diff --git a/src/Gui/EditableDatumLabel.cpp b/src/Gui/EditableDatumLabel.cpp
index 24c88a5e26..909539307f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/EditableDatumLabel.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/EditableDatumLabel.cpp
@@ -321,4 +321,9 @@ void EditableDatumLabel::setLabelAutoDistanceReverse(bool val)
     autoDistanceReverse = val;
 }
 
+void EditableDatumLabel::setSpinboxInvisibleToMouse(bool val)
+{
+    spinBox->setAttribute(Qt::WA_TransparentForMouseEvents, val);
+}
+
 #include "moc_EditableDatumLabel.cpp"
diff --git a/src/Gui/EditableDatumLabel.h b/src/Gui/EditableDatumLabel.h
index f0f64f4cf1..99db881c53 100644
--- a/src/Gui/EditableDatumLabel.h
+++ b/src/Gui/EditableDatumLabel.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
     void setLabelDistance(double distance);
     void setLabelRecommendedDistance();
     void setLabelAutoDistanceReverse(bool val);
+    void setSpinboxInvisibleToMouse(bool val);
 
     // NOLINTBEGIN
     SoDatumLabel* label;