diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.ext.variability.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/ext/variability/ui/properties/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.ext.variability.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/ext/variability/ui/properties/.ratings
index efc110735ce14601ff0f14ee9e94cf0f2cc62f45..a0504ca88c26217c2d516289c1f95dc33f29fc27 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.ext.variability.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/ext/variability/ui/properties/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.ext.variability.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/ext/variability/ui/properties/.ratings
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 CrossFeatureConstraintPropertySectionBase.java 37e772fb3471f85320170d373cbe2f319c350655 GREEN
-FeaturePropertySectionBase.java 598842b12b5bbb6f3cf2461a4d05fc721b637f54 GREEN
+FeaturePropertySectionBase.java 9b338ff5ab4c70179d406bc0d76b8c62a1dbc8ae GREEN
 HasPresenceConditionPropertySectionBase.java ef300f0d9294d76f5d80e45b8cc0d94c24586a24 GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.ext.variability.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/ext/variability/ui/properties/FeaturePropertySectionBase.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.ext.variability.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/ext/variability/ui/properties/FeaturePropertySectionBase.java
index 598842b12b5bbb6f3cf2461a4d05fc721b637f54..9b338ff5ab4c70179d406bc0d76b8c62a1dbc8ae 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.ext.variability.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/ext/variability/ui/properties/FeaturePropertySectionBase.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.ext.variability.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/ext/variability/ui/properties/FeaturePropertySectionBase.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class FeaturePropertySectionBase extends PropertySectionBase {
 				if(feature.eContainer() instanceof AbstractAlternativeFeature ||
 						feature instanceof AbstractFeatureModel) {
 					optionalCheckbox.setEnabled(false);
+					optionalCheckbox.setSelection(false);
 				} else {
 					optionalCheckbox.setEnabled(true);
 					optionalCheckbox.setSelection(feature.isOptional());