diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp
index 322fd78cab..cef95407e2 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettings.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ SketcherSettingsDisplay::~SketcherSettingsDisplay()
 void SketcherSettingsDisplay::saveSettings()
 {
     ui->EditSketcherFontSize->onSave();
+    ui->viewScalingFactor->onSave();
     ui->SegmentsPerGeometry->onSave();
     ui->dialogOnDistanceConstraint->onSave();
     ui->continueMode->onSave();
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ void SketcherSettingsDisplay::saveSettings()
 void SketcherSettingsDisplay::loadSettings()
 {
     ui->EditSketcherFontSize->onRestore();
+    ui->viewScalingFactor->onRestore();
     ui->SegmentsPerGeometry->onRestore();
     ui->dialogOnDistanceConstraint->onRestore();
     ui->continueMode->onRestore();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettingsDisplay.ui b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettingsDisplay.ui
index 4fd3814ea9..a02ea56599 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettingsDisplay.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/SketcherSettingsDisplay.ui
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       <string>Sketch editing</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-      <item row="3" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="dialogOnDistanceConstraint">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>A dialog will pop up to input a value for new dimensional constraints</string>
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
+      <item row="3" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Segments per geometry</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="constraintMode">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Current constraint creation tool will remain active after creation</string>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="1">
+      <item row="2" column="1">
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Line pattern used for grid lines</string>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="6" column="0">
+      <item row="7" column="0">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="checkBoxHideUnits">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Base length units will not be displayed in constraints.
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Supports all unit systems except 'US customary' and 'Building US/Euro'.</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <item row="8" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3">
         <property name="enabled">
          <bool>true</bool>
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ Supports all unit systems except 'US customary' and 'Building US/Euro'.</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
+      <item row="5" column="0" colspan="2">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="continueMode">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Current sketcher creation tool will remain active after creation</string>
@@ -309,14 +309,14 @@ Supports all unit systems except 'US customary' and 'Building US/Euro'.</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="0">
+      <item row="2" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Grid line pattern</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1">
+      <item row="3" column="1">
        <widget class="Gui::PrefSpinBox" name="SegmentsPerGeometry">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Number of polygons for geometry approximation</string>
@@ -335,6 +335,50 @@ Supports all unit systems except 'US customary' and 'Building US/Euro'.</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="1" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>182</width>
+          <height>0</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>View scale ratio</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="1" column="1">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefDoubleSpinBox" name="viewScalingFactor">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>The 3D view is scaled based on this factor</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="inputMethodHints">
+         <set>Qt::ImhPreferNumbers</set>
+        </property>
+        <property name="decimals">
+         <number>2</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="minimum">
+         <double>0.500000000000000</double>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximum">
+         <double>5.000000000000000</double>
+        </property>
+        <property name="singleStep">
+         <double>0.050000000000000</double>
+        </property>
+        <property name="value">
+         <double>1.000000000000000</double>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>ViewScalingFactor</cstring>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>View</cstring>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -351,6 +395,11 @@ Supports all unit systems except 'US customary' and 'Building US/Euro'.</string>
    <extends>QCheckBox</extends>
    <header>Gui/PrefWidgets.h</header>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>Gui::PrefDoubleSpinBox</class>
+   <extends>QDoubleSpinBox</extends>
+   <header>Gui/PrefWidgets.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>EditSketcherFontSize</tabstop>