diff --git a/src/Gui/PrefWidgets.cpp b/src/Gui/PrefWidgets.cpp
index 94342eb0a7..3f353f4f7c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PrefWidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PrefWidgets.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,42 @@ void PrefLineEdit::savePreferences()
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+PrefTextEdit::PrefTextEdit(QWidget* parent)
+    : QTextEdit(parent), PrefWidget()
+{
+}
+
+PrefTextEdit::~PrefTextEdit()
+{
+}
+
+void PrefTextEdit::restorePreferences()
+{
+    if (getWindowParameter().isNull())
+    {
+        failedToRestore(objectName());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QString text = this->toPlainText();
+    text = QString::fromUtf8(getWindowParameter()->GetASCII(entryName(), text.toUtf8()).c_str());
+    setText(text);
+}
+
+void PrefTextEdit::savePreferences()
+{
+    if (getWindowParameter().isNull())
+    {
+        failedToSave(objectName());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QString text = this->toPlainText();
+    getWindowParameter()->SetASCII(entryName(), text.toUtf8());
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 PrefFileChooser::PrefFileChooser ( QWidget * parent )
   : FileChooser(parent), PrefWidget()
 {
diff --git a/src/Gui/PrefWidgets.h b/src/Gui/PrefWidgets.h
index 00425e0b5f..2e989e79dc 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PrefWidgets.h
+++ b/src/Gui/PrefWidgets.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <QRadioButton>
 #include <QFontComboBox>
 #include <QFont>
+#include <QTextEdit>
 #include <Base/Parameter.h>
 #include "Widgets.h"
 #include "Window.h"
@@ -155,6 +156,27 @@ protected:
   void savePreferences();
 };
 
+/**
+ * The PrefLineEdit class.
+ * \author Chris Hennes
+ */
+class GuiExport PrefTextEdit : public QTextEdit, public PrefWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+        Q_PROPERTY(QByteArray prefEntry READ entryName     WRITE setEntryName)
+        Q_PROPERTY(QByteArray prefPath  READ paramGrpPath  WRITE setParamGrpPath)
+
+public:
+    PrefTextEdit(QWidget* parent = 0);
+    virtual ~PrefTextEdit();
+
+protected:
+    // restore from/save to parameters
+    void restorePreferences();
+    void savePreferences();
+};
+
 /**
  * The PrefFileChooser class.
  * \author Werner Mayer
diff --git a/src/Gui/PropertyPage.cpp b/src/Gui/PropertyPage.cpp
index abb87001a0..f8d04d1b66 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PropertyPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PropertyPage.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ void PreferenceUiForm::loadSettings()
     loadPrefWidgets<Gui::PrefSpinBox        *>();
     loadPrefWidgets<Gui::PrefDoubleSpinBox  *>();
     loadPrefWidgets<Gui::PrefLineEdit       *>();
+    loadPrefWidgets<Gui::PrefTextEdit       *>();
     loadPrefWidgets<Gui::PrefFileChooser    *>();
     loadPrefWidgets<Gui::PrefComboBox       *>();
     loadPrefWidgets<Gui::PrefFontBox        *>();
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ void PreferenceUiForm::saveSettings()
     savePrefWidgets<Gui::PrefSpinBox        *>();
     savePrefWidgets<Gui::PrefDoubleSpinBox  *>();
     savePrefWidgets<Gui::PrefLineEdit       *>();
+    savePrefWidgets<Gui::PrefTextEdit       *>();
     savePrefWidgets<Gui::PrefFileChooser    *>();
     savePrefWidgets<Gui::PrefComboBox       *>();
     savePrefWidgets<Gui::PrefFontBox        *>();
diff --git a/src/Gui/resource.cpp b/src/Gui/resource.cpp
index a2720ee47a..76bc18813d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/resource.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/resource.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ WidgetFactorySupplier::WidgetFactorySupplier()
     new WidgetProducer<Gui::PrefSpinBox>;
     new WidgetProducer<Gui::PrefDoubleSpinBox>;
     new WidgetProducer<Gui::PrefLineEdit>;
+    new WidgetProducer<Gui::PrefTextEdit>;
     new WidgetProducer<Gui::PrefComboBox>;
     new WidgetProducer<Gui::PrefFontBox>;
     new WidgetProducer<Gui::PrefCheckBox>;