diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
index 02e508e76..fa9679fe2 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
@@ -731,9 +731,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual void mouseMove(Base::Vector2D onSketchPos)
     {
-        setPositionText(onSketchPos);
-
         if (Mode==STATUS_SEEK_First) {
+            setPositionText(onSketchPos);
             if (seekAutoConstraint(sugConstr1, onSketchPos, Base::Vector2D(0.f,0.f))) {
                 renderSuggestConstraintsCursor(sugConstr1);
                 return;
@@ -750,6 +749,16 @@ public:
                 EditCurve[17+i] = Base::Vector2D(EditCurve[0].fX - dx, EditCurve[0].fY - dy);
             }
             EditCurve[33] = EditCurve[1];
+
+            // Display radius and start angle
+            float radius = (onSketchPos - EditCurve[0]).Length();
+            float angle = atan2f(dy_ , dx_) * 180 / M_PI;
+
+            char buf[40];
+            sprintf( buf, " (R%.1f,%.1f)", radius, angle);
+            std::string text = buf;
+            setPositionText(onSketchPos, text);
+
             sketchgui->drawEdit(EditCurve);
             if (seekAutoConstraint(sugConstr2, onSketchPos, Base::Vector2D(0.f,0.f))) {
                 renderSuggestConstraintsCursor(sugConstr2);
@@ -767,6 +776,15 @@ public:
                 float dy = rx * sin(angle) + ry * cos(angle);
                 EditCurve[i] = Base::Vector2D(CenterPoint.fX + dx, CenterPoint.fY + dy);
             }
+
+            // Display radius and end angle
+            float radius = (onSketchPos - EditCurve[0]).Length();
+
+            char buf[40];
+            sprintf( buf, " (R%.1f,%.1f)", radius, arcAngle * 180 / M_PI);
+            std::string text = buf;
+            setPositionText(onSketchPos, text);
+            
             sketchgui->drawEdit(EditCurve);
             if (seekAutoConstraint(sugConstr3, onSketchPos, Base::Vector2D(0.f,0.f))) {
                 renderSuggestConstraintsCursor(sugConstr3);
@@ -950,8 +968,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual void mouseMove(Base::Vector2D onSketchPos)
     {
-        setPositionText(onSketchPos);
         if (Mode==STATUS_SEEK_First) {
+            setPositionText(onSketchPos);
             if (seekAutoConstraint(sugConstr1, onSketchPos, Base::Vector2D(0.f,0.f))) {
                 renderSuggestConstraintsCursor(sugConstr1);
                 return;
@@ -968,6 +986,15 @@ public:
                 EditCurve[17+i] = Base::Vector2D(EditCurve[0].fX - rx, EditCurve[0].fY - ry);
             }
             EditCurve[33] = EditCurve[1];
+
+            // Display radius for user
+            float radius = (onSketchPos - EditCurve[0]).Length();
+
+            char buf[40];
+            sprintf( buf, "R%.1f", radius);
+            std::string text = buf;
+            setPositionText(onSketchPos, text);
+
             sketchgui->drawEdit(EditCurve);
             if (seekAutoConstraint(sugConstr2, onSketchPos, Base::Vector2D(0.f,0.f), CURVE)) {
                 renderSuggestConstraintsCursor(sugConstr2);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
index f75cc8329..06018b5ca 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,12 @@ void DrawSketchHandler::renderSuggestConstraintsCursor(std::vector<AutoConstrain
     applyCursor(newCursor);
 }
 
+void DrawSketchHandler::setPositionText(const Base::Vector2D &Pos, const std::string &text)
+{
+    sketchgui->setPositionText(Pos, text);
+}
+
+
 void DrawSketchHandler::setPositionText(const Base::Vector2D &Pos)
 {
     sketchgui->setPositionText(Pos);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
index f5ccfa975..68ba93d2a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/DrawSketchHandler.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public:
     void createAutoConstraints(const std::vector<AutoConstraint> &autoConstrs,
                                int geoId, Sketcher::PointPos pointPos=Sketcher::none);
 
+    void setPositionText(const Base::Vector2D &Pos, const std::string &text);
     void setPositionText(const Base::Vector2D &Pos);
     void resetPositionText(void);
     void renderSuggestConstraintsCursor(std::vector<AutoConstraint> &suggestedConstraints);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index 4b6cc1988..36c22a0db 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -3026,6 +3026,12 @@ void ViewProviderSketch::unsetEditViewer(Gui::View3DInventorViewer* viewer)
     static_cast<Gui::SoFCUnifiedSelection*>(root)->selectionRole.setValue(TRUE);
 }
 
+void ViewProviderSketch::setPositionText(const Base::Vector2D &Pos, const std::string &text)
+{
+    edit->textX->string = text.c_str();
+    edit->textPos->translation = SbVec3f(Pos.fX,Pos.fY,zText);
+}
+  
 void ViewProviderSketch::setPositionText(const Base::Vector2D &Pos)
 {
     char buf[40];
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h
index 2c98d71eb..356d4414d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.h
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ protected:
     /// build up the visual of the constraints
     void rebuildConstraintsVisual(void);
 
+    void setPositionText(const Base::Vector2D &Pos, const std::string &txt);
     void setPositionText(const Base::Vector2D &Pos);
     void resetPositionText(void);