diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/LineGroup.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/LineGroup.cpp
index 966f14dd19..f7b142d423 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/LineGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/LineGroup.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ LineGroup* LineGroup::lineGroupFactory(std::string groupName)
     std::string defaultFileName = defaultDir + "LineGroup.csv";
     
     std::string lgFileName = hGrp->GetASCII("LineGroupFile",defaultFileName.c_str());
+    if (lgFileName.empty()) {
+        lgFileName = defaultFileName;
+    }
 
     std::string lgRecord = LineGroup::getRecordFromFile(lgFileName, groupName);
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDraw.ui b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDraw.ui
index 786e2e5371..bed852cfac 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDraw.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDraw.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>558</width>
-    <height>742</height>
+    <height>845</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="1" column="1">
+        <item row="1" column="2">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefFileChooser" name="pfc_DefDir">
           <property name="mode">
            <enum>Gui::FileChooser::Directory</enum>
@@ -469,7 +469,14 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="0" column="1">
+        <item row="3" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Line Group File</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="0" column="2">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefFileChooser" name="pfc_DefTemp">
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
            <cstring>TemplateFile</cstring>
@@ -479,7 +486,7 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="2" column="1">
+        <item row="2" column="2">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefFileChooser" name="pfc_HatchFile">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Location of default svg/png fill file</string>
@@ -492,14 +499,14 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="3" column="0">
+        <item row="4" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
           <property name="text">
            <string>PAT File</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="3" column="1">
+        <item row="4" column="2">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefFileChooser" name="pfc_FilePattern">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Default location for PAT file</string>
@@ -512,6 +519,19 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
+        <item row="3" column="2">
+         <widget class="Gui::PrefFileChooser" name="pfc_LineGroup">
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Alternate Line Group file</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+           <cstring>LineGroupFile</cstring>
+          </property>
+          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+           <cstring>/Mod/TechDraw/Files</cstring>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
@@ -618,7 +638,7 @@
           </property>
           <property name="currentFont">
            <font>
-            <family>osifont</family>
+            <family>DejaVu Sans</family>
            </font>
           </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawImp.cpp
index bade4f4792..a595e94827 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawImp.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ void DlgPrefsTechDrawImp::saveSettings()
     pfc_DefTemp->onSave();
     pfc_DefDir->onSave();
     pfc_HatchFile->onSave();
+    pfc_LineGroup->onSave();
     pfc_FilePattern->onSave();
     le_NamePattern->onSave();
 }
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ void DlgPrefsTechDrawImp::loadSettings()
     pfc_DefTemp->onRestore();
     pfc_DefDir->onRestore();
     pfc_HatchFile->onRestore();
-
+    pfc_LineGroup->onRestore();
 
     pfc_FilePattern->onRestore();
     le_NamePattern->onRestore();