diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePad.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePad.cpp
index 1a12c45..fe405ed 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePad.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePad.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Pad::execute(void)
     if (aFace.IsNull())
         return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("Creating a face from sketch failed");
 
+    // Move face by half the extrusion distance to get pad symmetric to sketch plane
+    if (MirroredExtent.getValue()) {
+        gp_Trsf mov;
+        mov.SetTranslation(gp_Vec(SketchOrientationVector.x,SketchOrientationVector.y,SketchOrientationVector.z) * (-1.0) * L/2.0);
+        TopLoc_Location loc(mov);
+        aFace.Move(loc);
+    }
+
     // lengthen the vector
     SketchOrientationVector *= L;
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.ui b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.ui
index d407bbf..a2945dd 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/TaskPadParameters.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>158</width>
-    <height>116</height>
+    <width>241</width>
+    <height>158</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBoxMirrored">
      <property name="enabled">
-      <bool>false</bool>
+      <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
       <string>Mirrored extent</string>