diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 14633a173..3393c593c 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ SET(FemScripts_SRCS
     _CommandMechanicalMaterial.py
     _CommandMeshGmshFromShape.py
     _CommandMeshNetgenFromShape.py
+    _CommandMeshRegion.py
     _CommandPurgeResults.py
     _CommandRunSolver.py
     _CommandShellThickness.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
index d54181750..e00dd5fa4 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ INSTALL(
         FemMeshRegion.py
         _FemMeshRegion.py
         _ViewProviderFemMeshRegion.py
+        _CommandMeshRegion.py
 
         FemBeamSection.py
         _FemBeamSection.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/FemCommands.py b/src/Mod/Fem/FemCommands.py
index 7c6f505d1..79284e756 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/FemCommands.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/FemCommands.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class FemCommands(object):
                 active = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument is not None and self.part_feature_selected()
             elif self.is_active == 'with_femmesh':
                 active = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument is not None and self.femmesh_selected()
+            elif self.is_active == 'with_gmsh_femmesh':
+                active = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument is not None and self.gmsh_femmesh_selected()
             elif self.is_active == 'with_femmesh_andor_res':
                 active = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument is not None and self.with_femmesh_andor_res_selected()
             elif self.is_active == 'with_material':
@@ -92,6 +94,13 @@ class FemCommands(object):
             else:
                 return False
 
+        def gmsh_femmesh_selected(self):
+            sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
+            if len(sel) == 1 and hasattr(sel[0], "Proxy") and sel[0].Proxy.Type == "FemMeshGmsh":
+                return True
+            else:
+                return False
+
         def material_selected(self):
             sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
             if len(sel) == 1 and sel[0].isDerivedFrom("App::MaterialObjectPython"):
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index 01f0ef790..1038afa47 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ Gui::ToolBarItem* Workbench::setupToolBars() const
          << "Fem_Analysis"
          << "Fem_SolverCalculix"
          // << "Fem_SolverZ88"
+         << "Separator"
          << "Fem_MeshNetgenFromShape"
          << "Fem_MeshGmshFromShape"
+         << "Fem_MeshRegion"
+         << "Separator"
          << "Fem_MechanicalMaterial"
          << "Fem_MaterialMechanicalNonlinear"
          << "Fem_BeamSection"
@@ -129,8 +132,11 @@ Gui::MenuItem* Workbench::setupMenuBar() const
          << "Fem_Analysis"
          << "Fem_SolverCalculix"
          << "Fem_SolverZ88"
+         << "Separator"
          << "Fem_MeshNetgenFromShape"
          << "Fem_MeshGmshFromShape"
+         << "Fem_MeshRegion"
+         << "Separator"
          << "Fem_MechanicalMaterial"
          << "Fem_MaterialMechanicalNonlinear"
          << "Fem_BeamSection"
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py
index d813bd4a4..65985a2f2 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class FemWorkbench (Workbench):
         import _CommandFEMMesh2Mesh
         import _CommandMeshGmshFromShape
         import _CommandMeshNetgenFromShape
+        import _CommandMeshRegion
         import _CommandAnalysis
         import _CommandShellThickness
         import _CommandBeamSection
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMeshRegion.py b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMeshRegion.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cd8e87d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMeshRegion.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# ***************************************************************************
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   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__ = "_CommandMeshRegion"
+__author__ = "Bernd Hahnebach"
+__url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
+
+## @package CommandMeshRegion
+#  \ingroup FEM
+
+import FreeCAD
+from FemCommands import FemCommands
+import FreeCADGui
+from PySide import QtCore
+
+
+class _CommandMeshRegion(FemCommands):
+    "The Fem_MeshRegion command definition"
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(_CommandMeshRegion, self).__init__()
+        self.resources = {'Pixmap': 'fem-femmesh-from-shape',
+                          'MenuText': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Fem_MeshRegion", "FEM mesh region"),
+                          'Accel': "M, R",
+                          'ToolTip': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Fem_MeshRegion", "Creates a FEM mesh region")}
+        self.is_active = 'with_gmsh_femmesh'
+
+    def Activated(self):
+        FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create FemMeshRegion")
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("FemMeshRegion")
+        sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
+        if (len(sel) == 1):
+            sobj = sel[0]
+            if len(sel) == 1 and hasattr(sobj, "Proxy") and sobj.Proxy.Type == "FemMeshGmsh":
+                FreeCADGui.doCommand("FemMeshRegion.makeFemMeshRegion(App.ActiveDocument." + sobj.Name + ")")
+
+        FreeCADGui.Selection.clearSelection()
+
+FreeCADGui.addCommand('Fem_MeshRegion', _CommandMeshRegion())