diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
index 38fd2d9631..1eda002871 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ ViewProviderMeasureBase::ViewProviderMeasureBase()
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(FontSize, (Preferences::defaultFontSize()), agroup, App::Prop_None, "Size of measurement text");
 //NOLINTEND
 
+    pGlobalSeparator = new SoSeparator();
+    pGlobalSeparator->ref();
+    getRoot()->insertChild(pGlobalSeparator, 0);
+
     // setupAnnoSceneGraph() - sets up the annotation scene graph
     pLabel = new Gui::SoFrameLabel();
     pLabel->ref();
@@ -175,6 +179,7 @@ ViewProviderMeasureBase::ViewProviderMeasureBase()
 ViewProviderMeasureBase::~ViewProviderMeasureBase()
 {
     _mVisibilityChangedConnection.disconnect();
+    pGlobalSeparator->unref();
     pLabel->unref();
     pColor->unref();
     pDragger->unref();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h
index 6246b20514..0cc978d6a9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ protected:
     // TODO: getters & setters and move variables to private?
     bool _mShowTree = true;
 
+    SoSeparator* pGlobalSeparator; // Separator in the global coordinate space
     Gui::SoFrameLabel * pLabel;
     SoTranslate2Dragger* pDragger;
     SoTransform* pDraggerOrientation;