diff --git a/src/Gui/ApplicationPy.cpp b/src/Gui/ApplicationPy.cpp
index 7a7185d432..6384187a62 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ApplicationPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ApplicationPy.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #include <Base/PyWrapParseTupleAndKeywords.h>
 #include <CXX/Objects.hxx>
 
+#include <Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h>
+
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "ApplicationPy.h"
 #include "BitmapFactory.h"
@@ -773,8 +775,10 @@ PyObject* ApplicationPy::sExport(PyObject * /*self*/, PyObject *args)
                         view3d->viewAll();
                     }
                     QPrinter printer(QPrinter::ScreenResolution);
-                    // setPdfVersion sets the printed PDF Version to comply with PDF/A-1b, more details under: https://www.kdab.com/creating-pdfa-documents-qt/
-                    printer.setPdfVersion(QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_A1b);
+                    // setPdfVersion sets the printed PDF Version to what is chosen in
+                    // Preferences/Import-Export/PDF more details under:
+                    // https://www.kdab.com/creating-pdfa-documents-qt/
+                    printer.setPdfVersion(Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsPDF::evaluatePDFVersion());
                     printer.setOutputFormat(QPrinter::PdfFormat);
                     printer.setOutputFileName(fileName);
                     printer.setCreator(QString::fromStdString(App::Application::getNameWithVersion()));
diff --git a/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d89a55715..cf97f6f7e9 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ SET(Gui_UIC_SRCS
     PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
     PreferencePages/DlgSettingsViewColor.ui
     PreferencePages/DlgSettingsWorkbenches.ui
+    PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.ui
     Dialogs/DlgCheckableMessageBox.ui
     Dialogs/DlgToolbars.ui
     Dialogs/DlgTreeWidget.ui
@@ -659,6 +660,7 @@ SET(Dialog_Settings_CPP_SRCS
     Dialogs/DlgOnlineHelpImp.cpp
     Dialogs/DlgPreferencesImp.cpp
     PreferencePages/DlgSettings3DViewImp.cpp
+    PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.cpp
     PreferencePages/DlgSettingsCacheDirectory.cpp
     Dialogs/DlgSettingsColorGradientImp.cpp
     PreferencePages/DlgSettingsDocumentImp.cpp
@@ -681,6 +683,7 @@ SET(Dialog_Settings_HPP_SRCS
     Dialogs/DlgOnlineHelpImp.h
     Dialogs/DlgPreferencesImp.h
     PreferencePages/DlgSettings3DViewImp.h
+    PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h
     PreferencePages/DlgSettingsCacheDirectory.h
     Dialogs/DlgSettingsColorGradientImp.h
     PreferencePages/DlgSettingsDocumentImp.h
@@ -721,6 +724,7 @@ SET(Dialog_Settings_SRCS
     PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
     PreferencePages/DlgSettingsViewColor.ui
     PreferencePages/DlgSettingsWorkbenches.ui
+    PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.ui
 )
 SOURCE_GROUP("Dialog\\Settings" FILES ${Dialog_Settings_SRCS})
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/EditorView.cpp b/src/Gui/EditorView.cpp
index 0ad911d0b8..c62f278309 100644
--- a/src/Gui/EditorView.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/EditorView.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 #include <Base/Interpreter.h>
 #include <Base/Parameter.h>
 
+#include <Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h>
+
 
 using namespace Gui;
 namespace Gui
@@ -511,9 +513,10 @@ void EditorView::printPdf()
                                     QStringLiteral("%1 (*.pdf)").arg(tr("PDF file")));
     if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
         QPrinter printer(QPrinter::ScreenResolution);
-        // setPdfVersion sets the printied PDF Version to comply with PDF/A-1b, more details under:
+        // setPdfVersion sets the printed PDF Version to what is chosen in
+        // Preferences/Import-Export/PDF more details under:
         // https://www.kdab.com/creating-pdfa-documents-qt/
-        printer.setPdfVersion(QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_A1b);
+        printer.setPdfVersion(Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsPDF::evaluatePDFVersion());
         printer.setOutputFormat(QPrinter::PdfFormat);
         printer.setOutputFileName(filename);
         printer.setCreator(QString::fromStdString(App::Application::getNameWithVersion()));
diff --git a/src/Gui/MDIView.cpp b/src/Gui/MDIView.cpp
index c8c8d8fb68..253e8bb9b2 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MDIView.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/MDIView.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <Base/Interpreter.h>
 #include <App/Document.h>
 #include <App/Application.h>
+#include <Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h>
 
 #include "MDIView.h"
 #include "MDIViewPy.h"
@@ -261,8 +262,10 @@ void MDIView::printPdf()
         QStringLiteral("%1 (*.pdf)").arg(tr("PDF file")));
     if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
         QPrinter printer(QPrinter::ScreenResolution);
-        // setPdfVersion sets the printied PDF Version to comply with PDF/A-1b, more details under: https://www.kdab.com/creating-pdfa-documents-qt/
-        printer.setPdfVersion(QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_A1b);
+        // setPdfVersion sets the printed PDF Version to what is chosen in
+        // Preferences/Import-Export/PDF more details under:
+        // https://www.kdab.com/creating-pdfa-documents-qt/
+        printer.setPdfVersion(Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsPDF::evaluatePDFVersion());
         printer.setOutputFormat(QPrinter::PdfFormat);
         printer.setOutputFileName(filename);
         printer.setCreator(QString::fromStdString(App::Application::getNameWithVersion()));
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.cpp b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b43bdbe130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#include "PreCompiled.h"
+ 
+#include <App/Application.h>
+#include <Base/Console.h>
+ 
+#include "DlgSettingsPDF.h"
+#include "ui_DlgSettingsPDF.h"
+ 
+ 
+using namespace Gui::Dialog;
+ 
+/* TRANSLATOR Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsPDF */
+ 
+DlgSettingsPDF::DlgSettingsPDF(QWidget* parent)
+    : PreferencePage( parent )
+    , ui(new Ui_DlgSettingsPDF)
+{
+    ui->setupUi(this);
+    ui->warningLabel->setWordWrap(true);
+    connect(ui->comboBox,
+            QOverload<int>::of(&QComboBox::currentIndexChanged),
+            this,
+            &DlgSettingsPDF::onComboBoxIndexChanged);
+}
+ 
+DlgSettingsPDF::~DlgSettingsPDF() = default;
+
+void DlgSettingsPDF::saveSettings()
+{
+    ui->comboBox->onSave();
+}
+
+void DlgSettingsPDF::loadSettings()
+{
+    ui->comboBox->onRestore();
+    int currentIndex = ui->comboBox->currentIndex();
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6,8,0)
+    if (currentIndex == 3) {
+        Base::Console().Warning("When using another copy of FreeCAD you had set the PDF version to X4, but this build of FreeCAD does not support it. Using 1.4 instead.\n");
+        currentIndex = 0;
+        ui->comboBox->setCurrentIndex(0);
+    }
+    ui->comboBox->removeItem(3);  // PdfVersion_X4
+#endif
+    onComboBoxIndexChanged(currentIndex);
+}
+
+QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion DlgSettingsPDF::evaluatePDFVersion()
+{
+    auto hGrp = App::GetApplication()
+                    .GetUserParameter()
+                    .GetGroup("BaseApp")
+                    ->GetGroup("Preferences")
+                    ->GetGroup("Mod");
+
+    const int ver = hGrp->GetInt("PDFVersion");
+
+    switch (ver) {
+        case 1:
+            return QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_A1b;
+        case 2:
+            return QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_1_6;
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6,8,0)
+        case 3:
+            return QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_X4;
+#endif
+        default:
+            return QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_1_4;
+    }
+}
+
+void DlgSettingsPDF::onComboBoxIndexChanged(int index)
+{
+    switch (index) {
+        case 1:
+            ui->warningLabel->setText(
+                tr("This archival PDF format does not support transparency or layers. All content must be self-contained and static."));
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            ui->warningLabel->setText(
+                tr("While this version supports more modern features, older PDF readers may not fully handle it."));
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            ui->warningLabel->setText(
+                tr("This PDF format is intended for professional printing and requires all fonts to be embedded; some interactive features may not be supported."));
+            break;
+        default:
+            ui->warningLabel->setText(
+                tr("This PDF version has limited support for modern features like embedded multimedia and advanced transparency effects."));
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+void DlgSettingsPDF::changeEvent(QEvent* e)
+{
+    if (e->type() == QEvent::LanguageChange) {
+        ui->retranslateUi(this);
+    }
+
+    QWidget::changeEvent(e);
+}
+ 
+#include "moc_DlgSettingsPDF.cpp"
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4e55b1700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef GUI_DIALOG_DLGSETTINGSPDF_H
+#define GUI_DIALOG_DLGSETTINGSPDF_H
+ 
+#include <Gui/PropertyPage.h>
+#include <QPagedPaintDevice>
+#include <memory>
+ 
+namespace Gui {
+namespace Dialog {
+class Ui_DlgSettingsPDF;
+ 
+/**
+* The DlgSettingsPDF class implements a preference page to change settings
+* for the PDF Import-Export.
+*/
+class GuiExport DlgSettingsPDF: public PreferencePage
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+ 
+public:
+    explicit DlgSettingsPDF(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+    ~DlgSettingsPDF() override;
+ 
+    void saveSettings() override;
+    void loadSettings() override;
+    static QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion evaluatePDFVersion();
+ 
+protected:
+    void changeEvent(QEvent *e) override;
+ 
+private:
+    void onComboBoxIndexChanged(int index);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Ui_DlgSettingsPDF> ui;
+ 
+//      Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(DlgSettingsPDF)
+};
+ 
+} // namespace Dialog
+} // namespace Gui
+ 
+#endif // GUI_DIALOG_DLGSETTINGSPDF_H
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.ui b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47b30028f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsPDF</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsPDF">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>446</width>
+    <height>462</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>PDF</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout">
+   <property name="spacing">
+    <number>6</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="margin">
+    <number>9</number>
+   </property>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>PDF Export</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+      <item>
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>PDF Version:</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="Gui::PrefComboBox" name="comboBox">
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>This is the PDF Version FreeCAD will use to export to PDF.</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+           <cstring>PDFVersion</cstring>
+          </property>
+          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+           <cstring>Mod</cstring>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>PDF/1.4</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>PDF/A-1b</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>PDF/1.6</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>PDF/X-4</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="warningLabel">
+         <property name="wordWrap">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>20</width>
+       <height>40</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+    </spacer>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
+ <pixmapfunction>qPixmapFromMimeSource</pixmapfunction>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>Gui::PrefComboBox</class>
+   <extends>QComboBox</extends>
+   <header>Gui/PrefWidgets.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
index 999eb24483..11a722fbdf 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 #include <Base/Console.h>
 #include <Base/Interpreter.h>
 
+#include <Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h>
+
 #include "View3DInventor.h"
 #include "View3DSettings.h"
 #include "Application.h"
@@ -254,8 +256,9 @@ void View3DInventor::printPdf()
     if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
         Gui::WaitCursor wc;
         QPrinter printer(QPrinter::ScreenResolution);
-        // setPdfVersion sets the printied PDF Version to comply with PDF/A-1b, more details under: https://www.kdab.com/creating-pdfa-documents-qt/
-        printer.setPdfVersion(QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_A1b);
+        // setPdfVersion sets the printed PDF Version to what is chosen in Preferences/Import-Export/PDF
+        // more details under: https://www.kdab.com/creating-pdfa-documents-qt/
+        printer.setPdfVersion(Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsPDF::evaluatePDFVersion());
         printer.setOutputFormat(QPrinter::PdfFormat);
         printer.setPageOrientation(QPageLayout::Landscape);
         printer.setOutputFileName(filename);
diff --git a/src/Gui/resource.cpp b/src/Gui/resource.cpp
index cdf3485ccd..f0d630a281 100644
--- a/src/Gui/resource.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/resource.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "PreferencePages/DlgSettingsViewColor.h"
 #include "PreferencePages/DlgSettingsWorkbenchesImp.h"
 #include "PreferencePages/DlgSettingsAdvanced.h"
+#include "PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h"
 
 #include "Dialogs/DlgToolbarsImp.h"
 #include "Dialogs/DlgActionsImp.h"
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ WidgetFactorySupplier::WidgetFactorySupplier()
     new PrefPageProducer<DlgSettingsAdvanced>         ( QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QObject","Display") );
     DlgSettingsUI::attachObserver();
     new PrefPageProducer<DlgSettingsWorkbenchesImp>   ( QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QObject","Workbenches") );
+    new PrefPageProducer<DlgSettingsPDF>              ( QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QObject","Import-Export") );
     new PrefPageProducer<DlgSettingsMacroImp>         ( QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QObject", "Python"));
     new PrefPageProducer<DlgSettingsPythonConsole>    ( QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QObject", "Python"));
     new PrefPageProducer<DlgSettingsEditor>           ( QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("QObject", "Python"));
diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp
index c734b51386..c4cab0eaed 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <Gui/Document.h>
 #include <Gui/FileDialog.h>
 #include <Gui/MainWindow.h>
+#include <Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h>
 
 #include <Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.h>
 #include <Mod/Spreadsheet/App/SheetPy.h>
@@ -302,9 +303,10 @@ void SheetView::printPdf()
                                     QStringLiteral("%1 (*.pdf)").arg(tr("PDF file")));
     if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
         QPrinter printer(QPrinter::ScreenResolution);
-        // setPdfVersion sets the printied PDF Version to comply with PDF/A-1b, more details under:
+        // setPdfVersion sets the printed PDF Version to what is chosen in
+        // Preferences/Import-Export/PDF more details under:
         // https://www.kdab.com/creating-pdfa-documents-qt/
-        printer.setPdfVersion(QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_A1b);
+        printer.setPdfVersion(Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsPDF::evaluatePDFVersion());
         printer.setPageOrientation(QPageLayout::Landscape);
         printer.setOutputFormat(QPrinter::PdfFormat);
         printer.setOutputFileName(filename);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PagePrinter.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PagePrinter.cpp
index 52c00216e8..024cdee61e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PagePrinter.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/PagePrinter.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <Gui/Command.h>
 #include <Gui/Document.h>
 #include <Gui/ViewProvider.h>
+#include <Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsPDF.h>
 
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPage.h>
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPagePy.h>
@@ -183,9 +184,9 @@ void PagePrinter::printAllPdf(QPrinter* printer, App::Document* doc)
     QString documentName = QString::fromUtf8(doc->getName());
     QPdfWriter pdfWriter(outputFile);
 
-    // set the printed PDF Version to comply with PDF/A-1b, more details under:
-    // https://www.kdab.com/creating-pdfa-documents-qt/
-    pdfWriter.setPdfVersion(QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_A1b);
+    // setPdfVersion sets the printed PDF Version to what is chosen in Preferences/Import-Export/PDF
+    // more details under: https://www.kdab.com/creating-pdfa-documents-qt/
+    pdfWriter.setPdfVersion(Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsPDF::evaluatePDFVersion());
 
     pdfWriter.setTitle(documentName);
     pdfWriter.setCreator(QString::fromStdString(App::Application::getNameWithVersion())
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ void PagePrinter::printPdf(ViewProviderPage* vpPage, const std::string& file)
     // set up the pdfwriter
     QString outputFile = QString::fromStdString(filespec);
     QPdfWriter pdfWriter(outputFile);
-    pdfWriter.setPdfVersion(QPagedPaintDevice::PdfVersion_A1b);
+    pdfWriter.setPdfVersion(Gui::Dialog::DlgSettingsPDF::evaluatePDFVersion());
     QPageLayout pageLayout = pdfWriter.pageLayout();
     auto marginsdb = pageLayout.margins(QPageLayout::Millimeter);
     QString documentName = QString::fromUtf8(vpPage->getDrawPage()->getNameInDocument());