diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPy.xml b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPy.xml
index d8dc7c78e..789270f08 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPy.xml
@@ -423,6 +423,12 @@ for p in mesh.Points:
 			</Documentation>
 			<Parameter Name="CountPoints" Type="Int" />
 		</Attribute>
+		<Attribute Name="CountEdges" ReadOnly="true">
+			<Documentation>
+				<UserDocu>Return the number of edges of the mesh object.</UserDocu>
+			</Documentation>
+			<Parameter Name="CountEdges" Type="Int" />
+		</Attribute>
 		<Attribute Name="Facets" ReadOnly="true">
 			<Documentation>
 				<UserDocu>A collection of facets
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp
index 8b745b4ff..e10eea3f4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp
@@ -1498,6 +1498,11 @@ Py::Int MeshPy::getCountPoints(void) const
     return Py::Int((long)getMeshObjectPtr()->countPoints());
 }
 
+Py::Int MeshPy::getCountEdges(void) const
+{
+    return Py::Int((long)getMeshObjectPtr()->countEdges());
+}
+
 Py::Int MeshPy::getCountFacets(void) const
 {
     return Py::Int((long)getMeshObjectPtr()->countFacets());