diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureExtrude.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureExtrude.cpp
index 54a3599328..5561aeffc2 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureExtrude.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureExtrude.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ Base::Vector3d FeatureExtrude::computeDirection(const Base::Vector3d& sketchVect
 
     // explicitly set the Direction so that the dialog shows also the used direction
     // if the sketch's normal vector was used
-    Direction.setValue(extrudeDirection);
+    // for a custom vector we cannot negate it since the Ui takes always the currently
+    // shown vector values as final direction,
+    // and when Reversed, it will be negated additionally
+    if (!UseCustomVector.getValue()) {
+        if (Reversed.getValue())
+            Direction.setValue(-extrudeDirection);
+        else
+            Direction.setValue(extrudeDirection);
+    }
+    // don't return the direction including reversed since this is handled in
+    // FeatureSketchBased.cpp afterwards
     return extrudeDirection;
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.cpp
index 1d6cbf128d..03651459d5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.cpp
@@ -551,23 +551,16 @@ void TaskPadParameters::onZDirectionEditChanged(double len)
     updateDirectionEdits();
 }
 
-void TaskPadParameters::updateDirectionEdits(bool Reversed)
+void TaskPadParameters::updateDirectionEdits()
 {
     PartDesign::Pad* pcPad = static_cast<PartDesign::Pad*>(vp->getObject());
     // we don't want to execute the onChanged edits, but just update their contents
     ui->XDirectionEdit->blockSignals(true);
     ui->YDirectionEdit->blockSignals(true);
     ui->ZDirectionEdit->blockSignals(true);
-    if (Reversed) {
-        ui->XDirectionEdit->setValue(-1 * pcPad->Direction.getValue().x);
-        ui->YDirectionEdit->setValue(-1 * pcPad->Direction.getValue().y);
-        ui->ZDirectionEdit->setValue(-1 * pcPad->Direction.getValue().z);
-    }
-    else {
-        ui->XDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPad->Direction.getValue().x);
-        ui->YDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPad->Direction.getValue().y);
-        ui->ZDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPad->Direction.getValue().z);
-    }
+    ui->XDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPad->Direction.getValue().x);
+    ui->YDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPad->Direction.getValue().y);
+    ui->ZDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPad->Direction.getValue().z);
     ui->XDirectionEdit->blockSignals(false);
     ui->YDirectionEdit->blockSignals(false);
     ui->ZDirectionEdit->blockSignals(false);
@@ -595,9 +588,10 @@ void TaskPadParameters::onReversedChanged(bool on)
     pcPad->Reversed.setValue(on);
     // midplane is not sensible when reversed
     ui->checkBoxMidplane->setEnabled(!on);
-    recomputeFeature();
     // update the direction
-    updateDirectionEdits(on);
+    recomputeFeature();
+    updateDirectionEdits();
+    
 }
 
 void TaskPadParameters::onModeChanged(int index)
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.h b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.h
index 54f6ca1d77..174fe43fad 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.h
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ private:
     QString getFaceName(void) const;
     void onSelectionChanged(const Gui::SelectionChanges& msg) override;
     void updateUI(int index);
-    void updateDirectionEdits(bool Reversed = false);
+    void updateDirectionEdits(void);
 
 private:
     QWidget* proxy;
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.cpp
index d7df987fac..c41d0d9a0c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.cpp
@@ -556,23 +556,16 @@ void TaskPocketParameters::onZDirectionEditChanged(double len)
     updateDirectionEdits();
 }
 
-void TaskPocketParameters::updateDirectionEdits(bool Reversed)
+void TaskPocketParameters::updateDirectionEdits()
 {
     PartDesign::Pocket* pcPocket = static_cast<PartDesign::Pocket*>(vp->getObject());
     // we don't want to execute the onChanged edits, but just update their contents
     ui->XDirectionEdit->blockSignals(true);
     ui->YDirectionEdit->blockSignals(true);
     ui->ZDirectionEdit->blockSignals(true);
-    if (Reversed) {
-        ui->XDirectionEdit->setValue(-1 * pcPocket->Direction.getValue().x);
-        ui->YDirectionEdit->setValue(-1 * pcPocket->Direction.getValue().y);
-        ui->ZDirectionEdit->setValue(-1 * pcPocket->Direction.getValue().z);
-    }
-    else {
-        ui->XDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPocket->Direction.getValue().x);
-        ui->YDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPocket->Direction.getValue().y);
-        ui->ZDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPocket->Direction.getValue().z);
-    }
+    ui->XDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPocket->Direction.getValue().x);
+    ui->YDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPocket->Direction.getValue().y);
+    ui->ZDirectionEdit->setValue(pcPocket->Direction.getValue().z);
     ui->XDirectionEdit->blockSignals(false);
     ui->YDirectionEdit->blockSignals(false);
     ui->ZDirectionEdit->blockSignals(false);
@@ -592,9 +585,9 @@ void TaskPocketParameters::onReversedChanged(bool on)
     pcPocket->Reversed.setValue(on);
     // midplane is not sensible when reversed
     ui->checkBoxMidplane->setEnabled(!on);
-    recomputeFeature();
     // update the direction
-    updateDirectionEdits(on);
+    recomputeFeature();
+    updateDirectionEdits();
 }
 
 void TaskPocketParameters::onModeChanged(int index)
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.h b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.h
index 1b57c3061b..db6e8abdef 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.h
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPocketParameters.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ private:
 
     void onSelectionChanged(const Gui::SelectionChanges& msg) override;
     void updateUI(int index);
-    void updateDirectionEdits(bool Reversed = false);
+    void updateDirectionEdits(void);
 
 private:
     QWidget* proxy;