diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp
index 7a6c1d5061..2c635f7f2e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureHole.cpp
@@ -498,17 +498,23 @@ Hole::Hole()
 
 void Hole::updateHoleCutParams()
 {
+    std::string holeCutType = HoleCutType.getValueAsString();
+
+    // there is no cut, thus return
+    if (holeCutType == "None")
+        return;
+
+    if (ThreadType.getValue() < 0) {
+        throw Base::IndexError("Thread type out of range");
+        return;
+    }
+
     std::string threadType = ThreadType.getValueAsString();
-
     if (threadType == "ISOMetricProfile" || threadType == "ISOMetricFineProfile") {
-        std::string holeCutType = HoleCutType.getValueAsString();
-        if (ThreadType.getValue() < 0)
-            throw Base::IndexError("Thread type out of range");
-        if (ThreadSize.getValue() < 0)
+        if (ThreadSize.getValue() < 0) {
             throw Base::IndexError("Thread size out of range");
-
-        if (holeCutType == "None")
             return;
+        }
 
         // get diameter and size
         double diameter = threadDescription[ThreadType.getValue()][ThreadSize.getValue()].diameter;
@@ -580,6 +586,28 @@ void Hole::updateHoleCutParams()
             HoleCutDepth.setValue(diameter * 1.25);
         }
     }
+    else { // we have an UTS profile
+        // get diameter
+        double diameter = threadDescription[ThreadType.getValue()][ThreadSize.getValue()].diameter;
+
+        // we don't update for these settings but we need to set a value for new holes
+        // if we have a cut but the values are zero, we assume it is a new hole
+        // we use rules of thumbs as proposal
+        if (holeCutType == "Counterbore") {
+            if (HoleCutDiameter.getValue() == 0.0) {
+                HoleCutDiameter.setValue(diameter * 1.6);
+                HoleCutDepth.setValue(diameter * 0.9);
+            }
+            if (HoleCutDepth.getValue() == 0.0)
+                HoleCutDepth.setValue(diameter * 0.9);
+        }
+        else if (holeCutType == "Countersink") {
+            if (HoleCutDiameter.getValue() == 0.0) {
+                HoleCutDiameter.setValue(diameter * 1.7);
+                HoleCutCountersinkAngle.setValue(82.0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void Hole::updateDiameterParam()
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHoleParameters.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHoleParameters.cpp
index db370304c5..6dcfe8d44b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHoleParameters.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHoleParameters.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ TaskHoleParameters::TaskHoleParameters(ViewProviderHole *HoleView, QWidget *pare
     ui->ThreadType->addItem(tr("None"), QByteArray("None"));
     ui->ThreadType->addItem(tr("ISO metric regular profile"), QByteArray("ISO"));
     ui->ThreadType->addItem(tr("ISO metric fine profile"), QByteArray("ISO"));
-    ui->ThreadType->addItem(tr("UTS regular profile"), QByteArray("UTS"));
+    ui->ThreadType->addItem(tr("UTS coarse profile"), QByteArray("UTS"));
     ui->ThreadType->addItem(tr("UTS fine profile"), QByteArray("UTS"));
     ui->ThreadType->addItem(tr("UTS extra fine profile"), QByteArray("UTS"));
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHoleParameters.ui b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHoleParameters.ui
index 2127434a3d..055ab6ae98 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHoleParameters.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskHoleParameters.ui
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
      <property name="unit" stdset="0">
       <string notr="true">deg</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="minimum">
+      <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="14" column="0">
@@ -78,6 +81,9 @@
      <property name="unit" stdset="0">
       <string notr="true">mm</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="minimum">
+      <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="7" column="2">
@@ -98,6 +104,9 @@
      <property name="unit" stdset="0">
       <string notr="true">mm</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="minimum">
+      <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="6" column="2">
@@ -115,6 +124,9 @@
      <property name="unit" stdset="0">
       <string notr="true">mm</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="minimum">
+      <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="11" column="6" colspan="2">
@@ -122,6 +134,9 @@
      <property name="unit" stdset="0">
       <string notr="true">mm</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="minimum">
+      <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="15" column="5" colspan="3">
@@ -132,6 +147,9 @@
      <property name="unit" stdset="0">
       <string notr="true">mm</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="minimum">
+      <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="19" column="2" colspan="6">
@@ -185,6 +203,9 @@
           <property name="unit" stdset="0">
            <string notr="true">deg</string>
           </property>
+          <property name="minimum">
+           <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
@@ -200,6 +221,9 @@
      <property name="unit" stdset="0">
       <string notr="true">mm</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="minimum">
+      <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="12" column="6" colspan="2">
@@ -274,6 +298,9 @@
      <property name="unit" stdset="0">
       <string notr="true">deg</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="minimum">
+      <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="11" column="2">
@@ -288,6 +315,9 @@
      <property name="unit" stdset="0">
       <string notr="true">deg</string>
      </property>
+     <property name="minimum">
+      <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="2" column="2" colspan="6">