diff --git a/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskDialogPython.cpp b/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskDialogPython.cpp
index fbdb964d8..56ca2cf22 100644
--- a/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskDialogPython.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskDialogPython.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void ControlPy::init_type()
     add_varargs_method("isAllowedAlterDocument",&ControlPy::isAllowedAlterDocument,"isAllowedAlterDocument()");
     add_varargs_method("isAllowedAlterView",&ControlPy::isAllowedAlterView,"isAllowedAlterView()");
     add_varargs_method("isAllowedAlterSelection",&ControlPy::isAllowedAlterSelection,"isAllowedAlterSelection()");
+    add_varargs_method("showTaskView",&ControlPy::showTaskView,"showTaskView()");
 }
 
 ControlPy::ControlPy()
@@ -149,6 +150,12 @@ Py::Object ControlPy::isAllowedAlterSelection(const Py::Tuple&)
     return Py::Boolean(ok);
 }
 
+Py::Object ControlPy::showTaskView(const Py::Tuple&)
+{
+    Gui::Control().showTaskView();
+    return Py::None();
+}
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 TaskWatcherPython::TaskWatcherPython(const Py::Object& o)
diff --git a/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskDialogPython.h b/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskDialogPython.h
index bf16e1ec1..64ce68f4f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskDialogPython.h
+++ b/src/Gui/TaskView/TaskDialogPython.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
     Py::Object isAllowedAlterDocument(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object isAllowedAlterView(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object isAllowedAlterSelection(const Py::Tuple&);
+    Py::Object showTaskView(const Py::Tuple&);
 
 private:
     static ControlPy* instance;