diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
index abba314882..c154cd9751 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ SketchObject::SketchObject()
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(ExternalGeometry,(0,0),"Sketch",(App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None),"Sketch external geometry");
 
     allowOtherBody = true;
+    allowUnaligned = true;
 
     for (std::vector<Part::Geometry *>::iterator it=ExternalGeo.begin(); it != ExternalGeo.end(); ++it)
         if (*it) delete *it;
@@ -2083,14 +2084,14 @@ bool SketchObject::isCarbonCopyAllowed(App::Document *pDoc, App::DocumentObject
     double doty = sy * ly;
     
     // the planes of the sketches must be parallel
-    if(dot != 1.0 && dot != -1.0) {
+    if(!allowUnaligned && dot != 1.0 && dot != -1.0) {
         if (rsn)
             *rsn = rlNonParallel;
         return false;
     }
     
     // the axis must be aligned
-    if( (dotx != 1.0 && dotx != -1.0) || (doty != 1.0 && doty != -1.0)) {
+    if(!allowUnaligned && ((dotx != 1.0 && dotx != -1.0) || (doty != 1.0 && doty != -1.0))) {
         if (rsn)
             *rsn = rlAxesMisaligned;
         return false;
@@ -2102,14 +2103,14 @@ bool SketchObject::isCarbonCopyAllowed(App::Document *pDoc, App::DocumentObject
     
     double alignment = ddir * lnormal;
     
-    if( (alignment != 1.0 && alignment != -1.0) && (psObj->Placement.getValue().getPosition() != this->Placement.getValue().getPosition()) ){
+    if(!allowUnaligned && (alignment != 1.0 && alignment != -1.0) && (psObj->Placement.getValue().getPosition() != this->Placement.getValue().getPosition()) ){
         if (rsn)
             *rsn = rlOriginsMisaligned;
         return false;
     }
     
-    xinv = (dotx == 1.0);
-    yinv = (doty == 1.0);
+    xinv = allowUnaligned?false:(dotx == 1.0);
+    yinv = allowUnaligned?false:(doty == 1.0);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h
index 33e4c63c65..177790109e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ public:
 
     /// Flag to allow external geometry from other bodies than the one this sketch belongs to
     bool allowOtherBody;
+    /// Flag to allow carbon copy from misaligned geometry
+    bool allowUnaligned;
 
     enum eReasonList{
         rlAllowed,
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
index c49565e47a..e967b7ce48 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
@@ -6199,6 +6199,7 @@ namespace SketcherGui {
             
             Sketcher::SketchObject *sketch = static_cast<Sketcher::SketchObject*>(object);
             sketch->allowOtherBody = false;
+            sketch->allowUnaligned = (QApplication::keyboardModifiers() == Qt::ControlModifier);
             
             this->notAllowedReason = "";
             Sketcher::SketchObject::eReasonList msg;
@@ -6219,13 +6220,13 @@ namespace SketcherGui {
                         this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object belongs to another part.");
                         break;
                     case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlNonParallel:
-                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The selected sketch is not parallel to this sketch.");
+                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The selected sketch is not parallel to this sketch. Hold Ctrl to allow non-parallel sketchs.");
                         break;
                     case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlAxesMisaligned:
-                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The XY axes of the selected sketch do not have the same direction as this sketch.");
+                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The XY axes of the selected sketch do not have the same direction as this sketch. Hold Ctrl to disregard it.");
                         break;
                     case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlOriginsMisaligned:
-                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The origin of the selected sketch is not aligned with the origin of this sketch.");
+                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("The origin of the selected sketch is not aligned with the origin of this sketch. Hold Ctrl to disregard it.");
                         break;
                     default:
                         break;