-      <size>
-       <width>20</width>
-       <height>20</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-    </spacer>
-   </item>
-   <item row="2" column="0" colspan="4">
+   <item row="2" column="0" colspan="3">
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBoxZ">
      <property name="maximumSize">
       <size>
@@ -296,8 +236,201 @@ only created cuts will be visible</string>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="3" column="0" colspan="3">
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="CutfaceGB">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Cut face</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>0</width>
+          <height>0</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Color of cut face</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Color</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="1">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefColorButton" name="CutColor">
+        <property name="enabled">
+         <bool>false</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>50</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>16777215</width>
+          <height>16777215</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="color" stdset="0">
+         <color>
+          <red>204</red>
+          <green>204</green>
+          <blue>204</blue>
+         </color>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>DefaultShapeColor</cstring>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>View</cstring>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="2">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="AutoCutfaceColor">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>0</width>
+          <height>0</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>If checked, the color and transpareny
+will be taken from the cut objects.
+Works only if all objects have the same values.</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Auto</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>TwoSideRendering</cstring>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>Mod/Part</cstring>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="1" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>0</width>
+          <height>0</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Transparency of cut face</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Transparency</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="1" column="1" colspan="2">
+       <widget class="QSlider" name="CutTransparency">
+        <property name="enabled">
+         <bool>false</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>0 %</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximum">
+         <number>100</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="0">
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="RefreshCutPB">
+     <property name="enabled">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>Refreshes the list of visible objects</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Refresh view</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="1">
+    <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_6">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>20</width>
+       <height>20</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+    </spacer>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="2">
+    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="standardButtons">
+      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Close</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="5" column="0" colspan="3">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="keepOnlyCutCB">
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>When the dialog is closed,
+only created cuts will be visible</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Keep only cuts visible when closing</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="6" column="2">
+    <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>20</width>
+       <height>40</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+    </spacer>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>Gui::ColorButton</class>
+   <extends>QPushButton</extends>
+   <header>Gui/Widgets.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>Gui::PrefColorButton</class>
+   <extends>Gui::ColorButton</extends>
+   <header>Gui/PrefWidgets.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>Gui::PrefCheckBox</class>
+   <extends>QCheckBox</extends>
+   <header>Gui/PrefWidgets.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>groupBoxX</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cutX</tabstop>
@@ -327,5 +460,37 @@ only created cuts will be visible</string>
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>AutoCutfaceColor</sender>
+   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>CutTransparency</receiver>
+   <slot>setDisabled(bool)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>182</x>
+     <y>311</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>150</x>
+     <y>338</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>AutoCutfaceColor</sender>
+   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>CutColor</receiver>
+   <slot>setDisabled(bool)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>182</x>
+     <y>311</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>119</x>
+     <y>311</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
  </connections>
 </ui>