diff --git a/src/Gui/Document.cpp b/src/Gui/Document.cpp
index 198e2041ef..d6e7f88616 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Document.cpp
@@ -2413,6 +2413,8 @@ void Document::handleChildren3D(ViewProvider* viewProvider, bool deleting)
     if (viewProvider && viewProvider->getChildRoot()) {
         std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> children = viewProvider->claimChildren3D();
         SoGroup* childGroup =  viewProvider->getChildRoot();
+        SoGroup* frontGroup = viewProvider->getFrontRoot();
+        SoGroup* backGroup = viewProvider->getFrontRoot();
 
         // size not the same -> build up the list new
         if (deleting || childGroup->getNumChildren() != static_cast<int>(children.size())) {
@@ -2425,6 +2427,8 @@ void Document::handleChildren3D(ViewProvider* viewProvider, bool deleting)
             }
 
             Gui::coinRemoveAllChildren(childGroup);
+            Gui::coinRemoveAllChildren(frontGroup);
+            Gui::coinRemoveAllChildren(backGroup);
 
             if(!deleting) {
                 for (std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>::iterator it=children.begin();it!=children.end();++it) {
@@ -2436,6 +2440,14 @@ void Document::handleChildren3D(ViewProvider* viewProvider, bool deleting)
                         SoSeparator* childRootNode =  ChildViewProvider->getRoot();
                         childGroup->addChild(childRootNode);
 
+                        SoSeparator* childFrontNode = ChildViewProvider->getFrontRoot();
+                        if (frontGroup && childFrontNode)
+                            frontGroup->addChild(childFrontNode);
+
+                        SoSeparator* childBackNode = ChildViewProvider->getBackRoot();
+                        if (backGroup && childBackNode)
+                            backGroup->addChild(childBackNode);
+
                         // cycling to all views of the document to remove the viewprovider from the viewer itself
                         for (std::list<Gui::BaseView*>::iterator vIt = d->baseViews.begin();vIt != d->baseViews.end();++vIt) {
                             View3DInventor *activeView = dynamic_cast<View3DInventor *>(*vIt);
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension.cpp
index d52f8ceef4..ffff8894bf 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 
+#ifndef _PreComp_
+#include <Inventor/nodes/SoSeparator.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <App/DocumentObject.h>
 #include <App/GeoFeatureGroupExtension.h>
 
@@ -43,12 +47,20 @@ ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension::ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension()
 
     pcGroupChildren = new SoFCSelectionRoot;
     pcGroupChildren->ref();
+    pcGroupFront = new SoSeparator();
+    pcGroupFront->ref();
+    pcGroupBack = new SoSeparator();
+    pcGroupBack->ref();
 }
 
 ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension::~ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension()
 {
     pcGroupChildren->unref();
     pcGroupChildren = nullptr;
+    pcGroupFront->unref();
+    pcGroupFront = nullptr;
+    pcGroupBack->unref();
+    pcGroupBack = nullptr;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension.h b/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension.h
index d335480a42..8a09fd2246 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderGeoFeatureGroupExtension.h
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ public:
 
     virtual std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> extensionClaimChildren3D(void)const override;
     virtual std::vector< App::DocumentObject* > extensionClaimChildren(void) const override;
-    virtual SoGroup* extensionGetChildRoot(void) const override {return pcGroupChildren;};
+    virtual SoSeparator* extensionGetFrontRoot() const override {return pcGroupFront;}
+    virtual SoSeparator* extensionGetBackRoot() const override {return pcGroupBack;}
+    virtual SoGroup* extensionGetChildRoot(void) const override {return pcGroupChildren;}
     virtual void extensionAttach(App::DocumentObject* pcObject) override;
     virtual void extensionSetDisplayMode(const char* ModeName) override;
     virtual std::vector<std::string> extensionGetDisplayModes(void) const override;
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ public:
     virtual void extensionUpdateData(const App::Property*) override;
 
 protected:
+    SoSeparator *pcGroupFront;
+    SoSeparator *pcGroupBack;
     SoGroup *pcGroupChildren;
 };