diff --git a/src/App/Application.cpp b/src/App/Application.cpp
index 21ce1f2e6..a622eecf2 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Application.cpp
@@ -1022,6 +1022,7 @@ void Application::initTypes(void)
     App ::GeometryPython            ::init();
     App ::Document                  ::init();
     App ::DocumentObjectGroup       ::init();
+    App ::DocumentObjectGroupPython ::init();
     App ::DocumentObjectFileIncluded::init();
     App ::InventorObject            ::init();
     App ::VRMLObject                ::init();
diff --git a/src/App/DocumentObjectGroup.cpp b/src/App/DocumentObjectGroup.cpp
index d871f3a4e..1c16e0e51 100644
--- a/src/App/DocumentObjectGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/App/DocumentObjectGroup.cpp
@@ -179,4 +179,16 @@ PyObject *DocumentObjectGroup::getPyObject()
     return Py::new_reference_to(PythonObject); 
 }
 
+// Python feature ---------------------------------------------------------
 
+namespace App {
+/// @cond DOXERR
+PROPERTY_SOURCE_TEMPLATE(App::DocumentObjectGroupPython, App::DocumentObjectGroup)
+template<> const char* App::DocumentObjectGroupPython::getViewProviderName(void) const {
+    return "Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObjectGroupPython";
+}
+/// @endcond
+
+// explicit template instantiation
+template class AppExport FeaturePythonT<App::DocumentObjectGroup>;
+}
diff --git a/src/App/DocumentObjectGroup.h b/src/App/DocumentObjectGroup.h
index 3afb50c9c..a7a4537df 100644
--- a/src/App/DocumentObjectGroup.h
+++ b/src/App/DocumentObjectGroup.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef APP_DOCUMENTOBJECTGROUP_H
 #define APP_DOCUMENTOBJECTGROUP_H
 
-//#include "FeaturePython.h"
+#include "FeaturePython.h"
 #include "DocumentObject.h"
 #include "PropertyLinks.h"
 #include <vector>
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ private:
     void removeObjectFromDocument(DocumentObject*);
 };
 
+typedef App::FeaturePythonT<DocumentObjectGroup> DocumentObjectGroupPython;
+
 
 } //namespace App