diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 07a50ccfa..4e577578c 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ SET(FemScripts_SRCS
     _CommandMeshGmshFromShape.py
     _CommandMeshNetgenFromShape.py
     _CommandMeshRegion.py
+    _CommandPrintMeshInfo.py
     _CommandPurgeResults.py
     _CommandRunSolver.py
     _CommandShellThickness.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
index 15898221d..3b7f9740c 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ INSTALL(
         FemCommands.py
         _CommandClearMesh.py
         _CommandMeshNetgenFromShape.py
+        _CommandPrintMeshInfo.py
         _CommandPurgeResults.py
         _CommandRunSolver.py
         _CommandControlSolver.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index d9f834a9b..32e249f29 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ Workbench::~Workbench()
 void Workbench::setupContextMenu(const char* recipient, Gui::MenuItem* item) const
 {
      StdWorkbench::setupContextMenu( recipient, item );
-     *item << "Separator" << "Fem_ClearMesh";
+     *item << "Separator" 
+           << "Fem_ClearMesh"
+           << "Fem_PrintMeshInfo";
 }
 
 Gui::ToolBarItem* Workbench::setupToolBars() const
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py
index ff0b95cbb..ae33e45f2 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 _CommandClearMesh
+        import _CommandPrintMeshInfo
         import _CommandControlSolver
         import _CommandFEMMesh2Mesh
         import _CommandMeshGmshFromShape
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandPrintMeshInfo.py b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandPrintMeshInfo.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b46fa68a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandPrintMeshInfo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# ***************************************************************************
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   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__ = "Print info of FEM mesh object"
+__author__ = "Bernd Hahnebach"
+__url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
+
+## @package CommandPrintMeshInfo
+#  \ingroup FEM
+
+import FreeCAD
+from FemCommands import FemCommands
+import FreeCADGui
+from PySide import QtCore
+
+
+class _CommandPrintMeshInfo(FemCommands):
+    "Print FEM mesh info"
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(_CommandPrintMeshInfo, self).__init__()
+        self.resources = {'Pixmap': 'fem-femmesh-from-shape',
+                          'MenuText': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Fem_PrintMeshInfo", "Print FEM mesh info"),
+                          # 'Accel': "Z, Z",
+                          'ToolTip': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Fem_PrintMeshInfo", "Print FEM mesh info")}
+        self.is_active = 'with_femmesh'
+
+    def Activated(self):
+        sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
+        if len(sel) == 1 and sel[0].isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemMeshObject"):
+            FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Print FEM mesh info")
+            FreeCADGui.doCommand("print(App.ActiveDocument." + sel[0].Name + ".FemMesh)")
+
+        FreeCADGui.Selection.clearSelection()
+
+FreeCADGui.addCommand('Fem_PrintMeshInfo',_CommandPrintMeshInfo())