diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
index e85fc23a23..cd558d11b7 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
@@ -84,11 +84,13 @@ void DlgSettingsNavigation::saveSettings()
     index = ui->naviCubeCorner->currentIndex();
     hGrp->SetInt("CornerNaviCube", index);
 
+    index = ui->comboRotationMode->currentIndex();
+    hGrp->SetInt("RotationMode", index);
+
     ui->checkBoxZoomAtCursor->onSave();
     ui->checkBoxInvertZoom->onSave();
     ui->checkBoxDisableTilt->onSave();
     ui->spinBoxZoomStep->onSave();
-    ui->checkBoxDragAtCursor->onSave();
     ui->CheckBox_UseAutoRotation->onSave();
     ui->qspinNewDocScale->onSave();
     ui->prefStepByTurn->onSave();
@@ -113,7 +115,6 @@ void DlgSettingsNavigation::loadSettings()
     ui->checkBoxInvertZoom->onRestore();
     ui->checkBoxDisableTilt->onRestore();
     ui->spinBoxZoomStep->onRestore();
-    ui->checkBoxDragAtCursor->onRestore();
     ui->CheckBox_UseAutoRotation->onRestore();
     ui->qspinNewDocScale->onRestore();
     ui->prefStepByTurn->onRestore();
@@ -131,6 +132,9 @@ void DlgSettingsNavigation::loadSettings()
     index = hGrp->GetInt("CornerNaviCube", 1);
     ui->naviCubeCorner->setCurrentIndex(index);
 
+    index = hGrp->GetInt("RotationMode", 1);
+    ui->comboRotationMode->setCurrentIndex(index);
+
     bool showNaviCube = hGrp->GetBool("ShowNaviCube", true);
     ui->groupBoxNaviCube->setChecked(showNaviCube);
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
index 8e2c492dda..db674b9192 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsNavigation.ui
@@ -232,13 +232,57 @@ Turntable: the part will be rotated around the z-axis.</string>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item row="2" column="0">
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="labelRotationMode">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Rotation mode</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="2" column="3">
+         <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboRotationMode">
+          <property name="minimumSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>120</width>
+            <height>0</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="maximumSize">
+           <size>
+            <width>16777215</width>
+            <height>16777215</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Rotations in 3D will use current cursor position as center for rotation</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="currentIndex">
+           <number>1</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Window center</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Drag at cursor</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <property name="text">
+            <string>Object center</string>
+           </property>
+          </item>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="3" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="newDocViewLabel">
           <property name="text">
            <string>Default camera orientation</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="2" column="3">
+        <item row="3" column="3">
          <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboNewDocView">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
@@ -257,14 +301,14 @@ Turntable: the part will be rotated around the z-axis.</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="3" column="0">
+        <item row="4" column="0">
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
           <property name="text">
            <string>New document scale</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="3" column="3">
+        <item row="4" column="3">
          <widget class="PrefUnitSpinBox" name="qspinNewDocScale" native="true">
           <property name="minimumSize">
            <size>
@@ -302,7 +346,7 @@ The value is the diameter of the sphere to fit on the screen.</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="4" column="0">
+        <item row="5" column="0">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="CheckBox_UseAutoRotation">
           <property name="enabled">
            <bool>true</bool>
@@ -324,7 +368,7 @@ The value is the diameter of the sphere to fit on the screen.</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="5" column="0">
+        <item row="6" column="0">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkBoxZoomAtCursor">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Zoom operations will be performed at position of mouse pointer</string>
@@ -343,7 +387,7 @@ The value is the diameter of the sphere to fit on the screen.</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="5" column="3">
+        <item row="6" column="3">
          <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
           <item>
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
@@ -411,7 +455,7 @@ Zoom step of '1' means a factor of 7.5 for every zoom step. </string>
           </item>
          </layout>
         </item>
-        <item row="6" column="0">
+        <item row="7" column="0">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkBoxInvertZoom">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Direction of zoom operations will be inverted</string>
@@ -430,7 +474,7 @@ Zoom step of '1' means a factor of 7.5 for every zoom step. </string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="7" column="0">
+        <item row="8" column="0">
          <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkBoxDisableTilt">
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Prevents view tilting when pinch-zooming.
@@ -451,25 +495,6 @@ Mouse tilting is not disabled by this setting.</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
-        <item row="8" column="0">
-         <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkBoxDragAtCursor">
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Rotations in 3D will use current cursor position as center for rotation</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Rotate at cursor</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="checked">
-           <bool>false</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>DragAtCursor</cstring>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>View</cstring>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
      </layout>
diff --git a/src/Gui/NavigationStyle.cpp b/src/Gui/NavigationStyle.cpp
index 717c7b1d4f..eb0988a11c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/NavigationStyle.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/NavigationStyle.cpp
@@ -238,9 +238,17 @@ void NavigationStyle::initialize()
         ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View")->GetBool("ZoomAtCursor",true);
     this->zoomStep = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath
         ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View")->GetFloat("ZoomStep",0.2f);
-    bool dragAtCursor = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath
-        ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View")->GetBool("DragAtCursor", false);
-    setRotationCenterMode(dragAtCursor ? ScenePointAtCursor : WindowCenter);
+    long mode = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath
+        ("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View")->GetInt("RotationMode", 1);
+    if (mode == 0) {
+        setRotationCenterMode(NavigationStyle::WindowCenter);
+    }
+    else if (mode == 1) {
+        setRotationCenterMode(NavigationStyle::ScenePointAtCursor);
+    }
+    else if (mode == 2) {
+        setRotationCenterMode(NavigationStyle::BoundingBoxCenter);
+    }
 }
 
 void NavigationStyle::finalize()
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
index b525d28ef5..beef0d3c73 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
@@ -357,10 +357,17 @@ void View3DInventor::OnChange(ParameterGrp::SubjectType &rCaller,ParameterGrp::M
         float val = rGrp.GetFloat("ZoomStep", 0.0f);
         _viewer->navigationStyle()->setZoomStep(val);
     }
-    else if (strcmp(Reason,"DragAtCursor") == 0) {
-        bool on = rGrp.GetBool("DragAtCursor", false);
-        _viewer->navigationStyle()->setRotationCenterMode(on ? NavigationStyle::ScenePointAtCursor
-                                                             : NavigationStyle::WindowCenter);
+    else if (strcmp(Reason,"RotationMode") == 0) {
+        long mode = rGrp.GetInt("RotationMode", 1);
+        if (mode == 0) {
+            _viewer->navigationStyle()->setRotationCenterMode(NavigationStyle::WindowCenter);
+        }
+        else if (mode == 1) {
+            _viewer->navigationStyle()->setRotationCenterMode(NavigationStyle::ScenePointAtCursor);
+        }
+        else if (mode == 2) {
+            _viewer->navigationStyle()->setRotationCenterMode(NavigationStyle::BoundingBoxCenter);
+        }
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"EyeDistance") == 0) {
         _viewer->getSoRenderManager()->setStereoOffset(rGrp.GetFloat("EyeDistance",5.0));