diff --git a/include/osgManipulator/TabPlaneDragger b/include/osgManipulator/TabPlaneDragger
index 12b82a778..8064bf699 100644
--- a/include/osgManipulator/TabPlaneDragger
+++ b/include/osgManipulator/TabPlaneDragger
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class OSGMANIPULATOR_EXPORT TabPlaneDragger : public CompositeDragger
 {
     public:
 
-        TabPlaneDragger();
+        TabPlaneDragger(float handleScaleFactor=20.0f);
 
         META_OSGMANIPULATOR_Object(osgManipulator,TabPlaneDragger)
 
diff --git a/src/osgManipulator/TabPlaneDragger.cpp b/src/osgManipulator/TabPlaneDragger.cpp
index 65a38f8b9..829c53ed9 100644
--- a/src/osgManipulator/TabPlaneDragger.cpp
+++ b/src/osgManipulator/TabPlaneDragger.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ void createTranslateDraggerGeometry(Scale2DDragger* cornerScaleDragger, Translat
 
 }
 
-TabPlaneDragger::TabPlaneDragger() : _handleScaleFactor(20.0)
+TabPlaneDragger::TabPlaneDragger( float handleScaleFactor )
+          :_handleScaleFactor( handleScaleFactor )
 {
     _cornerScaleDragger = new Scale2DDragger(Scale2DDragger::SCALE_WITH_OPPOSITE_HANDLE_AS_PIVOT);
     addChild(_cornerScaleDragger.get());