diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/DlgSettingsPath.ui b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/DlgSettingsPath.ui
index 6eb41293e..a8d112f7d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/DlgSettingsPath.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/DlgSettingsPath.ui
@@ -31,72 +31,16 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="pathTestSetting1">
           <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>If this is checked, object names will be prefixed with the IFC ID number</string>
+           <string>If this option is enabled, new paths will automatically be placed in the active project, which will be created if necessary.</string>
           </property>
           <property name="text">
-           <string>Test setting 1</string>
+           <string>Automatic project handling</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="checked">
+           <bool>true</bool>
           </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>pathTestSetting1</cstring>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>Mod/Path</cstring>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_13">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Test setting 2</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <widget class="Gui::PrefLineEdit" name="pathTestSetting2">
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>A comma-separated list of Ifc entities to exclude from import</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string/>
-          </property>
-          <property name="placeholderText">
-           <string/>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>pathTestSetting2</cstring>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>Mod/Path</cstring>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>Test group</string>
-     </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6">
-        <item>
-         <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="pathTestSetting3">
-          <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>Some IFC viewers don't like objects exported as extrusions. Use this to force all objects to be exported as BREP geometry.</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Test setting 3</string>
-          </property>
-          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-           <cstring>pathTestSetting3</cstring>
+           <cstring>pathAutoProject</cstring>
           </property>
           <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
            <cstring>Mod/Path</cstring>
@@ -131,11 +75,6 @@
    <extends>QCheckBox</extends>
    <header>Gui/PrefWidgets.h</header>
   </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>Gui::PrefLineEdit</class>
-   <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
-   <header>Gui/PrefWidgets.h</header>
-  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathArray.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathArray.py
index af0b802dd..c9e9be883 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathArray.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathArray.py
@@ -123,11 +123,13 @@ class CommandPathArray:
         # if everything is ok, execute and register the transaction in the undo/redo stack
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create Array")
         FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathArray")
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathUtils")
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Path::FeaturePython","Array")')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathArray.ObjectArray(obj)')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj.Base = (FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.' + selection[0].Name + ')')
         #FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathArray.ViewProviderArray(obj.ViewObject)')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj.ViewObject.Proxy = 0')
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathUtils.addToProject(obj)')
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.commitTransaction()
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathCustom.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathCustom.py
index f7c0af067..3745239ed 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathCustom.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathCustom.py
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ class CommandPathCustom:
     def Activated(self):
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create Custom Path")
         FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathCustom")
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathUtils")
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Path::FeaturePython","Custom")')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathCustom.ObjectCustom(obj)')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj.ViewObject.Proxy = 0')
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathUtils.addToProject(obj)')
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.commitTransaction()
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFacePocket.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFacePocket.py
index c7a71a94d..772bcc1e4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFacePocket.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFacePocket.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ class CommandPathFacePocket:
         # if everything is ok, execute and register the transaction in the undo/redo stack
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create Pocket")
         FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathFacePocket")
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathUtils")
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Path::FeaturePython","FacePocket")')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathFacePocket.ObjectFacePocket(obj)')
         subs = "["
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ class CommandPathFacePocket:
         subs += "]"
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj.Base = (FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.' + selection[0].ObjectName + ',' + subs + ')')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj.ViewObject.Proxy = 0')
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathUtils.addToProject(obj)')
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.commitTransaction()
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFaceProfile.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFaceProfile.py
index 8133d1620..b5beeec4b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFaceProfile.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFaceProfile.py
@@ -134,10 +134,12 @@ class CommandPathFaceProfile:
         # if everything is ok, execute and register the transaction in the undo/redo stack
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create Profile")
         FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathFaceProfile")
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathUtils")
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Path::FeaturePython","FaceProfile")')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathFaceProfile.ObjectFaceProfile(obj)')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj.Base = (FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.'+selection[0].ObjectName+',"'+selection[0].SubElementNames[0]+'")')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj.ViewObject.Proxy = 0')
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathUtils.addToProject(obj)')
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.commitTransaction()
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFromShape.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFromShape.py
index 118676aeb..37fc149c9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFromShape.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathFromShape.py
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ class CommandFromShape:
             return
         
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction(translate("Path_FromShape","Create path from shape"))
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathUtils")
         FreeCADGui.doCommand("obj = FreeCAD.activeDocument().addObject('Path::FeatureShape','PathShape')")
         FreeCADGui.doCommand("obj.Shape = FreeCAD.activeDocument()."+selection[0].Name+".Shape")
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathUtils.addToProject(obj)')
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.commitTransaction()
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHop.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHop.py
index 7d90b2af9..a8b11ef8d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHop.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathHop.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class CommandPathHop:
         
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction(translate("PathHop","Create Hop"))
         FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathHop")
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathUtils")
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Path::FeaturePython","Hop")')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathHop.ObjectHop(obj)')
         FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathHop.ViewProviderPathHop(obj.ViewObject)')
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathSimpleCopy.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathSimpleCopy.py
index 2a087efe2..adadea635 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathSimpleCopy.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathSimpleCopy.py
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ class CommandPathSimpleCopy:
             return
    
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction(translate("Path_SimpleCopy","Simple Copy"))
-        FreeCADGui.doCommand('copy = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Path::Feature","'+selection[0].Name+ '_copy")')
-        FreeCADGui.doCommand('copy.Path = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.'+selection[0].Name+'.Path')
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("PathScripts.PathUtils")
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Path::Feature","'+selection[0].Name+ '_copy")')
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand('obj.Path = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.'+selection[0].Name+'.Path')
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand('PathScripts.PathUtils.addToProject(obj)')
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.commitTransaction()
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py
index 90e5de3c6..0e5464da3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/PathScripts/PathUtils.py
@@ -359,17 +359,17 @@ def findMachine():
                 return o
 
 def addToProject(obj):
-        """Adds a path obj to this document, if no PathParoject exists it's created on the fly"""
+    """Adds a path obj to this document, if no PathParoject exists it's created on the fly"""
+    p = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Path")
+    if p.GetBool("pathAutoProject",True):
         project = findProj()
-
-        if project == None:
+        if not project:
             project = PathProject.CommandProject.Create()
-
         g = project.Group
         g.append(obj)
         project.Group = g
-
         return project
+    return None
 
 
 def getLastZ(obj):