diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPoints.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPoints.cpp
index 47c5cbd83..7f353f2c3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPoints.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPoints.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void PointsExport initPoints()
 
     // add data types
     Points::Feature               ::init();
+    Points::FeatureCustom         ::init();
     Points::FeaturePython         ::init();
     Points::ViewFeature           ::init();
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsFeature.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsFeature.cpp
index 5af36c170..9bc1c9833 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsFeature.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsFeature.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ void Feature::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------
 
+namespace App {
+/// @cond DOXERR
+PROPERTY_SOURCE_TEMPLATE(Points::FeatureCustom, Points::Feature)
+/// @endcond
+
+// explicit template instantiation
+template class PointsExport FeatureCustomT<Points::Feature>;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------
+
 namespace App {
 /// @cond DOXERR
 PROPERTY_SOURCE_TEMPLATE(Points::FeaturePython, Points::Feature)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsFeature.h b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsFeature.h
index 512d9e778..963b73e7b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsFeature.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/PointsFeature.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define POINTS_FEATURE_H
 
 #include <App/GeoFeature.h>
+#include <App/FeatureCustom.h>
 #include <App/FeaturePython.h>
 #include <App/PropertyLinks.h>
 #include <App/PropertyGeo.h>
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ public:
     PropertyPointKernel Points; /**< The point kernel property. */
 };
 
+typedef App::FeatureCustomT<Feature> FeatureCustom;
 typedef App::FeaturePythonT<Feature> FeaturePython;
 
 } //namespace Points