diff --git a/GUI/coregui/Models/BeamItems.cpp b/GUI/coregui/Models/BeamItems.cpp
index 3372a21db36a6e0157b478262ff48e21eb1e5f6f..f617bd88b880f2ed180ba4825c8bdd7223475304 100644
--- a/GUI/coregui/Models/BeamItems.cpp
+++ b/GUI/coregui/Models/BeamItems.cpp
@@ -117,9 +117,20 @@ void BeamItem::setInclinationProperty(const QString& inclination_type)
     addGroupProperty(P_INCLINATION_ANGLE, inclination_type);
 }
 
+// Specular beam item
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+const QString SpecularBeamItem::P_FOOPTPRINT = QString("Footprint");
+
+const QString footprint_group_label("Type");
+
 SpecularBeamItem::SpecularBeamItem() : BeamItem(Constants::SpecularBeamType)
 {
     setInclinationProperty(Constants::SpecularBeamInclinationType);
+
+    auto item = addGroupProperty(P_FOOPTPRINT, Constants::FootprintGroup);
+    item->setDisplayName(footprint_group_label);
+    item->setToolTip("Footprint type");
 }
 
 SpecularBeamItem::~SpecularBeamItem() = default;
@@ -139,6 +150,9 @@ void SpecularBeamItem::setInclinationAngle(double value)
     BeamItem::setInclinationAngle(value);
 }
 
+// GISAS beam item
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 GISASBeamItem::GISASBeamItem() : BeamItem(Constants::GISASBeamType)
 {
     setInclinationProperty(Constants::BeamInclinationAngleType);
diff --git a/GUI/coregui/Models/BeamItems.h b/GUI/coregui/Models/BeamItems.h
index 5bc2f6a6956068a46506fee4e3feae78af1b1abd..6b8e8ee791c03c08e171f2a798826dada94828e0 100644
--- a/GUI/coregui/Models/BeamItems.h
+++ b/GUI/coregui/Models/BeamItems.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ protected:
 class BA_CORE_API_ SpecularBeamItem : public BeamItem
 {
 public:
+    static const QString P_FOOPTPRINT;
+
     SpecularBeamItem();
     virtual ~SpecularBeamItem();
 
diff --git a/GUI/coregui/Models/FootprintItems.cpp b/GUI/coregui/Models/FootprintItems.cpp
index 6f8bd51c45dec5c025489177a5b87b56a7a233d6..37041b0724be9f40e3e47ac092982cd23bdd658c 100644
--- a/GUI/coregui/Models/FootprintItems.cpp
+++ b/GUI/coregui/Models/FootprintItems.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 #include "item_constants.h"
 
 namespace {
+const QString footprint_value_name = "Width ratio";
 const QString footprint_value_tooltip =
-        "Beam to sample width ratio";
+        "The ratio of beam and sample full widths";
 }
 
 // Base class
@@ -49,8 +50,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<IFootprintFactor> FootprintNoneItem::createFootprint() const
 // Gaussian footprint
 /* ------------------------------------------------ */
 
-const QString FootprintGaussianItem::P_VALUE
-    = QString::fromStdString(BornAgain::BeamToSampleWidthRatio);
+const QString FootprintGaussianItem::P_VALUE = footprint_value_name;
 
 FootprintGaussianItem::FootprintGaussianItem()
     : FootprintItem(Constants::FootprintGaussianType)
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<IFootprintFactor> FootprintGaussianItem::createFootprint() const
 // Square footprint
 /* ------------------------------------------------ */
 
-const QString FootprintSquareItem::P_VALUE
-    = QString::fromStdString(BornAgain::BeamToSampleWidthRatio);
+const QString FootprintSquareItem::P_VALUE = footprint_value_name;
 
 FootprintSquareItem::FootprintSquareItem()
     : FootprintItem(Constants::FootprintSquareType)
diff --git a/GUI/coregui/Views/InstrumentWidgets/SpecularBeamEditor.cpp b/GUI/coregui/Views/InstrumentWidgets/SpecularBeamEditor.cpp
index ecd3ec01eeb5f033f5ac1e7aa585710068207f0d..17019597ef2d03a12e4ec2efe6cedb158db5c9ce 100644
--- a/GUI/coregui/Views/InstrumentWidgets/SpecularBeamEditor.cpp
+++ b/GUI/coregui/Views/InstrumentWidgets/SpecularBeamEditor.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace
 {
 const QString wavelength_title("Wavelength [nm]");
 const QString inclination_title("Inclination angles [deg]");
+const QString footprint_title("Footprint correction");
 const QString polarization_title("Polarization (Bloch vector)");
 }
 
@@ -37,12 +38,14 @@ SpecularBeamEditor::SpecularBeamEditor(ColumnResizer* columnResizer, QWidget* pa
     , m_intensityEditor(new ComponentEditor(ComponentEditor::PlainWidget))
     , m_wavelengthEditor(new ComponentEditor(ComponentEditor::InfoWidget, wavelength_title))
     , m_inclinationEditor(new ComponentEditor(ComponentEditor::InfoWidget, inclination_title))
+    , m_footprint_editor(new ComponentEditor(ComponentEditor::GroupWidget, footprint_title))
     , m_gridLayout(new QGridLayout)
 {
     m_gridLayout->addWidget(m_intensityEditor, 0, 0);
     m_gridLayout->addWidget(m_wavelengthEditor, 1, 0);
     m_gridLayout->addWidget(m_inclinationEditor, 1, 1);
     m_gridLayout->addWidget(LayoutUtils::placeHolder(), 1, 2);
+    m_gridLayout->addWidget(m_footprint_editor, 2, 0);
 
     auto mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout;
     mainLayout->addLayout(m_gridLayout);
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ void SpecularBeamEditor::subscribeToItem()
         inclinationItem->getItem(SpecularBeamInclinationItem::P_ALPHA_AXIS));
     m_inclinationEditor->addItem(
         inclinationItem->getItem(SpecularBeamInclinationItem::P_DISTRIBUTION));
+
+    m_footprint_editor->setItem(beam_item->getItem(SpecularBeamItem::P_FOOPTPRINT));
 }
 
 void SpecularBeamEditor::unsubscribeFromItem()
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@ void SpecularBeamEditor::unsubscribeFromItem()
     m_intensityEditor->clearEditor();
     m_wavelengthEditor->clearEditor();
     m_inclinationEditor->clearEditor();
+    m_footprint_editor->clearEditor();
 }
 
 SpecularInstrumentItem* SpecularBeamEditor::instrumentItem()
diff --git a/GUI/coregui/Views/InstrumentWidgets/SpecularBeamEditor.h b/GUI/coregui/Views/InstrumentWidgets/SpecularBeamEditor.h
index d6f23b75a864314405ed062876ee8ab959aec2e5..df8a3c33f22b6f12f5eaac2d96505851a52c672f 100644
--- a/GUI/coregui/Views/InstrumentWidgets/SpecularBeamEditor.h
+++ b/GUI/coregui/Views/InstrumentWidgets/SpecularBeamEditor.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ private:
     ComponentEditor* m_intensityEditor;
     ComponentEditor* m_wavelengthEditor;
     ComponentEditor* m_inclinationEditor;
+    ComponentEditor* m_footprint_editor;
     QGridLayout* m_gridLayout;
 };