diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
index bf1cb25dc..448a96221 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ SET(FemScripts_SRCS
     _CommandConstraintSelfWeight.py
     _CommandMaterialMechanicalNonlinear.py
     _CommandMechanicalMaterial.py
+    _CommandMeshGmshFromShape.py
     _CommandMeshNetgenFromShape.py
     _CommandPurgeResults.py
     _CommandRunSolver.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a8f33ce4..b6e5c26c5 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ INSTALL(
         FemMeshGmsh.py
         _FemMeshGmsh.py
         _ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh.py
+        _CommandMeshGmshFromShape.py
 
         FemBeamSection.py
         _FemBeamSection.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index 86a3985ec..543289e9b 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Gui::ToolBarItem* Workbench::setupToolBars() const
          << "Fem_SolverCalculix"
          // << "Fem_SolverZ88"
          << "Fem_MeshNetgenFromShape"
+         << "Fem_MeshGmshFromShape"
          << "Fem_MechanicalMaterial"
          << "Fem_MaterialMechanicalNonlinear"
          << "Fem_BeamSection"
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ Gui::MenuItem* Workbench::setupMenuBar() const
          << "Fem_SolverCalculix"
          << "Fem_SolverZ88"
          << "Fem_MeshNetgenFromShape"
+         << "Fem_MeshGmshFromShape"
          << "Fem_MechanicalMaterial"
          << "Fem_MaterialMechanicalNonlinear"
          << "Fem_BeamSection"
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py
index 369e21f59..4aa64f99c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class FemWorkbench (Workbench):
         import _CommandRunSolver
         import _CommandPurgeResults
         import _CommandControlSolver
+        import _CommandMeshGmshFromShape
         import _CommandMeshNetgenFromShape
         import _CommandAnalysis
         import _CommandShellThickness
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMeshGmshFromShape.py b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMeshGmshFromShape.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7f628d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMeshGmshFromShape.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# ***************************************************************************
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   Copyright (c) 2016 - Bernd Hahnebach <bernd@bimstatik.org>            *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+# *   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)    *
+# *   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of     *
+# *   the License, or (at your option) any later version.                   *
+# *   for detail see the LICENCE text file.                                 *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+# *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+# *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+# *   GNU Library General Public License for more details.                  *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public     *
+# *   License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software   *
+# *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  *
+# *   USA                                                                   *
+# *                                                                         *
+# ***************************************************************************
+
+__title__ = "Command GMSH Mesh From Shape"
+__author__ = "Bernd Hahnebach"
+__url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
+
+## @package CommandMeshGmshFromShape
+#  \ingroup FEM
+
+import FreeCAD
+from FemCommands import FemCommands
+import FreeCADGui
+import FemGui
+from PySide import QtCore
+
+
+class _CommandMeshGmshFromShape(FemCommands):
+    # the Fem_MeshGmshFromShape command definition
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(_CommandMeshGmshFromShape, self).__init__()
+        self.resources = {'Pixmap': 'fem-fem-mesh-from-shape',
+                          'MenuText': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Fem_MeshGmshFromShape", "FEM mesh from shape by GMSH"),
+                          'ToolTip': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Fem_MeshGmshFromShape", "Create a FEM mesh from a shape by GMSH mesher")}
+        self.is_active = 'with_part_feature'
+
+    def Activated(self):
+        FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create FEM mesh by GMSH")
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("FemGui")
+        sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
+        if (len(sel) == 1):
+            if(sel[0].isDerivedFrom("Part::Feature")):
+                mesh_obj_name = sel[0].Name + "_Mesh"
+                FreeCADGui.addModule("FemMeshGmsh")
+                FreeCADGui.doCommand("FemMeshGmsh.makeFemMeshGmsh('" + mesh_obj_name + "')")
+                FreeCADGui.doCommand("App.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject.Part = App.ActiveDocument." + sel[0].Name)
+                if FemGui.getActiveAnalysis():
+                    FreeCADGui.addModule("FemGui")
+                    FreeCADGui.doCommand("FemGui.getActiveAnalysis().Member = FemGui.getActiveAnalysis().Member + [App.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject]")
+                FreeCADGui.doCommand("Gui.ActiveDocument.setEdit(App.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject.Name)")
+
+        FreeCADGui.Selection.clearSelection()
+
+
+if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
+    FreeCADGui.addCommand('Fem_MeshGmshFromShape', _CommandMeshGmshFromShape())