diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index 8ed0d90515..ee3c733daa 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ Gui::ToolBarItem* Workbench::setupToolBars() const
     virtualspace->setCommand("Sketcher virtual space");
     addSketcherWorkbenchVirtualSpace(*virtualspace);
 
+    Gui::ToolBarItem* edittools = new Gui::ToolBarItem(root, Gui::ToolBarItem::HideStyle::FORCE_HIDE);
+    edittools->setCommand("Sketcher edit tools");
+    addSketcherWorkbenchEditTools(*edittools);
+
      return root;
 }
 
@@ -162,7 +166,8 @@ namespace
                             QString::fromLatin1("Sketcher constraints"),
                             QString::fromLatin1("Sketcher tools"),
                             QString::fromLatin1("Sketcher B-spline tools"),
-                            QString::fromLatin1("Sketcher virtual space") };
+                            QString::fromLatin1("Sketcher virtual space"),
+                            QString::fromLatin1("Sketcher edit tools")};
     }
 
     inline const QStringList nonEditModeToolbarNames()
@@ -238,9 +243,7 @@ inline void SketcherAddWorkbenchSketchEditModeActions(Gui::ToolBarItem& sketch)
 {
     sketch  << "Sketcher_LeaveSketch"
             << "Sketcher_ViewSketch"
-            << "Sketcher_ViewSection"
-            << "Sketcher_Grid"
-            << "Sketcher_Snap";
+            << "Sketcher_ViewSection";
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -501,6 +504,16 @@ inline void SketcherAddWorkbenchVirtualSpace<Gui::ToolBarItem>(Gui::ToolBarItem&
     virtualspace << "Sketcher_SwitchVirtualSpace";
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+inline void SketcherAddWorkbenchEditTools(T& virtualspedittoolsace);
+
+template <>
+inline void SketcherAddWorkbenchEditTools<Gui::ToolBarItem>(Gui::ToolBarItem& edittools)
+{
+    edittools   << "Sketcher_Grid"
+                << "Sketcher_Snap";
+}
+
 void addSketcherWorkbenchSketchActions(Gui::MenuItem& sketch)
 {
     SketcherAddWorkbenchSketchActions(sketch);
@@ -571,4 +584,9 @@ void addSketcherWorkbenchVirtualSpace(Gui::ToolBarItem& virtualspace)
     SketcherAddWorkbenchVirtualSpace(virtualspace);
 }
 
+void addSketcherWorkbenchEditTools(Gui::ToolBarItem& edittools)
+{
+    SketcherAddWorkbenchEditTools(edittools);
+}
+
 } /* namespace SketcherGui */
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Workbench.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Workbench.h
index 3c5f72814d..c5384fe952 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Workbench.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Workbench.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ SketcherGuiExport void addSketcherWorkbenchConstraints(Gui::ToolBarItem& cons);
 SketcherGuiExport void addSketcherWorkbenchTools(Gui::ToolBarItem& consaccel);
 SketcherGuiExport void addSketcherWorkbenchBSplines(Gui::ToolBarItem& bspline);
 SketcherGuiExport void addSketcherWorkbenchVirtualSpace(Gui::ToolBarItem& virtualspace);
+SketcherGuiExport void addSketcherWorkbenchEditTools(Gui::ToolBarItem& edittools);
 
 } // namespace SketcherGui