diff --git a/src/Gui/CombiView.cpp b/src/Gui/CombiView.cpp
index 1632c4a74..b7cdb1f7f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CombiView.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/CombiView.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ CombiView::CombiView(Gui::Document* pcDocument, QWidget *parent)
     // tree widget
     tree =  new TreeWidget(this);
     //tree->setRootIsDecorated(false);
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/TreeView");
+    tree->setIndentation(hGrp->GetInt("Indentation", tree->indentation()));
     splitter->addWidget(tree);
 
     // property view
diff --git a/src/Gui/Tree.cpp b/src/Gui/Tree.cpp
index c453662a5..48d27f325 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Tree.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Tree.cpp
@@ -726,6 +726,8 @@ TreeDockWidget::TreeDockWidget(Gui::Document* pcDocument,QWidget *parent)
     setWindowTitle(tr("Tree view"));
     this->treeWidget = new TreeWidget(this);
     this->treeWidget->setRootIsDecorated(false);
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/TreeView");
+    this->treeWidget->setIndentation(hGrp->GetInt("Indentation", this->treeWidget->indentation()));
 
     QGridLayout* pLayout = new QGridLayout(this); 
     pLayout->setSpacing(0);