diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Command.cpp
index 5b694dacae..9264ae4f99 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "SketchOrientationDialog.h"
 #include "TaskSketcherValidation.h"
 #include "ViewProviderSketch.h"
+#include "Utils.h"
 
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -130,14 +131,6 @@ namespace SketcherGui {
     }
 } //namespace SketcherGui
 
-bool isSketchInEdit(Gui::Document* doc) {
-    if (doc) {
-        // checks if a Sketch Viewprovider is in Edit and is in no special mode
-        auto* vp = dynamic_cast<SketcherGui::ViewProviderSketch*>(doc->getInEdit());
-        return (vp != nullptr);
-    }
-    return false;
-}
 
 /* Sketch commands =======================================================*/
 DEF_STD_CMD_A(CmdSketcherNewSketch)
@@ -363,13 +356,7 @@ void CmdSketcherStopOperation::activated(int iMsg)
 
 bool CmdSketcherStopOperation::isActive()
 {
-    Gui::Document *doc = getActiveGuiDocument();
-    if (doc) {
-        SketcherGui::ViewProviderSketch* vp = dynamic_cast<SketcherGui::ViewProviderSketch*>(doc->getInEdit());
-        if (vp)
-            return true;
-    }
-    return false;
+    return isSketchInEdit(getActiveGuiDocument());
 }
 
 DEF_STD_CMD_A(CmdSketcherReorientSketch)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Utils.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Utils.cpp
index 0e21358b49..90e82389da 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Utils.cpp
@@ -315,22 +315,28 @@ void SketcherGui::ActivateHandler(Gui::Document* doc, DrawSketchHandler* handler
     }
 }
 
-bool SketcherGui::isCommandActive(Gui::Document* doc, bool actsOnSelection)
-{
+bool SketcherGui::isSketchInEdit(Gui::Document* doc) {
     if (doc) {
         // checks if a Sketch Viewprovider is in Edit and is in no special mode
-        if (doc->getInEdit()
-            && doc->getInEdit()->isDerivedFrom(SketcherGui::ViewProviderSketch::getClassTypeId())) {
-            auto mode =
-                static_cast<SketcherGui::ViewProviderSketch*>(doc->getInEdit())->getSketchMode();
-            if (mode == ViewProviderSketch::STATUS_NONE
-                || mode == ViewProviderSketch::STATUS_SKETCH_UseHandler) {
-                if (!actsOnSelection)
-                    return true;
-                else if (Gui::Selection().countObjectsOfType(
-                             Sketcher::SketchObject::getClassTypeId())
-                         > 0)
-                    return true;
+        auto* vp = dynamic_cast<SketcherGui::ViewProviderSketch*>(doc->getInEdit());
+        return (vp != nullptr);
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool SketcherGui::isCommandActive(Gui::Document* doc, bool actsOnSelection)
+{
+    if(isSketchInEdit(doc)) {
+        auto mode = static_cast<SketcherGui::ViewProviderSketch*>(doc->getInEdit())->getSketchMode();
+
+        if (mode == ViewProviderSketch::STATUS_NONE ||
+            mode == ViewProviderSketch::STATUS_SKETCH_UseHandler) {
+
+            if (!actsOnSelection) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            else if (Gui::Selection().countObjectsOfType(Sketcher::SketchObject::getClassTypeId()) > 0) {
+                return true;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Utils.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Utils.h
index c89cf0ff12..291e5682fb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Utils.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/Utils.h
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ double GetPointAngle (const Base::Vector2d &p1, const Base::Vector2d &p2);
 
 void ActivateHandler(Gui::Document *doc, DrawSketchHandler *handler);
 
+/// Returns if a sketch is in edit mode
+bool isSketchInEdit(Gui::Document* doc);
+
+/// Returns whether an edit mode command should be activated or not. It is only activated if the sketcher is no special state or a sketchHandler is active.
 bool isCommandActive(Gui::Document *doc, bool actsOnSelection = false);
 
 SketcherGui::ViewProviderSketch* getSketchViewprovider(Gui::Document *doc);