diff --git a/src/Base/MatrixPy.xml b/src/Base/MatrixPy.xml
index 23b5b15e4..2ab7326b2 100644
--- a/src/Base/MatrixPy.xml
+++ b/src/Base/MatrixPy.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ Get the sub-matrix. The parameter must be in the range [1,4].
         </UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="analyze">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>
+analyze() -> string
+Analyzes the type of transformation.
+        </UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <Attribute Name="A11" ReadOnly="false">
       <Documentation>
         <UserDocu>The matrix elements</UserDocu>
diff --git a/src/Base/MatrixPyImp.cpp b/src/Base/MatrixPyImp.cpp
index a5408bb18..b7d594f54 100644
--- a/src/Base/MatrixPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/MatrixPyImp.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,18 @@ PyObject* MatrixPy::transpose(PyObject * args)
     PY_CATCH;
 }
 
+PyObject* MatrixPy::analyze(PyObject * args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+        return NULL;
+
+    PY_TRY {
+        std::string type = getMatrixPtr()->analyse();
+        return PyString_FromString(type.c_str());
+    }
+    PY_CATCH;
+}
+
 Py::Float MatrixPy::getA11(void) const
 {
     double val = (*this->getMatrixPtr())[0][0];