diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/FemInputWriterCcx.py b/src/Mod/Fem/FemInputWriterCcx.py
index ce3fd1713..599ba7982 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/FemInputWriterCcx.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/FemInputWriterCcx.py
@@ -173,8 +173,15 @@ class FemInputWriterCcx(FemInputWriter.FemInputWriter):
                     beamsec_obj = ccx_elset['beamsection_obj']
                     elsetdef = 'ELSET=' + ccx_elset['ccx_elset_name'] + ', '
                     material = 'MATERIAL=' + ccx_elset['mat_obj_name']
-                    setion_def = '*BEAM SECTION, ' + elsetdef + material + ', SECTION=RECT\n'
-                    setion_geo = str(beamsec_obj.Height.getValueAs('mm')) + ', ' + str(beamsec_obj.Width.getValueAs('mm')) + '\n'
+                    height = beamsec_obj.Height.getValueAs('mm')
+                    width = beamsec_obj.Width.getValueAs('mm')
+                    if width == 0:
+                        section_type = ', SECTION=CIRC'
+                        setion_geo = str(height) + '\n'
+                    else:
+                        section_type = ', SECTION=RECT'
+                        setion_geo = str(height) + ', ' + str(width) + '\n'
+                    setion_def = '*BEAM SECTION, ' + elsetdef + material + section_type + '\n'
                     f.write(setion_def)
                     f.write(setion_geo)
                 elif 'shellthickness_obj'in ccx_elset:  # shell mesh