diff --git a/vstgui/standalone/examples/standalone/source/testappdelegate.cpp b/vstgui/standalone/examples/standalone/source/testappdelegate.cpp
index 82db77376..93e61d2ba 100644
--- a/vstgui/standalone/examples/standalone/source/testappdelegate.cpp
+++ b/vstgui/standalone/examples/standalone/source/testappdelegate.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class DatePickerController : public DelegationController
 Delegate::Delegate ()
 : Application::DelegateAdapter ({"VSTGUI Standalone", "1.0.0", VSTGUI_STANDALONE_APP_URI})
 {
+	CFrame::kDefaultKnobMode = CKnobMode::kLinearMode;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/vstgui/tests/unittest/uidescription/uiviewcreator/cknobcreator_test.cpp b/vstgui/tests/unittest/uidescription/uiviewcreator/cknobcreator_test.cpp
index 3f761eae5..0d47e6224 100644
--- a/vstgui/tests/unittest/uidescription/uiviewcreator/cknobcreator_test.cpp
+++ b/vstgui/tests/unittest/uidescription/uiviewcreator/cknobcreator_test.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ TEST_CASE (CKnobCreatorTest, AngleRange)
 	});
 }
 
+TEST_CASE (CKnobCreatorTest, KnobRange)
+{
+	DummyUIDescription uidesc;
+	testAttribute<CKnob> (kCKnob, kAttrKnobRange, 200., &uidesc,
+						  [&] (CKnob* v) { return v->getKnobRange () == 200.; });
+}
+
 TEST_CASE (CKnobCreatorTest, ValueInset)
 {
 	DummyUIDescription uidesc;
diff --git a/vstgui/uidescription/detail/uiviewcreatorattributes.h b/vstgui/uidescription/detail/uiviewcreatorattributes.h
index 2516394dc..01efff7d6 100644
--- a/vstgui/uidescription/detail/uiviewcreatorattributes.h
+++ b/vstgui/uidescription/detail/uiviewcreatorattributes.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ static const std::string kAttrSegmentNames = "segment-names";
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static const std::string kAttrAngleStart = "angle-start";
 static const std::string kAttrAngleRange = "angle-range";
+static const std::string kAttrKnobRange = "knob-range";
 static const std::string kAttrValueInset = "value-inset";
 static const std::string kAttrCoronaInset = "corona-inset";
 static const std::string kAttrCoronaColor = "corona-color";
diff --git a/vstgui/uidescription/viewcreator/knobcreator.cpp b/vstgui/uidescription/viewcreator/knobcreator.cpp
index fbe78dc6d..5ba6f4187 100644
--- a/vstgui/uidescription/viewcreator/knobcreator.cpp
+++ b/vstgui/uidescription/viewcreator/knobcreator.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ bool KnobBaseCreator::apply (CView* view, const UIAttributes& attributes,
 		d = d / 180.f * static_cast<float> (Constants::pi);
 		knob->setRangeAngle (static_cast<float> (d));
 	}
+	if (attributes.getDoubleAttribute (kAttrKnobRange, d))
+		knob->setKnobRange (static_cast<float> (d));
 	if (attributes.getDoubleAttribute (kAttrValueInset, d))
 		knob->setInsetValue (d);
 	if (attributes.getDoubleAttribute (kAttrZoomFactor, d))
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ bool KnobBaseCreator::getAttributeNames (StringList& attributeNames) const
 {
 	attributeNames.emplace_back (kAttrAngleStart);
 	attributeNames.emplace_back (kAttrAngleRange);
+	attributeNames.emplace_back (kAttrKnobRange);
 	attributeNames.emplace_back (kAttrValueInset);
 	attributeNames.emplace_back (kAttrZoomFactor);
 	return true;
@@ -60,6 +63,8 @@ auto KnobBaseCreator::getAttributeType (const string& attributeName) const -> At
 		return kFloatType;
 	if (attributeName == kAttrAngleRange)
 		return kFloatType;
+	if (attributeName == kAttrKnobRange)
+		return kFloatType;
 	if (attributeName == kAttrValueInset)
 		return kFloatType;
 	if (attributeName == kAttrZoomFactor)
@@ -87,6 +92,11 @@ bool KnobBaseCreator::getAttributeValue (CView* view, const string& attributeNam
 		    UIAttributes::doubleToString ((knob->getRangeAngle () / Constants::pi * 180.), 5);
 		return true;
 	}
+	if (attributeName == kAttrKnobRange)
+	{
+		stringValue = UIAttributes::doubleToString (knob->getKnobRange (), 5);
+		return true;
+	}
 	if (attributeName == kAttrValueInset)
 	{
 		stringValue = UIAttributes::doubleToString (knob->getInsetValue ());