diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
index 3905c2644..e2fa70b01 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ void PartExport initPart()
     Part::CurveNet              ::init();
     Part::Polygon               ::init();
     Part::Circle                ::init();
+    Part::Ellipse               ::init();
     Part::Vertex                ::init();
     Part::Line                  ::init();
     Part::Ellipsoid             ::init();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/PrimitiveFeature.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/PrimitiveFeature.cpp
index 004166532..2aef7aa07 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/PrimitiveFeature.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/PrimitiveFeature.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 # include <BRepBuilderAPI_MakeSolid.hxx>
 # include <BRepBuilderAPI_GTransform.hxx>
 # include <gp_Circ.hxx>
+# include <gp_Elips.hxx>
 # include <gp_GTrsf.hxx>
 # include <GCE2d_MakeSegment.hxx>
 # include <Geom_Plane.hxx>
@@ -725,3 +726,61 @@ void Wedge::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
     }
     Part::Primitive::onChanged(prop);
 }
+
+App::PropertyFloatConstraint::Constraints Ellipse::angleRange = {0.0,360.0,1.0};
+
+PROPERTY_SOURCE(Part::Ellipse, Part::Primitive)
+
+
+Ellipse::Ellipse()
+{
+    ADD_PROPERTY(MajorRadius,(4.0f));
+    ADD_PROPERTY(MinorRadius,(4.0f));
+    ADD_PROPERTY(Angle0,(0.0f));
+    Angle0.setConstraints(&angleRange);
+    ADD_PROPERTY(Angle1,(360.0f));
+    Angle1.setConstraints(&angleRange);
+}
+
+Ellipse::~Ellipse()
+{
+}
+
+short Ellipse::mustExecute() const
+{
+    if (Angle0.isTouched() ||
+        Angle1.isTouched() ||
+        MajorRadius.isTouched() ||
+        MinorRadius.isTouched())
+        return 1;
+    return Part::Feature::mustExecute();
+}
+
+App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Ellipse::execute(void)
+{
+    gp_Elips ellipse;
+    ellipse.SetMajorRadius(this->MajorRadius.getValue());
+    ellipse.SetMinorRadius(this->MinorRadius.getValue());
+    
+    BRepBuilderAPI_MakeEdge clMakeEdge(ellipse, Base::toRadians<double>(this->Angle0.getValue()),
+                                                Base::toRadians<double>(this->Angle1.getValue()));
+    const TopoDS_Edge& edge = clMakeEdge.Edge();
+    this->Shape.setValue(edge);
+
+    return App::DocumentObject::StdReturn;
+}
+
+void Ellipse::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
+{
+    if (!isRestoring()) {
+        if (prop == &MajorRadius || prop == &MinorRadius || prop == &Angle0 || prop == &Angle1){
+            try {
+                App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *ret = recompute();
+                delete ret;
+            }
+            catch (...) {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Part::Feature::onChanged(prop);
+}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/PrimitiveFeature.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/PrimitiveFeature.h
index 250bf1564..fe1eb0609 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/PrimitiveFeature.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/PrimitiveFeature.h
@@ -265,6 +265,31 @@ protected:
     void onChanged(const App::Property* prop);
 };
 
+class Ellipse : public Part::Primitive
+{
+    PROPERTY_HEADER(Part::Ellipse);
+
+public:
+    Ellipse();
+    virtual ~Ellipse();
+
+    App::PropertyFloat MajorRadius;
+    App::PropertyFloat MinorRadius;
+    App::PropertyAngle Angle0;
+    App::PropertyAngle Angle1;
+
+    /** @name methods override feature */
+    //@{
+    /// recalculate the Feature
+    App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *execute(void);
+    short mustExecute() const;
+    void onChanged(const App::Property*);
+    //@}
+
+private:
+    static App::PropertyFloatConstraint::Constraints angleRange;
+};
+
 } //namespace Part
 
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgPrimitives.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgPrimitives.cpp
index 30cdb79d1..04b5462f9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgPrimitives.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgPrimitives.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,23 @@ void DlgPrimitives::createPrimitive(const QString& placement)
                 .arg(ui.circleAngle1->value(),0,'f',2)
                 .arg(placement);
         }
-        else if (ui.comboBox1->currentIndex() == 10) {  // vertex
+        else if (ui.comboBox1->currentIndex() == 10) {  // ellipse
+            name = QString::fromAscii(doc->getUniqueObjectName("Ellipse").c_str());
+            cmd = QString::fromAscii(
+                "App.ActiveDocument.addObject(\"Part::Ellipse\",\"%1\")\n"
+                "App.ActiveDocument.%1.MajorRadius=%2\n"
+                "App.ActiveDocument.%1.MinorRadius=%3\n"
+                "App.ActiveDocument.%1.Angle0=%4\n"
+                "App.ActiveDocument.%1.Angle1=%5\n"
+                "App.ActiveDocument.%1.Placement=%6\n")
+                .arg(name)
+                .arg(ui.ellipseMajorRadius->value(),0,'f',2)
+                .arg(ui.ellipseMinorRadius->value(),0,'f',2)
+                .arg(ui.ellipseAngle0->value(),0,'f',2)
+                .arg(ui.ellipseAngle1->value(),0,'f',2)
+                .arg(placement);
+        }
+        else if (ui.comboBox1->currentIndex() == 11) {  // vertex
             name = QString::fromAscii(doc->getUniqueObjectName("Vertex").c_str());
             cmd = QString::fromAscii(
                 "App.ActiveDocument.addObject(\"Part::Vertex\",\"%1\")\n"
@@ -326,7 +342,7 @@ void DlgPrimitives::createPrimitive(const QString& placement)
                 .arg(ui.vertexZ->value(),0,'f',2)
                 .arg(placement);
         }
-        else if (ui.comboBox1->currentIndex() == 11) {  // line
+        else if (ui.comboBox1->currentIndex() == 12) {  // line
             name = QString::fromAscii(doc->getUniqueObjectName("Line").c_str());
             cmd = QString::fromAscii(
                 "App.ActiveDocument.addObject(\"Part::Line\",\"%1\")\n"
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgPrimitives.ui b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgPrimitives.ui
index 8612951db..8f227b6fb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgPrimitives.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/DlgPrimitives.ui
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
           <string>Circle</string>
          </property>
         </item>
+        <item>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Ellipse</string>
+         </property>
+        </item>
         <item>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Point</string>
@@ -1320,6 +1325,101 @@
              </item>
             </layout>
            </widget>
+           <widget class="QWidget" name="page">
+            <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_11">
+             <item row="0" column="0">
+              <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_10">
+               <item row="0" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="labelEllMajorRadius">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Major radius:</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="0" column="1">
+                <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="ellipseMajorRadius">
+                 <property name="maximum">
+                  <double>1000000000.000000000000000</double>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="value">
+                  <double>4.000000000000000</double>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="1" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="labelEllMinorRadius">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Minor radius:</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="1" column="1">
+                <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="ellipseMinorRadius">
+                 <property name="maximum">
+                  <double>1000000000.000000000000000</double>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="value">
+                  <double>2.000000000000000</double>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="2" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="labelEllAngle1">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Angle 1:</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="2" column="1">
+                <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="ellipseAngle0">
+                 <property name="maximum">
+                  <double>360.000000000000000</double>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="value">
+                  <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="3" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="labelEllAngle2">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Angle 2:</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="3" column="1">
+                <widget class="QDoubleSpinBox" name="ellipseAngle1">
+                 <property name="minimum">
+                  <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="maximum">
+                  <double>360.000000000000000</double>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="singleStep">
+                  <double>1.000000000000000</double>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="value">
+                  <double>360.000000000000000</double>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+              </layout>
+             </item>
+             <item row="1" column="0">
+              <spacer name="verticalSpacer_5">
+               <property name="orientation">
+                <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+               </property>
+               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                <size>
+                 <width>20</width>
+                 <height>131</height>
+                </size>
+               </property>
+              </spacer>
+             </item>
+            </layout>
+           </widget>
            <widget class="QWidget" name="page10_vertex">
             <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_9">
              <item row="0" column="0">