diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index 6546289a1..9fce6f8c6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -1490,7 +1490,10 @@ class _ViewProviderDraft:
         
     def __init__(self, obj):
         obj.Proxy = self
+        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyEnumeration","DrawStyle","Base",
+                        "The line style of this object")
         self.Object = obj.Object
+        obj.DrawStyle = ["solid","dashed","dotted","dashdot"]
         
     def attach(self, obj):
         self.Object = obj.Object
@@ -1507,8 +1510,21 @@ class _ViewProviderDraft:
         return mode
 
     def onChanged(self, vp, prop):
+        if prop == "DrawStyle":
+            self.setStyle(vp)
         return
 
+    def setStyle(self,vobj):
+        ds = vobj.RootNode.getChild(2).getChild(0).getChild(0).getChild(1)
+        if vobj.DrawStyle == "solid":
+            ds.linePattern = 0xffff
+        elif vobj.DrawStyle == "dotted":
+            ds.linePattern = 0x0f0f
+        elif vobj.DrawStyle == "dashed":
+            ds.linePattern = 0xf00f
+        elif vobj.DrawStyle == "dashdot":
+            ds.linePattern = 0xff88
+
     def __getstate__(self):
         return None
 
@@ -2100,6 +2116,8 @@ class _ViewProviderRectangle(_ViewProviderDraft):
                 if self.texture:
                     r.removeChild(self.texture)
                     self.texture = None
+        elif prop == "DrawStyle":
+            self.setStyle(vp)
         return
         
 class _Circle:
@@ -2266,6 +2284,8 @@ class _ViewProviderWire(_ViewProviderDraft):
                 rn.addChild(self.pt)
             else:
                 rn.removeChild(self.pt)
+        elif prop == "DrawStyle":
+            self.setStyle(vp)
         return
 
     def claimChildren(self):
@@ -2426,6 +2446,8 @@ class _ViewProviderBSpline(_ViewProviderDraft):
                 rn.addChild(self.pt)
             else:
                 rn.removeChild(self.pt)
+        elif prop == "DrawStyle":
+            self.setStyle(vp)
         return
 
 class _Block: