diff --git a/src/DE/DE_Wrapper.cxx b/src/DE/DE_Wrapper.cxx
index 33bbfc8f9d..b22c5b7d80 100644
--- a/src/DE/DE_Wrapper.cxx
+++ b/src/DE/DE_Wrapper.cxx
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ namespace
     static const TCollection_AsciiString aScope ("global");
     return aScope;
   }
+
+  //! Global configuration of current DE Session
+  static Handle(DE_Wrapper) THE_GLOBAL_CONFIGURATION;
 }
 
 //=======================================================================
@@ -72,8 +75,23 @@ DE_Wrapper::DE_Wrapper(const Handle(DE_Wrapper)& theWrapper)
 //=======================================================================
 Handle(DE_Wrapper) DE_Wrapper::GlobalWrapper()
 {
-  static const Handle(DE_Wrapper)& aConfiguration = new DE_Wrapper();
-  return aConfiguration;
+  if (THE_GLOBAL_CONFIGURATION.IsNull())
+  {
+    THE_GLOBAL_CONFIGURATION = new DE_Wrapper();
+  }
+  return THE_GLOBAL_CONFIGURATION;
+}
+
+//=======================================================================
+// function : SetGlobalWrapper
+// purpose  :
+//=======================================================================
+void DE_Wrapper::SetGlobalWrapper(const Handle(DE_Wrapper)& theWrapper)
+{
+  if (!theWrapper.IsNull())
+  {
+    THE_GLOBAL_CONFIGURATION = theWrapper;
+  }
 }
 
 //=======================================================================
diff --git a/src/DE/DE_Wrapper.hxx b/src/DE/DE_Wrapper.hxx
index de57c83051..98587aa7d5 100644
--- a/src/DE/DE_Wrapper.hxx
+++ b/src/DE/DE_Wrapper.hxx
@@ -61,10 +61,15 @@ public:
   //! @param[in] theWrapper object to copy
   Standard_EXPORT DE_Wrapper(const Handle(DE_Wrapper)& theWrapper);
 
-  //! Gets global configuration singleton
+  //! Gets global configuration singleton.
+  //! If wrapper is not set, create it by default as base class object.
   //! @return point to global configuration
   Standard_EXPORT static Handle(DE_Wrapper) GlobalWrapper();
 
+  //! Sets global configuration singleton
+  //! @param[in] theWrapper object to set as global configuration
+  Standard_EXPORT static void SetGlobalWrapper(const Handle(DE_Wrapper)& theWrapper);
+
 public:
 
   //! Reads a CAD file, according internal configuration
@@ -227,7 +232,7 @@ public:
 
   //! Copies values of all fields
   //! @return new object with the same field values
-  Standard_EXPORT Handle(DE_Wrapper) Copy() const;
+  Standard_EXPORT virtual Handle(DE_Wrapper) Copy() const;
 
 protected: