diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskAttacher.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskAttacher.cpp
index fa51c7eb9e..7061f50c33 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskAttacher.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskAttacher.cpp
@@ -108,10 +108,12 @@ void TaskAttacher::makeRefStrings(std::vector<QString>& refstrings, std::vector<
     }
 }
 
-TaskAttacher::TaskAttacher(Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObject *ViewProvider,QWidget *parent, QString picture, QString text)
+TaskAttacher::TaskAttacher(Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObject *ViewProvider, QWidget *parent,
+                           QString picture, QString text)
     : TaskBox(Gui::BitmapFactory().pixmap(picture.toLatin1()), text, true, parent),
       SelectionObserver(ViewProvider),
-      ViewProvider(ViewProvider)
+      ViewProvider(ViewProvider),
+      visibilityFunc(0)
 {
     //check if we are attachable
     if (!ViewProvider->getObject()->hasExtension(Part::AttachExtension::getExtensionClassTypeId()))
@@ -935,25 +937,11 @@ void TaskAttacher::changeEvent(QEvent *e)
 
 void TaskAttacher::visibilityAutomation(bool opening_not_closing)
 {
-    if (opening_not_closing) {
-        //crash guards
-        if (!ViewProvider)
-            return;
-        if (!ViewProvider->getObject())
-            return;
-        if (!ViewProvider->getObject()->getNameInDocument())
-            return;
-
-        auto editDoc = Gui::Application::Instance->editDocument();
-        App::DocumentObject *editObj = ViewProvider->getObject();
-        std::string editSubName;
-        ViewProviderDocumentObject *editVp = 0;
-        if(editDoc) {
-            editDoc->getInEdit(&editVp,&editSubName);
-            if(editVp)
-                editObj = editVp->getObject();
-        }
-        try{
+    auto defvisfunc = [] (bool opening_not_closing,
+                          Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObject* vp,
+                          App::DocumentObject *editObj,
+                          const std::string& editSubName) {
+        if (opening_not_closing) {
             QString code = QString::fromLatin1(
                 "import Show\n"
                 "tv = Show.TempoVis(App.ActiveDocument, tag= 'PartGui::TaskAttacher')\n"
@@ -970,11 +958,39 @@ void TaskAttacher::visibilityAutomation(bool opening_not_closing)
                 "\t\t\ttv.show([lnk[0] for lnk in tvObj.Support])\n"
                 "del(tvObj)"
                 ).arg(
-                    QString::fromLatin1(Gui::Command::getObjectCmd(ViewProvider->getObject()).c_str()),
+                    QString::fromLatin1(Gui::Command::getObjectCmd(vp->getObject()).c_str()),
                     QString::fromLatin1(Gui::Command::getObjectCmd(editObj).c_str()),
                     QString::fromLatin1(editSubName.c_str()));
             Gui::Command::runCommand(Gui::Command::Gui,code.toLatin1().constData());
         }
+        else {
+            Base::Interpreter().runString("del(tv)");
+        }
+    };
+
+    auto visAutoFunc = visibilityFunc ? visibilityFunc : defvisfunc;
+
+    if (opening_not_closing) {
+        //crash guards
+        if (!ViewProvider)
+            return;
+        if (!ViewProvider->getObject())
+            return;
+        if (!ViewProvider->getObject()->getNameInDocument())
+            return;
+
+        auto editDoc = Gui::Application::Instance->editDocument();
+        App::DocumentObject *editObj = ViewProvider->getObject();
+        std::string editSubName;
+        ViewProviderDocumentObject *editVp = 0;
+        if (editDoc) {
+            editDoc->getInEdit(&editVp,&editSubName);
+            if (editVp)
+                editObj = editVp->getObject();
+        }
+        try {
+            visAutoFunc(opening_not_closing, ViewProvider, editObj, editSubName);
+        }
         catch (const Base::Exception &e){
             e.ReportException();
         }
@@ -985,7 +1001,7 @@ void TaskAttacher::visibilityAutomation(bool opening_not_closing)
     }
     else {
         try {
-            Base::Interpreter().runString("del(tv)");
+            visAutoFunc(opening_not_closing, nullptr, nullptr, std::string());
         }
         catch (Base::Exception &e) {
             e.ReportException();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskAttacher.h b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskAttacher.h
index d13f2512e7..80369b5d46 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskAttacher.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/TaskAttacher.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <Gui/TaskView/TaskView.h>
 #include <Gui/TaskView/TaskDialog.h>
 #include <Mod/Part/App/Attacher.h>
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
 
 
 class Ui_TaskAttacher;
@@ -52,8 +53,11 @@ class PartGuiExport TaskAttacher : public Gui::TaskView::TaskBox, public Gui::Se
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    TaskAttacher(Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObject *ViewProvider,QWidget *parent = 0, 
-        QString picture = QString::fromLatin1(""), QString text = QString::fromLatin1("Attachment"));
+    typedef boost::function<void (bool, Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObject*, App::DocumentObject *, const std::string&)>  VisibilityFunction;
+
+    TaskAttacher(Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObject *ViewProvider, QWidget *parent = 0,
+                 QString picture = QString(),
+                 QString text = QString::fromLatin1("Attachment"));
     ~TaskAttacher();
 
     bool   getFlip(void) const;
@@ -65,6 +69,15 @@ public:
      */
     Attacher::eMapMode getActiveMapMode();
 
+    /**
+     * @brief setCustomVisibilityAutomation sets a customized function
+     * in order to allow to handle visibility automation differently than
+     * the default implementation.
+     */
+    void setCustomVisibilityAutomation(VisibilityFunction func) {
+        visibilityFunc = func;
+    }
+
     bool isCompleted() const { return completed; }
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
@@ -125,6 +138,7 @@ protected:
 private:
     QWidget* proxy;
     Ui_TaskAttacher* ui;
+    VisibilityFunction visibilityFunc;
 
     // TODO fix documentation here (2015-11-10, Fat-Zer)
     int iActiveRef; //what reference is being picked in 3d view now? -1 means no one, 0-3 means a reference is being picked.
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPrimitiveParameters.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPrimitiveParameters.cpp
index 1f019a9e8c..2f100f9c33 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPrimitiveParameters.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPrimitiveParameters.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,37 @@ TaskPrimitiveParameters::TaskPrimitiveParameters(ViewProviderPrimitive* Primitiv
     primitive = new TaskBoxPrimitives(PrimitiveView);
     Content.push_back(primitive);
 
-    parameter  = new PartGui::TaskAttacher(PrimitiveView);
+    // handle visibility automation differently to the default method
+    auto customvisfunc = [] (bool opening_not_closing,
+                             Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObject* vp,
+                             App::DocumentObject *editObj,
+                             const std::string& editSubName) {
+        if (opening_not_closing) {
+            QString code = QString::fromLatin1(
+                "import Show\n"
+                "tv = Show.TempoVis(App.ActiveDocument, tag= 'PartGui::TaskAttacher')\n"
+                "tvObj = %1\n"
+                "dep_features = tv.get_all_dependent(%2, '%3')\n"
+                "if tvObj.isDerivedFrom('PartDesign::CoordinateSystem'):\n"
+                "\tvisible_features = [feat for feat in tvObj.InList if feat.isDerivedFrom('PartDesign::FeaturePrimitive')]\n"
+                "\tdep_features = [feat for feat in dep_features if feat not in visible_features]\n"
+                "\tdel(visible_features)\n"
+                "tv.hide(dep_features)\n"
+                "del(dep_features)\n"
+                "del(tvObj)"
+                ).arg(
+                    QString::fromLatin1(Gui::Command::getObjectCmd(vp->getObject()).c_str()),
+                    QString::fromLatin1(Gui::Command::getObjectCmd(editObj).c_str()),
+                    QString::fromLatin1(editSubName.c_str()));
+            Gui::Command::runCommand(Gui::Command::Gui,code.toLatin1().constData());
+        }
+        else {
+            Base::Interpreter().runString("del(tv)");
+        }
+    };
+
+    parameter = new PartGui::TaskAttacher(PrimitiveView);
+    parameter->setCustomVisibilityAutomation(customvisfunc);
     Content.push_back(parameter);
 }