diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderGridExtension.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderGridExtension.cpp
index 4179e651bf..0b0332e74a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderGridExtension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderGridExtension.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ void GridExtensionP::createGrid(bool cameraUpdate)
 
 void GridExtensionP::createGridPart(int numberSubdiv, bool subDivLines, bool divLines, int pattern, SoBaseColor* color, int lineWidth)
 {
-    SoGroup* parent = new Gui::SoSkipBoundingGroup();
+    auto* parent = new Gui::SoSkipBoundingGroup();
+    parent->mode = Gui::SoSkipBoundingGroup::EXCLUDE_BBOX;
+
     GridRoot->addChild(parent);
     SoVertexProperty* vts;