diff --git a/src/Gui/Application.cpp b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
index 087a02ef71..40fa148ab3 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
@@ -559,8 +559,15 @@ Application::Application(bool GUIenabled)
     _pcWorkbenchDictionary = PyDict_New();
 
 #ifdef USE_3DCONNEXION_NAVLIB
-    // Instantiate the 3Dconnexion controller
-    pNavlibInterface = new NavlibInterface();
+    ParameterGrp::handle hViewGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
+        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
+    if (!hViewGrp->GetBool("LegacySpaceMouseDevices", false)) {
+        // Instantiate the 3Dconnexion controller
+        pNavlibInterface = new NavlibInterface();
+    }
+    else {
+        pNavlibInterface = nullptr;
+    }
 #endif
 
     if (GUIenabled) {
@@ -2293,7 +2300,9 @@ void Application::runApplication()
     Gui::getMainWindow()->setProperty("eventLoop", true);
 
 #ifdef USE_3DCONNEXION_NAVLIB
-    Instance->pNavlibInterface->enableNavigation();
+    if (Instance->pNavlibInterface) {
+        Instance->pNavlibInterface->enableNavigation();
+    }
 #endif
 
     runEventLoop(mainApp);
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
index e51b5b5594..1d71982431 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ DlgSettingsNavigation::DlgSettingsNavigation(QWidget* parent)
     ui->naviCubeBaseColor->setAllowTransparency(true);
     ui->rotationCenterColor->setAllowTransparency(true);
     retranslate();
+#if !defined(_USE_3DCONNEXION_SDK) && !defined(SPNAV_FOUND)
+    ui->legacySpaceMouseDevices->setDisabled(true);
+#endif
 }
 
 /**
@@ -97,6 +100,10 @@ void DlgSettingsNavigation::saveSettings()
     ui->prefCubeSize->onSave();
     ui->naviCubeBaseColor->onSave();
     ui->naviCubeInactiveOpacity->onSave();
+    ui->legacySpaceMouseDevices->onSave();
+    if (property("LegacySpaceMouse").toBool() != ui->legacySpaceMouseDevices->isChecked()) {
+        requireRestart();
+    }
 
     bool showNaviCube = ui->groupBoxNaviCube->isChecked();
     hGrp->SetBool("ShowNaviCube", showNaviCube);
@@ -143,6 +150,8 @@ void DlgSettingsNavigation::loadSettings()
     ui->prefCubeSize->onRestore();
     ui->naviCubeBaseColor->onRestore();
     ui->naviCubeInactiveOpacity->onRestore();
+    ui->legacySpaceMouseDevices->onRestore();
+    setProperty("LegacySpaceMouse", ui->legacySpaceMouseDevices->isChecked());
 
     ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath
         ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
index afcd9db072..513bcfdce8 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>548</width>
-    <height>762</height>
+    <height>795</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Base color for all elements</string>
         </property>
-        <property name="color" stdset="0">
+        <property name="color">
          <color alpha="128">
           <red>226</red>
           <green>232</green>
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>The color of the rotation center indicator</string>
         </property>
-        <property name="color" stdset="0">
+        <property name="color">
          <color alpha="51">
           <red>255</red>
           <green>0</green>
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ Free Turntable: the part will be rotated around the z-axis.</string>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="4" column="2">
-       <widget class="Gui::PrefUnitSpinBox" name="qspinNewDocScale" native="true">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefUnitSpinBox" name="qspinNewDocScale">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Sets camera zoom for new documents.
 The value is the diameter of the sphere to fit on the screen.</string>
@@ -580,21 +580,21 @@ The value is the diameter of the sphere to fit on the screen.</string>
         <property name="unit" stdset="0">
          <string>mm</string>
         </property>
-        <property name="minimum" stdset="0">
+        <property name="minimum">
          <double>0.000010000000000</double>
         </property>
-        <property name="maximum" stdset="0">
+        <property name="maximum">
          <double>10000000.000000000000000</double>
         </property>
+        <property name="rawValue" stdset="0">
+         <double>100.000000000000000</double>
+        </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>NewDocumentCameraScale</cstring>
         </property>
         <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
          <cstring>View</cstring>
         </property>
-        <property name="rawValue" stdset="0">
-         <double>100.000000000000000</double>
-        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="6" column="0">
@@ -721,6 +721,28 @@ Mouse tilting is not disabled by this setting.</string>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="spaceMouseDevice">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Space mouse</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="legacySpaceMouseDevices">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Enable support of legacy space mouse devices</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>LegacySpaceMouseDevices</cstring>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>View</cstring>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBoxAnimations">
      <property name="title">