diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
index 4feaca8b68..f166d8b734 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ bool SketchObject::isCarbonCopyAllowed(App::Document *pDoc, App::DocumentObject
     App::Part* part_obj = App::Part::getPartOfObject(pObj, true);
     if (part_this == part_obj){ //either in the same part, or in the root of document
         if (body_this != NULL) {
-            if (body_this != body_obj) {
+            if ((body_this != body_obj) && !this->allowOtherBody) {
                 if (rsn)
                     *rsn = rlOtherBody;
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
index e967b7ce48..5aaa2bd2fc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
@@ -6198,8 +6198,8 @@ namespace SketcherGui {
             Q_UNUSED(sSubName);
             
             Sketcher::SketchObject *sketch = static_cast<Sketcher::SketchObject*>(object);
-            sketch->allowOtherBody = false;
-            sketch->allowUnaligned = (QApplication::keyboardModifiers() == Qt::ControlModifier);
+            sketch->allowOtherBody = (QApplication::keyboardModifiers() == Qt::ControlModifier || QApplication::keyboardModifiers() == (Qt::ControlModifier | Qt::AltModifier));
+            sketch->allowUnaligned = (QApplication::keyboardModifiers() == Qt::AltModifier || QApplication::keyboardModifiers() == (Qt::ControlModifier | Qt::AltModifier));
             
             this->notAllowedReason = "";
             Sketcher::SketchObject::eReasonList msg;
@@ -6214,19 +6214,19 @@ namespace SketcherGui {
                         this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object is in another document.");
                         break;
                     case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlOtherBody:
-                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object belongs to another body.");
+                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object belongs to another body. Hold Ctrl to allow crossreferences.");
                         break;
                     case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlOtherPart:
                         this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object belongs to another part.");
                         break;
                     case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlNonParallel:
-                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The selected sketch is not parallel to this sketch. Hold Ctrl to allow non-parallel sketchs.");
+                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The selected sketch is not parallel to this sketch. Hold Alt to allow non-parallel sketchs.");
                         break;
                     case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlAxesMisaligned:
-                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The XY axes of the selected sketch do not have the same direction as this sketch. Hold Ctrl to disregard it.");
+                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The XY axes of the selected sketch do not have the same direction as this sketch. Hold Alt to disregard it.");
                         break;
                     case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlOriginsMisaligned:
-                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The origin of the selected sketch is not aligned with the origin of this sketch. Hold Ctrl to disregard it.");
+                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The origin of the selected sketch is not aligned with the origin of this sketch. Hold Alt to disregard it.");
                         break;
                     default:
                         break;