diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp
index d3bb385e1..841f0c743 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp
@@ -1467,6 +1467,7 @@ bool MeshOutput::SaveAny(const char* FileName, MeshIO::Format format) const
     }
     else if (fileformat == MeshIO::ASTL) {
         MeshOutput aWriter(_rclMesh);
+        aWriter.SetObjectName(objectName);
         aWriter.Transform(this->_transform);
 
         // write file
@@ -1557,7 +1558,10 @@ bool MeshOutput::SaveAsciiSTL (std::ostream &rstrOut) const
     rstrOut.setf(std::ios::fixed | std::ios::showpoint);
     Base::SequencerLauncher seq("saving...", _rclMesh.CountFacets() + 1);
 
-    rstrOut << "solid Mesh" << std::endl;
+    if (this->objectName.empty())
+        rstrOut << "solid Mesh" << std::endl;
+    else
+        rstrOut << "solid " << this->objectName << std::endl;
 
     clIter.Begin();
     clEnd.End();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.h b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.h
index 1794461d4..0bde17f26 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.h
@@ -126,9 +126,11 @@ public:
     MeshOutput (const MeshKernel &rclM, const Material* m)
         : _rclMesh(rclM), _material(m), apply_transform(false){}
     virtual ~MeshOutput (void) { }
+    void SetObjectName(const std::string& n)
+    { objectName = n; }
     void Transform(const Base::Matrix4D&);
     /** Set custom data to the header of a binary STL.
-     * If the data exceeds 80 characters the the characters too much
+     * If the data exceeds 80 characters then the characters too much
      * are ignored. If the data has less than 80 characters they are
      * automatically filled up with spaces.
      */
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ protected:
     const Material* _material;
     Base::Matrix4D _transform;
     bool apply_transform;
+    std::string objectName;
     static std::string stl_header;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.cpp
index b65665805..4add7a0b1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.cpp
@@ -303,9 +303,12 @@ void MeshObject::RestoreDocFile(Base::Reader &reader)
 }
 
 void MeshObject::save(const char* file, MeshCore::MeshIO::Format f,
-                      const MeshCore::Material* mat) const
+                      const MeshCore::Material* mat,
+                      const char* objectname) const
 {
     MeshCore::MeshOutput aWriter(this->_kernel, mat);
+    if (objectname)
+        aWriter.SetObjectName(objectname);
     aWriter.Transform(this->_Mtrx);
     aWriter.SaveAny(file, f);
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.h b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.h
index 28e3e9728..d5ff421c3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.h
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ public:
     void Restore(Base::XMLReader &reader);
     void RestoreDocFile(Base::Reader &reader);
     void save(const char* file,MeshCore::MeshIO::Format f=MeshCore::MeshIO::Undefined,
-        const MeshCore::Material* mat = 0) const;
+        const MeshCore::Material* mat = 0,
+        const char* objectname = 0) const;
     void save(std::ostream&) const;
     bool load(const char* file, MeshCore::Material* mat = 0);
     void load(std::istream&);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp
index 702ccc51d..45091110a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ PyObject*  MeshPy::write(PyObject *args)
 {
     const char* Name;
     char* Ext=0;
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|s",&Name,&Ext))
+    char* ObjName;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|ss",&Name,&Ext,&ObjName))
         return NULL;
 
     MeshCore::MeshIO::Format format = MeshCore::MeshIO::Undefined;
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ PyObject*  MeshPy::write(PyObject *args)
     };
 
     PY_TRY {
-        getMeshObjectPtr()->save(Name, format);
+        getMeshObjectPtr()->save(Name, format, 0, ObjName);
     } PY_CATCH;
     
     Py_Return; 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/Command.cpp
index f0876b6da..971ceafaf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -381,10 +381,11 @@ void CmdMeshExport::activated(int iMsg)
         }
 
         //openCommand("Export Mesh");
-        doCommand(Doc,"FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.getObject(\"%s\").Mesh.write(\"%s\",\"%s\")",
+        doCommand(Doc,"FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.getObject(\"%s\").Mesh.write(\"%s\",\"%s\",\"%s\")",
                  docObj->getNameInDocument(),
                  (const char*)fn.toUtf8(),
-                 (const char*)extension);
+                 (const char*)extension,
+                 docObj->Label.getValue());
         //commitCommand();
     }
 }