diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDraw.ui b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDraw.ui
index 6831bdbeee..c6411daa26 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>709</height>
+    <height>742</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -147,6 +147,26 @@
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
+        <item row="5" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_TemplateDot">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Template Dot Size</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="5" column="1">
+         <widget class="Gui::PrefDoubleSpinBox" name="dsb_TemplateDot">
+          <property name="value">
+           <double>3.000000000000000</double>
+          </property>
+          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+           <cstring>TemplateDotSize</cstring>
+          </property>
+          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+           <cstring>/Mod/TechDraw/General</cstring>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawImp.cpp
index 9cba991497..128d594ef9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawImp.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ void DlgPrefsTechDrawImp::saveSettings()
     cb_Angle->onSave();
     cb_Faces->onSave();
     cb_SectionEdges->onSave();
+    dsb_TemplateDot->onSave();
 
     pcb_Normal->onSave();
     pcb_Select->onSave();
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ void DlgPrefsTechDrawImp::loadSettings()
     cb_Angle->onRestore();
     cb_Faces->onRestore();
     cb_SectionEdges->onRestore();
+    dsb_TemplateDot->onRestore();
 
     pcb_Normal->onRestore();
     pcb_Select->onRestore();
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISVGTemplate.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISVGTemplate.cpp
index c14e4e738c..9a50bb59ee 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISVGTemplate.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGISVGTemplate.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ void QGISVGTemplate::createClickHandles(void)
 
     //TODO: Find location of special fields (first/third angle) and make graphics items for them
 
+    Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
+        .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/General");
+    double dotSize = hGrp->GetFloat("TemplateDotSize", 3.0);
+
     while (boost::regex_search(begin, end, tagMatch, tagRegex)) {
         if ( boost::regex_search(tagMatch[1].first, tagMatch[1].second, nameMatch, editableNameRegex) &&
              boost::regex_search(tagMatch[1].first, tagMatch[1].second, xMatch, xRegex) &&
@@ -191,8 +195,7 @@ void QGISVGTemplate::createClickHandles(void)
             double x = Rez::guiX(xStr.toDouble());
             double y = Rez::guiX(yStr.toDouble());
 
-            //TODO: this should probably be configurable without a code change
-            double editClickBoxSize = Rez::guiX(1.5);
+            double editClickBoxSize = Rez::guiX(dotSize);
             QColor editClickBoxColor = Qt::green;
 
             double width = editClickBoxSize;