diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index b363e0099f..37c013e228 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -1005,7 +1005,12 @@ void ViewProviderSketch::editDoubleClicked(void)
                 Constr->Type == Sketcher::DistanceY ||
                 Constr->Type == Sketcher::Radius ||
                 Constr->Type == Sketcher::Angle ||
-                Constr->Type == Sketcher::SnellsLaw) && Constr->isDriving ) {
+                Constr->Type == Sketcher::SnellsLaw)) {
+
+                if(!Constr->isDriving) {
+                    Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc,"App.ActiveDocument.%s.setDriving(%i,%s)",
+                                            getObject()->getNameInDocument(),*it,"True");
+                }
 
                 // Coin's SoIdleSensor causes problems on some platform while Qt seems to work properly (#0001517)
                 EditDatumDialog *editDatumDialog = new EditDatumDialog(this, *it);