diff --git a/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp b/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
index 6e1ffefefc..55d4b91d64 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/CommandDoc.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "BitmapFactory.h"
 #include "Command.h"
 #include "Control.h"
+#include "DockWindowManager.h"
 #include "FileDialog.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 #include "Selection.h"
@@ -1715,6 +1716,41 @@ bool StdCmdEdit::isActive()
     return (!Selection().getCompleteSelection().empty()) || (Gui::Control().activeDialog() != nullptr);
 }
 
+//===========================================================================
+// Std_Properties
+//===========================================================================
+DEF_STD_CMD_A(StdCmdProperties)
+
+StdCmdProperties::StdCmdProperties()
+    : Command("Std_Properties")
+{
+    sGroup = "Edit";
+    sMenuText = QT_TR_NOOP("Properties");
+    sToolTipText = QT_TR_NOOP("Show the property view, which displays the properties of the selected object.");
+    sWhatsThis = "Std_Properties";
+    sStatusTip = sToolTipText;
+    sAccel = "Alt+Return";
+    sPixmap = "document-properties";
+    eType = Alter3DView;
+}
+
+void StdCmdProperties::activated(int iMsg)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(iMsg);
+    QWidget* propertyView = Gui::DockWindowManager::instance()->getDockWindow("Property view");
+    if (propertyView) {
+        QWidget* parent = propertyView->parentWidget();
+        if (parent && !parent->isVisible()) {
+            parent->show();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+bool StdCmdProperties::isActive()
+{
+    return !Selection().getCompleteSelection().empty();
+}
+
 //======================================================================
 // StdCmdExpression
 //===========================================================================
@@ -1969,6 +2005,7 @@ void CreateDocCommands()
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdTransformManip());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdAlignment());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdEdit());
+    rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdProperties());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new StdCmdExpression());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/Tree.cpp b/src/Gui/Tree.cpp
index 4a657680d4..fe830d468f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Tree.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Tree.cpp
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ void TreeWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent* e)
     MenuItem view;
     Gui::Application::Instance->setupContextMenu("Tree", &view);
 
-    view << "Std_Expressions";
+    view << "Std_Properties" << "Separator" << "Std_Expressions";
     Workbench::createLinkMenu(&view);
 
     QMenu contextMenu;
diff --git a/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index 3f03d97a57..131e938f98 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ MenuItem* StdWorkbench::setupMenuBar() const
           << "Std_Refresh" << "Std_BoxSelection" << "Std_BoxElementSelection"
           << "Std_SelectAll" << "Std_Delete" << "Std_SendToPythonConsole"
           << "Separator" << "Std_Placement" << "Std_TransformManip" << "Std_Alignment"
-          << "Std_Edit" << "Separator" << "Std_UserEditMode" << "Separator" << "Std_DlgPreferences";
+          << "Std_Edit" << "Std_Properties" << "Separator" << "Std_UserEditMode" << "Separator" << "Std_DlgPreferences";
 
     auto axoviews = new MenuItem;
     axoviews->setCommand("Axonometric");
diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp
index b0b0e3489b..e9aa88ca2d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyEditor.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ PropertyEditor::PropertyEditor(QWidget *parent)
     setHeaderHidden(true);
     viewport()->installEventFilter(this);
     viewport()->setMouseTracking(true);
+
+    auto hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/DockWindows/PropertyView");
+    int firstColumnSize = hGrp->GetInt("FirstColumnSize", 0);
+    if (firstColumnSize != 0) {
+        header()->resizeSection(0, firstColumnSize);
+    }
 }
 
 PropertyEditor::~PropertyEditor()
@@ -868,6 +874,9 @@ bool PropertyEditor::eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event) {
             else if (mouse_event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonRelease &&
                 mouse_event->button() == Qt::LeftButton && dragInProgress) { 
                 dragInProgress = false;
+
+                auto hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/DockWindows/PropertyView");
+                hGrp->SetInt("FirstColumnSize", header()->sectionSize(0));
                 return true;
             }
         }