diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
index 4ec509a87..e2765d00f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 
 #include <chrono>
 
+# include <QFile>
+# include <QFileInfo>
+
 #include <App/Application.h>
 #include <App/Material.h>
 #include <Base/BoundBox.h>
@@ -85,16 +88,20 @@ DrawViewSection::DrawViewSection()
     static const char *fgroup = "Format";
     //static const char *lgroup = "Line";
 
-    Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
-        .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Colors");
-    App::Color fcColor = App::Color((uint32_t) hGrp->GetUnsigned("CutSurfaceColor", 0xC8C8C800));
 
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(BaseView ,(0),sgroup,App::Prop_None,"2D View with SectionLine");
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(SectionNormal ,(0,0,1.0)    ,sgroup,App::Prop_None,"Section Plane normal direction");  //direction of extrusion of cutting prism
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(SectionNormal ,(0,0,1.0) ,sgroup,App::Prop_None,"Section Plane normal direction");  //direction of extrusion of cutting prism
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(SectionOrigin ,(0,0,0) ,sgroup,App::Prop_None,"Section Plane Origin");
 
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(ShowCutSurface ,(true),fgroup,App::Prop_None,"Show the cut surface");
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(CutSurfaceColor,(fcColor),fgroup,App::Prop_None,"The color to shade the cut surface");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(ShowCutSurface ,(true),fgroup,App::Prop_None,"Shade the cut surface");
+
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(CutSurfaceColor,(0.0,0.0,0.0),fgroup,App::Prop_None,"The color to shade the cut surface");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(HatchCutSurface ,(false),fgroup,App::Prop_None,"Hatch the cut surface");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(HatchPattern ,(""),fgroup,App::Prop_None,"The hatch pattern file for the cut surface");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(HatchColor,(0.0,0.0,0.0),fgroup,App::Prop_None,"The color of the hatch pattern");
+
+    getParameters();
+
 }
 
 DrawViewSection::~DrawViewSection()
@@ -439,6 +446,30 @@ bool DrawViewSection::isReallyInBox (const Base::Vector3d v, const Base::BoundBo
     return true;
 }
 
+void DrawViewSection::getParameters()
+{
+    Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
+        .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw/Colors");
+    App::Color cutColor = App::Color((uint32_t) hGrp->GetUnsigned("CutSurfaceColor", 0xC8C8C800));
+    CutSurfaceColor.setValue(cutColor);
+    App::Color hatchColor = App::Color((uint32_t) hGrp->GetUnsigned("SectionHatchColor", 0x00000000));
+    HatchColor.setValue(hatchColor);
+
+    hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
+        .GetGroup("BaseApp")->GetGroup("Preferences")->GetGroup("Mod/TechDraw");
+
+    std::string defaultDir = App::Application::getResourceDir() + "Mod/Drawing/patterns/";
+    std::string defaultFileName = defaultDir + "simple.svg";
+    QString patternFileName = QString::fromStdString(hGrp->GetASCII("PatternFile",defaultFileName.c_str()));
+    if (patternFileName.isEmpty()) {
+        patternFileName = QString::fromStdString(defaultFileName);
+    }
+    QFileInfo tfi(patternFileName);
+        if (tfi.isReadable()) {
+            HatchPattern.setValue(patternFileName.toUtf8().constData());
+        }
+
+}
 
 // Python Drawing feature ---------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.h
index 6fa83cf3b..0a95596af 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.h
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 
 #include <App/DocumentObject.h>
 #include <App/PropertyLinks.h>
+#include <App/PropertyFile.h>
 #include <App/FeaturePython.h>
+#include <App/Material.h>
 
 #include <TopoDS_Compound.hxx>
 
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ public:
     App::PropertyVector SectionOrigin;
     App::PropertyBool   ShowCutSurface;
     App::PropertyColor  CutSurfaceColor;
+    App::PropertyBool   HatchCutSurface;
+    App::PropertyFile   HatchPattern;
+    App::PropertyColor  HatchColor;
+
 
     virtual short mustExecute() const;
     bool isReallyInBox (const Base::Vector3d v, const Base::BoundBox3d bb) const;
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ protected:
                                      gp_Pnt faceCenter,
                                      const Base::Vector3d &direction,
                                      const Base::Vector3d &xaxis);
+    void getParameters(void);
 };
 
 typedef App::FeaturePythonT<DrawViewSection> DrawViewSectionPython;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp
index 0a9613e6a..7d2655538 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp
@@ -76,14 +76,19 @@ void QGIViewSection::drawSectionFace()
     std::vector<TechDrawGeometry::Face *>::iterator fit = sectionFaces.begin();
     QColor faceColor = section->CutSurfaceColor.getValue().asValue<QColor>();
     for(; fit != sectionFaces.end(); fit++) {
-        QGIFace* newFace = drawFace(*fit,-1);  //TODO: do we need to know which sectionFace this QGIFace came from?
+        QGIFace* newFace = drawFace(*fit,-1);
         newFace->setZValue(ZVALUE::SECTIONFACE);
-        newFace->setFill(faceColor, Qt::SolidPattern);
         if (section->showSectionEdges()) {
             newFace->setDrawEdges(true);
         } else {
             newFace->setDrawEdges(false);
         }
+        if (section->HatchCutSurface.getValue()) {
+            App::Color hColor = section->HatchColor.getValue();
+            newFace->setHatchColor(hColor.asCSSString());
+            newFace->setHatch(section->HatchPattern.getValue());
+        }
+        newFace->setFill(faceColor, Qt::SolidPattern);
         newFace->setPrettyNormal();
         newFace->setAcceptHoverEvents(false);
         newFace->setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable, false);