diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureAngle.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureAngle.cpp
index 1ba621f92b32b..6873c7ee8bfe3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureAngle.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureAngle.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void MeasureAngle::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
 
 //! Return the object we are measuring
 //! used by the viewprovider in determining visibility
-App::DocumentObject* MeasureAngle::getSubject() const
+std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> MeasureAngle::getSubject() const
 {
-    return Element1.getValue();
+    return {Element1.getValue()};
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureAngle.h b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureAngle.h
index 9a2f32b4482d4..bc4d47954b64d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureAngle.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureAngle.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class MeasureExport MeasureAngle : public Measure::MeasureBaseExtendable<Measure
     App::Property* getResultProp() override {return &this->Angle;}
 
    // Return the object we are measuring
-    App::DocumentObject* getSubject() const override;
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> getSubject() const override;
 
 
     static bool getVec(App::DocumentObject& ob, std::string& subName, Base::Vector3d& vecOut);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureArea.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureArea.cpp
index 92678a719ecb5..f2d8a6210e1b0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureArea.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureArea.cpp
@@ -182,11 +182,7 @@ Base::Placement MeasureArea::getPlacement() {
 
 //! Return the object we are measuring
 //! used by the viewprovider in determining visibility
-App::DocumentObject* MeasureArea::getSubject() const
+std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> MeasureArea::getSubject() const
 {
-    auto elements = Elements.getValues();
-    if (elements.empty()) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-    return Elements.getValues().front();
+    return Elements.getValues();
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureArea.h b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureArea.h
index 6c7e48bf1ec75..fb4a53b2f2fa5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureArea.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureArea.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class MeasureExport MeasureArea : public Measure::MeasureBaseExtendable<MeasureA
     Base::Placement getPlacement();
 
     // Return the object we are measuring
-    App::DocumentObject* getSubject() const override;
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> getSubject() const override;
 
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureBase.h b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureBase.h
index 567b5f4edd9e7..3488c278b06e4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureBase.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureBase.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class AppExport MeasureBase : public App::DocumentObject
     virtual QString getResultString();
     virtual Base::Placement getPlacement() {return Base::Placement();}
 
-    virtual App::DocumentObject* getSubject() const = 0;
+    virtual std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> getSubject() const = 0;
+
 protected:
     void onDocumentRestored() override;
 };
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureDistance.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureDistance.cpp
index 31bb3291ced80..378465595f303 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureDistance.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureDistance.cpp
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ void MeasureDistance::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
 
 //! Return the object we are measuring
 //! used by the viewprovider in determining visibility
-App::DocumentObject* MeasureDistance::getSubject() const
+std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> MeasureDistance::getSubject() const
 {
-    return Element1.getValue();
+    return {Element1.getValue()};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureDistance.h b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureDistance.h
index 974f7f06aa128..f07dfc0d687b6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureDistance.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureDistance.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class MeasureExport MeasureDistance : public Measure::MeasureBaseExtendable<Meas
     bool getShape(App::PropertyLinkSub* prop, TopoDS_Shape& rShape);
 
     // Return the object we are measuring
-    App::DocumentObject* getSubject() const override;
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> getSubject() const override;
 
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureLength.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureLength.cpp
index dc0f2e497aecf..d3f1ee63a6c0a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureLength.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureLength.cpp
@@ -182,12 +182,8 @@ Base::Placement MeasureLength::getPlacement() {
 
 //! Return the object we are measuring
 //! used by the viewprovider in determining visibility
-App::DocumentObject* MeasureLength::getSubject() const
+std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> MeasureLength::getSubject() const
 {
-    auto elements = Elements.getValues();
-    if (elements.empty()) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-    return Elements.getValues().front();
+    return Elements.getValues();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureLength.h b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureLength.h
index 340deaeca112b..160a005ba411a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureLength.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureLength.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class MeasureExport MeasureLength : public Measure::MeasureBaseExtendable<Measur
     Base::Placement getPlacement();
 
     // Return the object we are measuring
-    App::DocumentObject* getSubject() const override;
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> getSubject() const override;
 
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.cpp
index 89c9f17360c0c..e3923075a7deb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ void MeasurePosition::recalculatePosition()
     std::string obName = object->getNameInDocument();
     auto result = handler(&obName, &subElement);
     Position.setValue(result);
-    return;
 }
 
 void MeasurePosition::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
@@ -150,18 +149,24 @@ void MeasurePosition::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
 QString MeasurePosition::getResultString() {
     App::Property* prop = this->getResultProp();
     if (prop == nullptr) {
-        return QString();
+        return {};
     }
 
     Base::Vector3d value = Position.getValue();
     QString unit = Position.getUnit().getString();
     int precision = 2;
     QString text;
-    QTextStream(&text) 
+    #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 14, 0)
+    QTextStream(&text)
+        << "X: " << QString::number(value.x, 'f', precision) << " " << unit << endl
+        << "Y: " << QString::number(value.y, 'f', precision) << " " << unit << endl
+        << "Z: " << QString::number(value.z, 'f', precision) << " " << unit;
+    #else
+    QTextStream(&text)
         << "X: " << QString::number(value.x, 'f', precision) << " " << unit << Qt::endl
         << "Y: " << QString::number(value.y, 'f', precision) << " " << unit << Qt::endl
         << "Z: " << QString::number(value.z, 'f', precision) << " " << unit;
-
+    #endif
     return text;
 }
 
@@ -175,7 +180,7 @@ Base::Placement MeasurePosition::getPlacement() {
 
 //! Return the object we are measuring
 //! used by the viewprovider in determining visibility
-App::DocumentObject* MeasurePosition::getSubject() const
+std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> MeasurePosition::getSubject() const
 {
-    return Element.getValue();
+    return {Element.getValue()};
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.h b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.h
index 8f42e30da68f4..9f85c32068579 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasurePosition.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class MeasureExport MeasurePosition : public Measure::MeasureBaseExtendable<Base
     Base::Placement getPlacement();
 
     // Return the object we are measuring
-    App::DocumentObject* getSubject() const override;
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> getSubject() const override;
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureRadius.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureRadius.cpp
index 43185d4a02efa..82ba8ed885f3e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureRadius.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureRadius.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ MeasureRadiusInfo MeasureRadius::getMeasureInfoFirst() const
 
 //! Return the object we are measuring
 //! used by the viewprovider in determining visibility
-App::DocumentObject* MeasureRadius::getSubject() const
+std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> MeasureRadius::getSubject() const
 {
-    return Element.getValue();
+    return {Element.getValue()};
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureRadius.h b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureRadius.h
index b99bef2c3d433..952e5b0a1db05 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureRadius.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/App/MeasureRadius.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class MeasureExport MeasureRadius : public Measure::MeasureBaseExtendable<Measur
     Base::Vector3d getPointOnCurve() const;
 
     // Return the object we are measuring
-    App::DocumentObject* getSubject() const override;
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> getSubject() const override;
 
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
index d535c0c3edea9..40bf12638981d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,22 @@ void ViewProviderMeasureBase::connectToSubject(App::DocumentObject* subject)
     subject->signalChanged.connect(bndVisibility);
 }
 
+//! connect to the subject to receive visibility updates
+void ViewProviderMeasureBase::connectToSubject(std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> subject)
+{
+    if (subject.empty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    //NOLINTBEGIN
+    auto bndVisibility = boost::bind(&ViewProviderMeasureBase::onSubjectVisibilityChanged, this, bp::_1, bp::_2);
+    //NOLINTEND
+
+    // TODO: should we connect to all the subject objects when there is >1?
+    auto proxy = subject.front();
+    proxy->signalChanged.connect(bndVisibility);
+}
+
 
 //! retrive the feature
 Measure::MeasureBase* ViewProviderMeasureBase::getMeasureObject()
@@ -248,41 +264,54 @@ Measure::MeasureBase* ViewProviderMeasureBase::getMeasureObject()
 //! an example of an elementDirection would be the vector from the start of a line to the end.
 Base::Vector3d ViewProviderMeasureBase::getTextDirection(Base::Vector3d elementDirection, double tolerance)
 {
+    // TODO: this can fail if the active view is not a 3d view (spreadsheet, techdraw page) and something causes a measure to try to update
+    // we need to search throught the mdi views for a 3d view and take the direction from it (or decide that if the active view is not 3d,
+    // assume we are looking from the front).
+    Base::Vector3d viewDirection;
+    Base::Vector3d upDirection;
     auto view = dynamic_cast<Gui::View3DInventor*>(Gui::Application::Instance->activeDocument()->getActiveView());
-    // if (!view) {
-    //     // Measure doesn't work with this kind of active view.  Might be dependency graph, might be TechDraw, or ????
-    //     // i don't know if this can even happen.
-    //     throw Base::RuntimeError("Measure doesn't work with this kind of active view.");
-    // }
-    Gui::View3DInventorViewer* viewer = view->getViewer();
-    Base::Vector3d viewDirection = toVector3d(viewer->getViewDirection()).Normalize();
+    if (view) {
+        Gui::View3DInventorViewer* viewer = view->getViewer();
+        viewDirection = toVector3d(viewer->getViewDirection()).Normalize();
+        upDirection = toVector3d(viewer->getUpDirection()).Normalize();
+        // Measure doesn't work with this kind of active view.  Might be dependency graph, might be TechDraw, or ????
+        //throw Base::RuntimeError("Measure doesn't work with this kind of active view.");
+    } else {
+        viewDirection = Base::Vector3d(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+        upDirection = Base::Vector3d(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    }
+
     Base::Vector3d textDirection = elementDirection.Cross(viewDirection);
     if (textDirection.Length() < tolerance)  {
         // either elementDirection and viewDirection are parallel or one of them is null.
-        viewDirection = toVector3d(viewer->getUpDirection()).Normalize();
-        textDirection = elementDirection.Cross(viewDirection);
+        textDirection = elementDirection.Cross(upDirection);
     }
 
     return textDirection.Normalize();
 }
 
-//! true if the subject of this measurement is visible
+
+//! true if the subject of this measurement is visible.  For Measures that have multiple object subject,
+//! all of the subjects must be visible.
 bool ViewProviderMeasureBase::isSubjectVisible()
 {
     // we need these things to proceed
     if (!getMeasureObject() ||
-        !getMeasureObject()->getSubject() ||
+        getMeasureObject()->getSubject().empty() ||
         !Gui::Application::Instance->getDocument(getMeasureObject()->getDocument()) ) {
         return false;
     }
 
     auto guiDoc = Gui::Application::Instance->getDocument(getMeasureObject()->getDocument());
-    Gui::ViewProvider* vp = guiDoc->getViewProvider(getMeasureObject()->getSubject());
-    if (vp) {
-        return vp->isVisible();
+    for (auto & obj : getMeasureObject()->getSubject()) {
+        Gui::ViewProvider* vp = guiDoc->getViewProvider(obj);
+        if (!vp || !vp->isVisible()) {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
-    return false;
+    // all of the subject objects are visible
+    return true;
 }
 
 
@@ -292,11 +321,12 @@ void ViewProviderMeasureBase::onSubjectVisibilityChanged(const App::DocumentObje
 {
     std::string propName = prop.getName();
     if (propName == "Visibility") {
-        if (docObj.Visibility.getValue()) {
-            // show only if subject is visible
-            setVisible(true);
-        } else {
+        if (!docObj.Visibility.getValue()) {
+            // show ourselves only if subject is visible
             setVisible(false);
+        } else {
+            // here, we don't know if we should be visible or not, so we have to check the whole subject
+            setVisible(isSubjectVisible());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h
index db577ac5d4eba..c86436d9fbd70 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Measure/Gui/ViewProviderMeasureBase.h
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ class MeasureGuiExport ViewProviderMeasureBase :public Gui::ViewProviderDocument
     using Connection = boost::signals2::scoped_connection;
     Connection connectVisibilityChanged;
     void onSubjectVisibilityChanged(const App::DocumentObject& docObj, const App::Property& prop);
-    void connectToSubject(App::DocumentObject* subject);
+    void connectToSubject(App::DocumentObject* subject);
+    void connectToSubject(std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> subject);
 
 protected:
     void onChanged(const App::Property* prop) override;