diff --git a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/EllipseAnnotation.cpp b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/EllipseAnnotation.cpp
index 277384ab03c..f4c6b2333dc 100644
--- a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/EllipseAnnotation.cpp
+++ b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/EllipseAnnotation.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void EllipseAnnotation::parseShapeAnnotation(QString annotation)
   FilledShape::parseShapeAnnotation(annotation);
   // parse the shape to get the list of attributes of Ellipse.
   QStringList list = StringHandler::getStrings(annotation);
-  if (list.size() < 11) {
+  if (list.size() < 12) {
     return;
   }
   // 9th item is the extent points
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ void EllipseAnnotation::parseShapeAnnotation(QString annotation)
   mStartAngle = list.at(9).toFloat();
   // 11th item of the list contains the end angle.
   mEndAngle = list.at(10).toFloat();
+  // 12th item of the list contains the closure
+  mClosure = StringHandler::getClosureType(list.at(11));
 }
 
 QRectF EllipseAnnotation::boundingRect() const
@@ -100,22 +102,12 @@ QRectF EllipseAnnotation::boundingRect() const
 QPainterPath EllipseAnnotation::shape() const
 {
   QPainterPath path;
-  qreal startAngle = StringHandler::getNormalizedAngle(mStartAngle);
-  qreal endAngle = StringHandler::getNormalizedAngle(mEndAngle);
-  if ((startAngle - endAngle) == 0)
-  {
-    path.addEllipse(getBoundingRect());
-    if (mFillPattern == StringHandler::FillNone)
-    {
-      return addPathStroker(path);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      return path;
-    }
-  }
   path.addEllipse(getBoundingRect());
-  return path;
+  if (mFillPattern == StringHandler::FillNone) {
+    return addPathStroker(path);
+  } else {
+    return path;
+  }
 }
 
 void EllipseAnnotation::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget)
@@ -133,19 +125,20 @@ void EllipseAnnotation::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem
 
 void EllipseAnnotation::drawEllipseAnnotaion(QPainter *painter)
 {
-  QPainterPath path;
   // first we invert the painter since we have our coordinate system inverted.
   // inversion is required to draw the elliptic curves at correct angles.
   painter->scale(1.0, -1.0);
   painter->translate(0, ((-boundingRect().top()) - boundingRect().bottom()));
   applyLinePattern(painter);
-  applyFillPattern(painter);
-  qreal startAngle = StringHandler::getNormalizedAngle(mStartAngle);
-  qreal endAngle = StringHandler::getNormalizedAngle(mEndAngle);
-  if ((startAngle - endAngle) == 0) {
-    path.addEllipse(getBoundingRect());
-    painter->drawPath(path);
-  } else {
+  if (mClosure != StringHandler::ClosureNone) {
+    applyFillPattern(painter);
+  }
+
+  if (mClosure == StringHandler::ClosureNone) {
+    painter->drawArc(getBoundingRect(), mStartAngle*16, mEndAngle*16 - mStartAngle*16);
+  } else if (mClosure == StringHandler::ClosureChord) {
+    painter->drawChord(getBoundingRect(), mStartAngle*16, mEndAngle*16 - mStartAngle*16);
+  } else { // StringHandler::ClosureRadial
     painter->drawPie(getBoundingRect(), mStartAngle*16, mEndAngle*16 - mStartAngle*16);
   }
 }
@@ -173,6 +166,8 @@ QString EllipseAnnotation::getOMCShapeAnnotation()
   annotationString.append(QString::number(mStartAngle));
   // get the end angle
   annotationString.append(QString::number(mEndAngle));
+  // get the closure
+  annotationString.append(StringHandler::getClosureString(mClosure));
   return annotationString.join(",");
 }
 
@@ -212,9 +207,14 @@ QString EllipseAnnotation::getShapeAnnotation()
     annotationString.append(QString("startAngle=").append(QString::number(mStartAngle)));
   }
   // get the end angle
-  if (mEndAngle != 0) {
+  if (mEndAngle != 360) {
     annotationString.append(QString("endAngle=").append(QString::number(mEndAngle)));
   }
+  // get the closure
+  if (!((mStartAngle == 0 && mEndAngle == 360 && mClosure == StringHandler::ClosureChord)
+        || (!(mStartAngle == 0 && mEndAngle == 360) && mClosure == StringHandler::ClosureRadial))) {
+    annotationString.append(QString("closure=").append(StringHandler::getClosureString(mClosure)));
+  }
   return QString("Ellipse(").append(annotationString.join(",")).append(")");
 }
 
diff --git a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapeAnnotation.cpp b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapeAnnotation.cpp
index 6a135168bfa..0b80e443aa8 100644
--- a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapeAnnotation.cpp
+++ b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapeAnnotation.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ void ShapeAnnotation::setDefaults()
   mRadius = 0;
   mStartAngle = 0;
   mEndAngle = 360;
+  mClosure = StringHandler::ClosureChord;
   mOriginalTextString = "";
   mTextString = "";
   mFontSize = 0;
@@ -420,6 +421,7 @@ void ShapeAnnotation::setDefaults(ShapeAnnotation *pShapeAnnotation)
   mRadius = pShapeAnnotation->mRadius;
   mStartAngle = pShapeAnnotation->mStartAngle;
   mEndAngle = pShapeAnnotation->mEndAngle;
+  mClosure = pShapeAnnotation->mClosure;
   mOriginalTextString = pShapeAnnotation->mOriginalTextString;
   mTextString = pShapeAnnotation->mTextString;
   mFontSize = pShapeAnnotation->mFontSize;
diff --git a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapeAnnotation.h b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapeAnnotation.h
index 6210da5a70a..2fc55fc0316 100644
--- a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapeAnnotation.h
+++ b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapeAnnotation.h
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ class ShapeAnnotation : public QObject, public QGraphicsItem, public GraphicItem
   qreal getStartAngle() {return mStartAngle;}
   void setEndAngle(qreal endAngle) {mEndAngle = endAngle;}
   qreal getEndAngle() {return mEndAngle;}
+  void setClosure(StringHandler::EllipseClosure closure) {mClosure = closure;}
+  StringHandler::EllipseClosure getClosure() {return mClosure;}
   void setTextString(QString textString);
   QString getTextString() {return mOriginalTextString;}
   void setFontName(QString fontName) {mFontName = fontName;}
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ public slots:
   qreal mRadius;
   qreal mStartAngle;
   qreal mEndAngle;
+  StringHandler::EllipseClosure mClosure;
   QString mOriginalTextString;
   QString mTextString;
   qreal mFontSize;
diff --git a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapePropertiesDialog.cpp b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapePropertiesDialog.cpp
index f84f8f699c9..28727fda48b 100644
--- a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapePropertiesDialog.cpp
+++ b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapePropertiesDialog.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ ShapePropertiesDialog::ShapePropertiesDialog(ShapeAnnotation *pShapeAnnotation,
   mpEndAngleSpinBox->setRange(-std::numeric_limits<double>::max(), std::numeric_limits<double>::max());
   mpEndAngleSpinBox->setValue(mpShapeAnnotation->getEndAngle());
   mpEndAngleSpinBox->setSingleStep(90);
+  // closure
+  mpClosureLabel = new Label(tr("Closure:"));
+  mpClosureComboBox = new QComboBox;
+  mpClosureComboBox->addItem(StringHandler::getClosureString(StringHandler::ClosureNone));
+  mpClosureComboBox->addItem(StringHandler::getClosureString(StringHandler::ClosureChord));
+  mpClosureComboBox->addItem(StringHandler::getClosureString(StringHandler::ClosureRadial));
+  currentIndex = mpClosureComboBox->findText(StringHandler::getClosureString(mpShapeAnnotation->getClosure()), Qt::MatchExactly);
+  if (currentIndex > -1) {
+    mpClosureComboBox->setCurrentIndex(currentIndex);
+  }
   // set the border style Group Box layout
   QGridLayout *pAngleGridLayout = new QGridLayout;
   pAngleGridLayout->setColumnStretch(1, 1);
@@ -180,6 +190,8 @@ ShapePropertiesDialog::ShapePropertiesDialog(ShapeAnnotation *pShapeAnnotation,
   pAngleGridLayout->addWidget(mpStartAngleSpinBox, 0, 1);
   pAngleGridLayout->addWidget(mpEndAngleLabel, 0, 2);
   pAngleGridLayout->addWidget(mpEndAngleSpinBox, 0, 3);
+  pAngleGridLayout->addWidget(mpClosureLabel, 1, 0);
+  pAngleGridLayout->addWidget(mpClosureComboBox, 1, 1);
   mpAngleGroupBox->setLayout(pAngleGridLayout);
   // Text Group Box
   mpTextGroupBox = new QGroupBox(tr("Text"));
@@ -235,8 +247,7 @@ ShapePropertiesDialog::ShapePropertiesDialog(ShapeAnnotation *pShapeAnnotation,
   mpTextHorizontalAlignmentComboBox->addItem(StringHandler::getTextAlignmentString(StringHandler::TextAlignmentLeft));
   mpTextHorizontalAlignmentComboBox->addItem(StringHandler::getTextAlignmentString(StringHandler::TextAlignmentCenter));
   mpTextHorizontalAlignmentComboBox->addItem(StringHandler::getTextAlignmentString(StringHandler::TextAlignmentRight));
-  currentIndex = mpTextHorizontalAlignmentComboBox->findText(StringHandler::getTextAlignmentString(
-                                                               mpShapeAnnotation->getTextHorizontalAlignment()), Qt::MatchExactly);
+  currentIndex = mpTextHorizontalAlignmentComboBox->findText(StringHandler::getTextAlignmentString(mpShapeAnnotation->getTextHorizontalAlignment()), Qt::MatchExactly);
   if (currentIndex > -1) {
     mpTextHorizontalAlignmentComboBox->setCurrentIndex(currentIndex);
   }
@@ -792,6 +803,7 @@ bool ShapePropertiesDialog::applyShapeProperties()
   if (mpEllipseAnnotation) {
     mpShapeAnnotation->setStartAngle(mpStartAngleSpinBox->value());
     mpShapeAnnotation->setEndAngle(mpEndAngleSpinBox->value());
+    mpShapeAnnotation->setClosure(StringHandler::getClosureType(mpClosureComboBox->currentText()));
   }
   if (mpTextAnnotation) {
     mpShapeAnnotation->setTextString(mpTextTextBox->text().trimmed());
diff --git a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapePropertiesDialog.h b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapePropertiesDialog.h
index 0fd73af7a69..a44c036a095 100644
--- a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapePropertiesDialog.h
+++ b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Annotations/ShapePropertiesDialog.h
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ class ShapePropertiesDialog : public QDialog
   DoubleSpinBox *mpStartAngleSpinBox;
   Label *mpEndAngleLabel;
   DoubleSpinBox *mpEndAngleSpinBox;
+  Label *mpClosureLabel;
+  QComboBox *mpClosureComboBox;
   QGroupBox *mpTextGroupBox;
   QLineEdit *mpTextTextBox;
   QGroupBox *mpFontAndTextStyleGroupBox;
diff --git a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Util/StringHandler.cpp b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Util/StringHandler.cpp
index a62f3f5772d..520a2012617 100644
--- a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Util/StringHandler.cpp
+++ b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Util/StringHandler.cpp
@@ -608,6 +608,32 @@ QString StringHandler::getSmoothString(StringHandler::Smooth type)
   }
 }
 
+StringHandler::EllipseClosure StringHandler::getClosureType(QString type)
+{
+  if (type.compare("EllipseClosure.None") == 0) {
+    return StringHandler::ClosureNone;
+  } else if (type.compare("EllipseClosure.Chord") == 0) {
+    return StringHandler::ClosureChord;
+  } else if (type.compare("EllipseClosure.Radial") == 0) {
+    return StringHandler::ClosureRadial;
+  } else {
+    return StringHandler::ClosureChord;
+  }
+}
+
+QString StringHandler::getClosureString(StringHandler::EllipseClosure type)
+{
+  switch (type) {
+    case StringHandler::ClosureNone:
+      return "EllipseClosure.None";
+    case StringHandler::ClosureRadial:
+      return "EllipseClosure.Radial";
+    case StringHandler::ClosureChord:
+    default:
+      return "EllipseClosure.Chord";
+  }
+}
+
 StringHandler::Arrow StringHandler::getArrowType(QString type)
 {
   if (type.compare("Arrow.None") == 0)
diff --git a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Util/StringHandler.h b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Util/StringHandler.h
index 6dfc469d31c..7085d150d06 100644
--- a/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Util/StringHandler.h
+++ b/OMEdit/OMEditLIB/Util/StringHandler.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class StringHandler : public QObject
                     FillHorizontalCylinder, FillVerticalCylinder, FillSphere};
   enum BorderPattern {BorderNone, BorderRaised, BorderSunken, BorderEngraved};
   enum Smooth {SmoothNone, SmoothBezier};
+  enum EllipseClosure {ClosureNone, ClosureChord, ClosureRadial};
   enum Arrow {ArrowNone, ArrowOpen, ArrowFilled, ArrowHalf};
   enum TextStyle {TextStyleBold, TextStyleItalic, TextStyleUnderLine};
   enum TextAlignment {TextAlignmentLeft, TextAlignmentCenter, TextAlignmentRight};
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ class StringHandler : public QObject
   static QString getBorderPatternString(StringHandler::BorderPattern type);
   static StringHandler::Smooth getSmoothType(QString type);
   static QString getSmoothString(StringHandler::Smooth type);
+  static StringHandler::EllipseClosure getClosureType(QString type);
+  static QString getClosureString(StringHandler::EllipseClosure type);
   static StringHandler::Arrow getArrowType(QString type);
   static QString getArrowString(StringHandler::Arrow type);
   static QComboBox* getStartArrowComboBox();