diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIMatting.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIMatting.cpp
index dc5c1994bd..e5a3e06d9f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIMatting.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIMatting.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 using namespace TechDrawGui;
 
 QGIMatting::QGIMatting() :
-    m_radius(5.0)
+    m_radius(5.0),
+    m_fudge(1.01)       // same as m_fudge in DrawViewDetail
 
 {
     setCacheMode(QGraphicsItem::NoCache);
@@ -58,25 +59,48 @@ QGIMatting::QGIMatting() :
     m_border->setPen(m_pen);
     m_border->setBrush(m_brush);
 
+    m_mat = new QGraphicsPathItem();
+    addToGroup(m_mat);
+    m_matPen.setColor(Qt::white);
+    m_matPen.setStyle(Qt::SolidLine);
+    m_matBrush.setStyle(Qt::SolidPattern);
+    m_matBrush.setColor(Qt::white);
+    m_mat->setPen(m_matPen);
+    m_mat->setBrush(m_matBrush);
+
     setZValue(ZVALUE::MATTING);
 }
 
 void QGIMatting::draw()
 {
     prepareGeometryChange();
+    double penWidth = Rez::guiX(TechDraw::LineGroup::getDefaultWidth("Graphic"));
+    double penWidth_2 = penWidth / 2.0;
+    m_pen.setWidthF(penWidth);
+    double matSize = m_radius * m_fudge + 2 * penWidth;   // outer bound of mat
+    m_matPen.setWidthF(2.0 * penWidth);
     QPainterPath ppCut;
+    QPainterPath ppMat;
     if (getHoleStyle() == 0) {
         QRectF roundCutout (-m_radius, -m_radius, 2.0 * m_radius, 2.0 * m_radius);
         ppCut.addEllipse(roundCutout);
+        QRectF roundMat(-matSize, -matSize, 2.0 * matSize, 2.0 * matSize);
+        ppMat.addEllipse(roundMat);
+        ppMat.addEllipse(roundCutout.adjusted(-penWidth_2, -penWidth_2, penWidth_2, penWidth_2));
     } else {
         double squareSize = m_radius;
         QRectF squareCutout (-squareSize, -squareSize, 2.0 * squareSize, 2.0 * squareSize);
         ppCut.addRect(squareCutout);
+        QRectF squareMat(-matSize, -matSize, 2.0 * matSize, 2.0 * matSize);
+        ppMat.addRect(squareMat);
+        ppMat.addRect(squareCutout.adjusted(-penWidth_2, -penWidth_2, penWidth_2, penWidth_2));
     }
-    m_pen.setWidthF(Rez::guiX(TechDraw::LineGroup::getDefaultWidth("Graphic")));
     m_border->setPen(m_pen);
     m_border->setPath(ppCut);
     m_border->setZValue(ZVALUE::MATTING);
+    m_mat->setPen(m_matPen);
+    m_mat->setPath(ppMat);
+    m_mat->setZValue(ZVALUE::MATTING - 1.0);
 }
 
 int QGIMatting::getHoleStyle()
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIMatting.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIMatting.h
index 2fb1acb80a..5b3df6baa0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIMatting.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIMatting.h
@@ -62,13 +62,17 @@ protected:
     double m_height;
     double m_width;
     double m_radius;
+    double m_fudge;
     int getHoleStyle();
 
     QGraphicsPathItem* m_border;
+    QGraphicsPathItem* m_mat;
 
 private:
     QPen m_pen;
     QBrush m_brush;
+    QPen m_matPen;
+    QBrush m_matBrush;
 
 };