diff --git a/GraphicsView/include/CGAL/Qt/qglviewer_impl.h b/GraphicsView/include/CGAL/Qt/qglviewer_impl.h
index 972896a063a..a405b1d8670 100644
--- a/GraphicsView/include/CGAL/Qt/qglviewer_impl.h
+++ b/GraphicsView/include/CGAL/Qt/qglviewer_impl.h
@@ -3164,7 +3164,9 @@ void CGAL::QGLViewer::drawVisualHints() {
   int size = 100;
   glViewport(width()*devicePixelRatio()-size, height()*devicePixelRatio()-size, size, size);
   glScissor (width()*devicePixelRatio()-size, height()*devicePixelRatio()-size, size, size);
+  glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
   glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, static_cast<GLsizei>(axis_size / 9));
+  glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
   // The viewport and the scissor are restored.
   glScissor(scissor[0],scissor[1],scissor[2],scissor[3]);
   glViewport(viewport[0],viewport[1],viewport[2],viewport[3]);
@@ -3199,9 +3201,11 @@ void CGAL::QGLViewer::drawVisualHints() {
     glScissor (GLint((camera()->projectedCoordinatesOf(camera()->pivotPoint()).x-size/2)*devicePixelRatio()),
                GLint((height() - camera()->projectedCoordinatesOf(camera()->pivotPoint()).y-size/2)*devicePixelRatio()), size, size);
     rendering_program.setUniformValue("color", QColor(::Qt::black));
+    glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
     glDrawArrays(GL_LINES, 0, static_cast<GLsizei>(4));
     rendering_program.setUniformValue("color", QColor(::Qt::white));
     glDrawArrays(GL_LINES, 0, static_cast<GLsizei>(4));
+    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
     // The viewport and the scissor are restored.
     glScissor(scissor[0],scissor[1],scissor[2],scissor[3]);
     glViewport(viewport[0],viewport[1],viewport[2],viewport[3]);