diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp
index f848373005..bb28a7ca53 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ DrawViewDimension::DrawViewDimension(void)
     References3D.setScope(App::LinkScope::Global);
 
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(FormatSpec, (getDefaultFormatSpec()), "Format", App::Prop_Output,"Dimension Format");
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(FormatSpecTolerance, (getDefaultFormatSpec(true)), "Format", App::Prop_Output, "Dimension tolerance format");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(FormatSpecUnderTolerance, (getDefaultFormatSpec(true)), "Format", App::Prop_Output, "Dimension tolerance format");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(FormatSpecOverTolerance, (getDefaultFormatSpec(true)), "Format", App::Prop_Output, "Dimension tolerance format");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Arbitrary,(false), "Format", App::Prop_Output, "Value overridden by user");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(ArbitraryTolerances, (false), "Format", App::Prop_Output, "Tolerance values overridden by user");
 
@@ -846,11 +847,12 @@ std::string DrawViewDimension::formatValue(qreal value, QString qFormatSpec, int
     }
 
     return result;
+
 }
 
 std::string DrawViewDimension::getFormattedToleranceValue(int partial)
 {
-    QString FormatSpec = QString::fromUtf8(FormatSpecTolerance.getStrValue().data());
+    QString FormatSpec = QString::fromUtf8(FormatSpecOverTolerance.getStrValue().data());
     QString ToleranceString;
 
     if (ArbitraryTolerances.getValue())
@@ -863,25 +865,26 @@ std::string DrawViewDimension::getFormattedToleranceValue(int partial)
 
 std::pair<std::string, std::string> DrawViewDimension::getFormattedToleranceValues(int partial)
 {
-    QString FormatSpec = QString::fromUtf8(FormatSpecTolerance.getStrValue().data());
+    QString underFormatSpec = QString::fromUtf8(FormatSpecUnderTolerance.getStrValue().data());
+    QString overFormatSpec = QString::fromUtf8(FormatSpecOverTolerance.getStrValue().data());
     std::pair<std::string, std::string> tolerances;
     QString underTolerance, overTolerance;
 
     if (ArbitraryTolerances.getValue()) {
-        underTolerance = FormatSpec;
-        overTolerance = FormatSpec;
+        underTolerance = underFormatSpec;
+        overTolerance = overFormatSpec;
     } else {
         if (DrawUtil::fpCompare(UnderTolerance.getValue(), 0.0)) {
             underTolerance = QString::fromUtf8(formatValue(UnderTolerance.getValue(), QString::fromUtf8("%.0f"), partial).c_str());
         }
         else {
-            underTolerance = QString::fromUtf8(formatValue(UnderTolerance.getValue(), FormatSpec, partial).c_str());
+            underTolerance = QString::fromUtf8(formatValue(UnderTolerance.getValue(), underFormatSpec, partial).c_str());
         }
         if (DrawUtil::fpCompare(OverTolerance.getValue(), 0.0)) {
             overTolerance = QString::fromUtf8(formatValue(OverTolerance.getValue(), QString::fromUtf8("%.0f"), partial).c_str());
         }
         else {
-            overTolerance = QString::fromUtf8(formatValue(OverTolerance.getValue(), FormatSpec, partial).c_str());
+            overTolerance = QString::fromUtf8(formatValue(OverTolerance.getValue(), overFormatSpec, partial).c_str());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.h
index 8876bb5356..040bd22285 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewDimension.h
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ public:
     App::PropertyBool               TheoreticalExact;
     App::PropertyBool               Inverted;
     App::PropertyString             FormatSpec;
-    App::PropertyString             FormatSpecTolerance;
+    App::PropertyString             FormatSpecUnderTolerance;
+    App::PropertyString             FormatSpecOverTolerance;
     App::PropertyBool               Arbitrary;
     App::PropertyBool               ArbitraryTolerances;
     App::PropertyBool               EqualTolerance;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskDimension.cpp
index ad8967bb31..f51c03cc13 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskDimension.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ TaskDimension::TaskDimension(QGIViewDimension *parent, ViewProviderDimension *di
     connect(ui->leFormatSpecifier, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(onFormatSpecifierChanged()));
     ui->cbArbitrary->setChecked(parent->dvDimension->Arbitrary.getValue());
     connect(ui->cbArbitrary, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(onArbitraryChanged()));
-    StringValue = parent->dvDimension->FormatSpecTolerance.getValue();
+    StringValue = parent->dvDimension->FormatSpecOverTolerance.getValue();
     qs = QString::fromUtf8(StringValue.data(), StringValue.size());
     ui->leToleranceFormatSpecifier->setText(qs);
     connect(ui->leToleranceFormatSpecifier, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(onToleranceFormatSpecifierChanged()));
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ bool TaskDimension::accept()
 
     m_parent->dvDimension->FormatSpec.setValue(ui->leFormatSpecifier->text().toUtf8().constData());
     m_parent->dvDimension->Arbitrary.setValue(ui->cbArbitrary->isChecked());
-    m_parent->dvDimension->FormatSpecTolerance.setValue(ui->leToleranceFormatSpecifier->text().toUtf8().constData());
+    m_parent->dvDimension->FormatSpecOverTolerance.setValue(ui->leToleranceFormatSpecifier->text().toUtf8().constData());
     m_parent->dvDimension->ArbitraryTolerances.setValue(ui->cbArbitraryTolerances->isChecked());
 
     m_dimensionVP->FlipArrowheads.setValue(ui->cbArrowheads->isChecked());
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void TaskDimension::onArbitraryChanged()
 
 void TaskDimension::onToleranceFormatSpecifierChanged()
 {
-    m_parent->dvDimension->FormatSpecTolerance.setValue(ui->leToleranceFormatSpecifier->text().toUtf8().constData());
+    m_parent->dvDimension->FormatSpecOverTolerance.setValue(ui->leToleranceFormatSpecifier->text().toUtf8().constData());
     recomputeFeature();
 }