diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index f265937d06..2e1108e35e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ ViewProviderSketch::ViewProviderSketch()
     , pObserver(std::make_unique<ViewProviderSketch::ParameterObserver>(*this))
     , sketchHandler(nullptr)
     , viewOrientationFactor(1)
+    , blockContextMenu(false)
 {
     PartGui::ViewProviderAttachExtension::initExtension(this);
     PartGui::ViewProviderGridExtension::initExtension(this);
@@ -644,8 +645,6 @@ ViewProviderSketch::ViewProviderSketch()
     updateColorPropertiesVisibility();
 
     pcSketchFacesToggle->addChild(pcSketchFaces);
-
-    blockContextMenu = false;
 }
 
 ViewProviderSketch::~ViewProviderSketch()
@@ -1166,7 +1165,7 @@ bool ViewProviderSketch::mouseButtonPressed(int Button, bool pressed, const SbVe
     else if (Button == 2) {
         if (pressed) {
             blockContextMenu = false;
-            
+
             // Do things depending on the mode of the user interaction
             switch (Mode) {
                 case STATUS_NONE: {
@@ -1186,7 +1185,18 @@ bool ViewProviderSketch::mouseButtonPressed(int Button, bool pressed, const SbVe
                         // Base::Console().log("start dragging, point:%d\n",this->DragPoint);
                         setSketchMode(STATUS_SELECT_Constraint);
                     }
+                    break;
                 }
+                case STATUS_SKETCH_UseRubberBand:
+                    // Cancel rubberband
+                    rubberband->setWorking(false);
+                    blockContextMenu = true;
+
+                    // a redraw is required in order to clear the rubberband
+                    draw(true, false);
+                    const_cast<Gui::View3DInventorViewer*>(viewer)->redraw();
+                    setSketchMode(STATUS_NONE);
+                    return true;
                 default:
                     break;
             }
@@ -4375,7 +4385,7 @@ bool ViewProviderSketch::isInEditMode() const
 void ViewProviderSketch::generateContextMenu()
 {
     if (blockContextMenu) return;
-    
+
     int selectedEdges = 0;
     int selectedLines = 0;
     int selectedConics = 0;