diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
index af4c8372aa..9e307a8816 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ DlgSettingsNavigation::DlgSettingsNavigation(QWidget* parent)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
     ui->naviCubeBaseColor->setAllowTransparency(true);
+    ui->rotationCenterColor->setAllowTransparency(true);
     retranslate();
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ void DlgSettingsNavigation::saveSettings()
     ui->checkBoxZoomAtCursor->onSave();
     ui->checkBoxInvertZoom->onSave();
     ui->checkBoxDisableTilt->onSave();
-    ui->checkBoxShowRotationCenter->onSave();
+    ui->rotationCenterSize->onSave();
+    ui->rotationCenterColor->onSave();
     ui->spinBoxZoomStep->onSave();
     ui->checkBoxNavigationAnimations->onSave();
     ui->spinBoxAnimationDuration->onSave();
@@ -98,6 +100,9 @@ void DlgSettingsNavigation::saveSettings()
     bool showNaviCube = ui->groupBoxNaviCube->isChecked();
     hGrp->SetBool("ShowNaviCube", showNaviCube);
 
+    bool showRotationCenter = ui->groupBoxRotationCenter->isChecked();
+    hGrp->SetBool("ShowRotationCenter", showRotationCenter);
+
     QVariant camera = ui->comboNewDocView->itemData(ui->comboNewDocView->currentIndex(),
         Qt::UserRole);
     hGrp->SetASCII("NewDocumentCameraOrientation", (const char*)camera.toByteArray());
@@ -122,7 +127,8 @@ void DlgSettingsNavigation::loadSettings()
     ui->checkBoxZoomAtCursor->onRestore();
     ui->checkBoxInvertZoom->onRestore();
     ui->checkBoxDisableTilt->onRestore();
-    ui->checkBoxShowRotationCenter->onRestore();
+    ui->rotationCenterSize->onRestore();
+    ui->rotationCenterColor->onRestore();
     ui->spinBoxZoomStep->onRestore();
     ui->checkBoxNavigationAnimations->onRestore();
     ui->spinBoxAnimationDuration->onRestore();
@@ -149,6 +155,9 @@ void DlgSettingsNavigation::loadSettings()
     bool showNaviCube = hGrp->GetBool("ShowNaviCube", true);
     ui->groupBoxNaviCube->setChecked(showNaviCube);
 
+    bool showRotationCenter = hGrp->GetBool("ShowRotationCenter", true);
+    ui->groupBoxRotationCenter->setChecked(showRotationCenter);
+
     ui->comboNewDocView->addItem(tr("Isometric"), QByteArray("Isometric"));
     ui->comboNewDocView->addItem(tr("Dimetric"), QByteArray("Dimetric"));
     ui->comboNewDocView->addItem(tr("Trimetric"), QByteArray("Trimetric"));
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
index c107e57cf2..2e7879bdd9 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>432</width>
-    <height>423</height>
+    <width>484</width>
+    <height>586</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -229,6 +229,99 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBoxRotationCenter">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Rotation center indicator</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="checkable">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="sizeLabelRotationCenter">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Sphere size</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="1" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="colorLabelRotationCenter">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Color and transparency</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="1">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefDoubleSpinBox" name="rotationCenterSize">
+        <property name="maximumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>60</width>
+          <height>16777215</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>The size of the rotation center indicator</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="decimals">
+         <number>1</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="minimum">
+         <float>1.0</float>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximum">
+         <float>100.0</float>
+        </property>
+        <property name="singleStep">
+         <float>0.5</float>
+        </property>
+        <property name="value">
+         <float>5.0</float>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>RotationCenterSize</cstring>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>View</cstring>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="1" column="1">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefColorButton" name="rotationCenterColor">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>The color of the rotation center indicator</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="color" stdset="0">
+         <color alpha="51">
+          <red>255</red>
+          <green>0</green>
+          <blue>0</blue>
+         </color>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>RotationCenterColor</cstring>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>View</cstring>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="2">
+       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>40</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="GroupBox12">
      <property name="enabled">
@@ -679,25 +772,6 @@ Mouse tilting is not disabled by this setting.</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="9" column="0">
-       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkBoxShowRotationCenter">
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Show the rotation center when dragging.</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Enable rotation center indication</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="checked">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
-        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>ShowRotationCenter</cstring>
-        </property>
-        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>View</cstring>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
index d5636d75f5..4ca6a20fb9 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
@@ -1319,6 +1319,17 @@ void View3DInventorViewer::showRotationCenter(bool show)
         }
 
         if (!rotationCenterGroup) {
+            float size = App::GetApplication()
+                             .GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View")
+                             ->GetFloat("RotationCenterSize", 5.0);
+
+            unsigned long rotationCenterColor =
+                App::GetApplication()
+                    .GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View")
+                    ->GetUnsigned("RotationCenterColor", 4278190131);
+
+            QColor color = App::Color::fromPackedRGBA<QColor>(rotationCenterColor);
+
             rotationCenterGroup = new SoSkipBoundingGroup();
 
             auto sphere = new SoSphere();
@@ -1334,8 +1345,8 @@ void View3DInventorViewer::showRotationCenter(bool show)
             complexity->value = 1;
 
             auto material = new SoMaterial();
-            material->emissiveColor = SbColor(1, 0, 0);
-            material->transparency = 0.8F;
+            material->emissiveColor = SbColor(color.redF(), color.greenF(), color.blueF());
+            material->transparency = 1.0F - color.alphaF();
 
             auto translation = new SoTranslation();
             translation->translation.setValue(center);
@@ -1347,7 +1358,7 @@ void View3DInventorViewer::showRotationCenter(bool show)
 
             auto scaledSphere = new SoShapeScale();
             scaledSphere->setPart("shape", annotation);
-            scaledSphere->scaleFactor = 4.0;
+            scaledSphere->scaleFactor = size;
 
             rotationCenterGroup->addChild(translation);
             rotationCenterGroup->addChild(hidden);