diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcx.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcx.ui
index b0f0a77fb..d1e56ed8b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcx.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcx.ui
@@ -220,16 +220,6 @@
        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_1">
         <item>
          <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gl_solver">
-          <item row="1" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="l_solver">
-            <property name="enabled">
-             <bool>true</bool>
-            </property>
-            <property name="text">
-             <string>Matrix Solver</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
           <item row="1" column="1">
            <widget class="Gui::PrefComboBox" name="cmb_solver">
             <property name="enabled">
@@ -266,10 +256,32 @@
             </item>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="2" column="0">
-           <widget class="QLabel" name="l_non_lin_geom">
+          <item row="0" column="1">
+           <widget class="Gui::PrefSpinBox" name="sb_ccx_numcpu">
+            <property name="minimum">
+             <number>1</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="maximum">
+             <number>40</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="singleStep">
+             <number>1</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="value">
+             <number>1</number>
+            </property>
+            <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+             <cstring>AnalysisNumCPUs</cstring>
+            </property>
+            <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+             <cstring>Mod/Fem/Ccx</cstring>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="4" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="l_use_iterations_param">
             <property name="text">
-             <string>Non-Linear Geometry</string>
+             <string>Time Incrementation control paramter</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
@@ -289,6 +301,23 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item row="1" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="l_solver">
+            <property name="enabled">
+             <bool>true</bool>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Matrix Solver</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="2" column="0">
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="l_non_lin_geom">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Non-Linear Geometry</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
           <item row="0" column="0">
            <widget class="QLabel" name="l_ccx_numcpu">
             <property name="text">
@@ -296,22 +325,16 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="0" column="1">
-           <widget class="Gui::PrefSpinBox" name="sb_ccx_numcpu">
-            <property name="minimum">
-             <number>1</number>
+          <item row="4" column="1">
+           <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="cb_use_iterations_param">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Use non ccx defaults</string>
             </property>
-            <property name="maximum">
-             <number>40</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="singleStep">
-             <number>1</number>
-            </property>
-            <property name="value">
-             <number>1</number>
+            <property name="checked">
+             <bool>false</bool>
             </property>
             <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-             <cstring>AnalysisNumCPUs</cstring>
+             <cstring>UseNonCcxIterationParam</cstring>
             </property>
             <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
              <cstring>Mod/Fem/Ccx</cstring>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcxImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcxImp.cpp
index 0640ce27e..0940cbf2a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcxImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcxImp.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void DlgSettingsFemCcxImp::saveSettings()
     sb_ccx_numcpu->onSave();         //Number of CPUs
     cmb_solver->onSave();
     cb_ccx_non_lin_geom->onSave();
+    cb_use_iterations_param->onSave();
 
     cb_static->onSave();
     sb_ccx_max_iterations->onSave(); //Max number of iterations
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ void DlgSettingsFemCcxImp::loadSettings()
     sb_ccx_numcpu->onRestore();         //Number of CPUs
     cmb_solver->onRestore();
     cb_ccx_non_lin_geom->onRestore();
+    cb_use_iterations_param->onRestore();
 
     cb_static->onRestore();
     sb_ccx_max_iterations->onRestore(); //Max number of iterations
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/_FemSolverCalculix.py b/src/Mod/Fem/_FemSolverCalculix.py
index 66c5747de..37ba7275c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/_FemSolverCalculix.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/_FemSolverCalculix.py
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ class _FemSolverCalculix():
         obj.SteadyState = (sted)
 
         obj.addProperty("App::PropertyBool", "IterationsControlParameterTimeUse", "Fem", "Use the user defined time incrementation control parameter")
-        obj.IterationsControlParameterTimeUse = False
+        use_non_ccx_iterations_param = ccx_prefs.GetInt("UseNonCcxIterationParam", False)
+        obj.IterationsControlParameterTimeUse = use_non_ccx_iterations_param
 
         ccx_default_time_incrementation_control_parameter = {
             # iteration parameter