diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePy.xml b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePy.xml
index bf4dffa9c..b78fe5737 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePy.xml
@@ -222,14 +222,25 @@ As a result, this shape becomes null.</UserDocu>
         <UserDocu>Checks if the shape is closed.</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="isPartner" Const="true">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>Checks if both shapes share the same geometry.
+        Placement and orientation may differ.
+        </UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <Methode Name="isSame" Const="true">
       <Documentation>
-        <UserDocu>Checks if both shapes share the same geometry.</UserDocu>
+        <UserDocu>Checks if both shapes share the same geometry
+        and placement. Orientation may differ.
+        </UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
     <Methode Name="isEqual" Const="true">
       <Documentation>
-        <UserDocu>Checks if both shapes are equal.</UserDocu>
+        <UserDocu>Checks if both shapes are equal.
+        This means geometry, placement and orientation are equal.
+        </UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
     <Methode Name="isNull" Const="true">
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePyImp.cpp
index 24f26d832..4c5779c8f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePyImp.cpp
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ PyObject*  TopoShapePy::isEqual(PyObject *args)
         return NULL;
 
     TopoDS_Shape shape = static_cast<TopoShapePy*>(pcObj)->getTopoShapePtr()->_Shape;
-    Standard_Boolean test = (getTopoShapePtr()->_Shape == shape);
+    Standard_Boolean test = (getTopoShapePtr()->_Shape.IsEqual(shape));
     return Py_BuildValue("O", (test ? Py_True : Py_False));
 }
 
@@ -1157,6 +1157,17 @@ PyObject*  TopoShapePy::isSame(PyObject *args)
     return Py_BuildValue("O", (test ? Py_True : Py_False));
 }
 
+PyObject*  TopoShapePy::isPartner(PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *pcObj;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!", &(TopoShapePy::Type), &pcObj))
+        return NULL;
+
+    TopoDS_Shape shape = static_cast<TopoShapePy*>(pcObj)->getTopoShapePtr()->_Shape;
+    Standard_Boolean test = getTopoShapePtr()->_Shape.IsPartner(shape);
+    return Py_BuildValue("O", (test ? Py_True : Py_False));
+}
+
 PyObject*  TopoShapePy::isValid(PyObject *args)
 {
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))