diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandCreateDims.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandCreateDims.cpp
index 6b0c7197cc..e09b5e9ab0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandCreateDims.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandCreateDims.cpp
@@ -2231,6 +2231,11 @@ void execDim(Gui::Command* cmd, std::string type, StringVector acceptableGeometr
             return;
         }
     }
+    if (geometryRefs2d == DimensionGeometry::isFace &&
+        references2d.size() > 1) {
+        Base::Console().warning("Multiple faces are selected. Using first.\n");
+        references2d.resize(1);
+    }
 
     //build the dimension
     DrawViewDimension* dim = dimensionMaker(partFeat, type, references2d, references3d);