diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
index 5a27a206ca..55c3a7a177 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ using namespace Sketcher;
 
 /************************************ Attorney *******************************************/
 
+inline void ViewProviderSketchDrawSketchHandlerAttorney::setConstraintSelectability(ViewProviderSketch &vp, bool enabled /*= true*/)
+{
+    vp.setConstraintSelectability(enabled);
+}
+
 inline void ViewProviderSketchDrawSketchHandlerAttorney::setPositionText(ViewProviderSketch &vp, const Base::Vector2d &Pos, const SbString &txt)
 {
     vp.setPositionText(Pos,txt);
@@ -116,6 +121,16 @@ DrawSketchHandler::DrawSketchHandler() : sketchgui(0) {}
 
 DrawSketchHandler::~DrawSketchHandler() {}
 
+void DrawSketchHandler::preActivated(ViewProviderSketch* vp)
+{
+    ViewProviderSketchDrawSketchHandlerAttorney::setConstraintSelectability(*vp, false);
+}
+
+void DrawSketchHandler::postDeactivatedAlwaysRun(ViewProviderSketch* vp)
+{
+    ViewProviderSketchDrawSketchHandlerAttorney::setConstraintSelectability(*vp, true);
+}
+
 void DrawSketchHandler::quit(void)
 {
     assert(sketchgui);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
index 679c81f113..aad1a11a8a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class ViewProviderSketch;
  */
 class ViewProviderSketchDrawSketchHandlerAttorney {
 private:
+    static inline void setConstraintSelectability(ViewProviderSketch &vp, bool enabled = true);
     static inline void setPositionText(ViewProviderSketch &vp, const Base::Vector2d &Pos, const SbString &txt);
     static inline void setPositionText(ViewProviderSketch &vp, const Base::Vector2d &Pos);
     static inline void resetPositionText(ViewProviderSketch &vp);
@@ -96,8 +97,11 @@ public:
     DrawSketchHandler();
     virtual ~DrawSketchHandler();
 
+    virtual void preActivated(ViewProviderSketch *);
     virtual void activated(ViewProviderSketch *){}
     virtual void deactivated(ViewProviderSketch *){}
+    virtual void postDeactivated(ViewProviderSketch *){}
+    static void postDeactivatedAlwaysRun(ViewProviderSketch *);
     virtual void mouseMove(Base::Vector2d onSketchPos)=0;
     virtual bool pressButton(Base::Vector2d onSketchPos)=0;
     virtual bool releaseButton(Base::Vector2d onSketchPos)=0;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.cpp
index ddcd5a2d9b..2faa389b0b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.cpp
@@ -627,6 +627,11 @@ void EditModeCoinManager::updateColor(const GeoListFacade & geolistfacade)
     pEditModeConstraintCoinManager->updateConstraintColor(constraints);
 }
 
+void EditModeCoinManager::setConstraintSelectability(bool enabled /* = true */)
+{
+    pEditModeConstraintCoinManager->setConstraintSelectability(enabled);
+}
+
 void EditModeCoinManager::createEditModeInventorNodes()
 {
     // 1 - Create the edit root node
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.h
index 1ca50989bc..416b6561c9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManager.h
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ public:
     void updateGridExtent();
     //@}
 
+    /** @name change constraints selectability*/
+    //@{
+    void setConstraintSelectability(bool enabled = true);
+    //@}
+
 private:
     // This function populates the coin nodes with the information of the current geometry
     void processGeometry(const GeoListFacade & geolistfacade);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManagerParameters.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManagerParameters.h
index 1be27a1811..2edb9e0f63 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManagerParameters.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeCoinManagerParameters.h
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ struct EditModeScenegraphNodes {
     /** @name Constraint nodes*/
     //@{
     SmSwitchboard *constrGroup;
+    SoPickStyle *constrGrpSelect;
     SoDrawStyle   *ConstraintDrawStyle;
     //@}
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeConstraintCoinManager.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeConstraintCoinManager.cpp
index 2eb0ba4164..a5f78101d8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeConstraintCoinManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeConstraintCoinManager.cpp
@@ -1401,6 +1401,16 @@ void EditModeConstraintCoinManager::rebuildConstraintNodes(void)
     rebuildConstraintNodes(geolistfacade);
 }
 
+void EditModeConstraintCoinManager::setConstraintSelectability(bool enabled /* = true */)
+{
+    if (enabled) {
+        editModeScenegraphNodes.constrGrpSelect->style.setValue(SoPickStyle::SHAPE);
+    }
+    else {
+        editModeScenegraphNodes.constrGrpSelect->style.setValue(SoPickStyle::UNPICKABLE);
+    }
+}
+
 void EditModeConstraintCoinManager::rebuildConstraintNodes(const GeoListFacade & geolistfacade)
 {
     const std::vector<Sketcher::Constraint *> &constrlist = ViewProviderSketchCoinAttorney::getConstraints(viewProvider);
@@ -2399,7 +2409,16 @@ void EditModeConstraintCoinManager::createEditModeInventorNodes()
     editModeScenegraphNodes.EditRoot->addChild(editModeScenegraphNodes.ConstraintDrawStyle);
 
     // add the group where all the constraints has its SoSeparator
+    editModeScenegraphNodes.constrGrpSelect = new SoPickStyle(); // used to toggle constraints selectability
+    editModeScenegraphNodes.constrGrpSelect->style.setValue(SoPickStyle::SHAPE);
+    editModeScenegraphNodes.EditRoot->addChild(editModeScenegraphNodes.constrGrpSelect);
+    setConstraintSelectability(); // Ensure default value;
+
     editModeScenegraphNodes.constrGroup = new SmSwitchboard();
     editModeScenegraphNodes.constrGroup->setName("ConstraintGroup");
     editModeScenegraphNodes.EditRoot->addChild(editModeScenegraphNodes.constrGroup);
+
+    SoPickStyle *ps = new SoPickStyle(); // used to following nodes aren't impacted
+    ps->style.setValue(SoPickStyle::SHAPE);
+    editModeScenegraphNodes.EditRoot->addChild(ps);
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeConstraintCoinManager.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeConstraintCoinManager.h
index e638aa70af..fbcb2c546d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeConstraintCoinManager.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/EditModeConstraintCoinManager.h
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ public:
     void rebuildConstraintNodes(void);
     //@}
 
+    /** @name change constraints selectability*/
+    //@{
+    void setConstraintSelectability(bool enabled = true);
+    //@}
+
     std::set<int> detectPreselectionConstr( const SoPickedPoint *Point,
                                             const SbVec2s &cursorPos);
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index 742050993b..4e5b398251 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ void ViewProviderSketch::activateHandler(DrawSketchHandler *newHandler)
     sketchHandler = std::unique_ptr<DrawSketchHandler>(newHandler);
     Mode = STATUS_SKETCH_UseHandler;
     sketchHandler->sketchgui = this;
+    sketchHandler->preActivated(this);
     sketchHandler->activated(this);
 
     // make sure receiver has focus so immediately pressing Escape will be handled by
@@ -382,10 +383,11 @@ void ViewProviderSketch::deactivateHandler()
         drawEdit(editCurve); // erase any line
         resetPositionText();
         sketchHandler->deactivated(this);
+        sketchHandler->postDeactivated(this);
         sketchHandler->unsetCursor();
         sketchHandler = nullptr;
     }
-
+    DrawSketchHandler::postDeactivatedAlwaysRun(this);
     Mode = STATUS_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -3289,6 +3291,11 @@ QIcon ViewProviderSketch::mergeColorfulOverlayIcons (const QIcon & orig) const
 
 /*************************** functions ViewProviderSketch offers to friends such as DrawHandlerSketch ************************/
 
+void ViewProviderSketch::setConstraintSelectability(bool enabled /*= true*/)
+{
+    editCoinManager->setConstraintSelectability(enabled);
+}
+
 void ViewProviderSketch::setPositionText(const Base::Vector2d &Pos, const SbString &text)
 {
     editCoinManager->setPositionText(Pos,text);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h
index ee903b71c1..5e086a8a97 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ private:
     void deleteSelected();
 
     //********* ViewProviderSketchDrawSketchHandlerAttorney **********//
+    void setConstraintSelectability(bool enabled = true);
     void setPositionText(const Base::Vector2d &Pos, const SbString &txt);
     void setPositionText(const Base::Vector2d &Pos);
     void resetPositionText(void);