diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/Area.h b/src/Mod/Path/App/Area.h
index 94470a1e2..b261ddb47 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/Area.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/Area.h
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ public:
     /** Get the combined shape */
     TopoDS_Shape getShape(int index);
 
+    /** Return the number of sections */
+    std::size_t getSectionCount() {
+        build();
+        return mySections.size();
+    }
+
     /** Add a OCC wire shape to CArea 
      *
      * \arg \c area: output converted curved object to here
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/AreaPy.xml b/src/Mod/Path/App/AreaPy.xml
index b4121fdb9..3f0066381 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/AreaPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/AreaPy.xml
@@ -63,5 +63,11 @@ any operation</UserDocu>
         <UserDocu>Get current algorithm parameters as a dictionary.</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Attribute Name="Sections" ReadOnly="true">
+        <Documentation>
+            <UserDocu>List of sections in this area.</UserDocu>
+        </Documentation>
+        <Parameter Name="Sections" Type="List"/>
+    </Attribute>
   </PythonExport>
 </GenerateModel>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/AreaPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Path/App/AreaPyImp.cpp
index df2cfb5e7..4a6cb3fbd 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/AreaPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/AreaPyImp.cpp
@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@ PyObject* AreaPy::getParamsDesc(PyObject *args, PyObject *keywds)
     return dict;
 }
 
+Py::List AreaPy::getSections(void) const {
+    Py::List ret;
+	Area *area = getAreaPtr();
+    for(size_t i=0,count=area->getSectionCount(); i<count;++i)
+        ret.append(Part::shape2pyshape(getAreaPtr()->getShape(i)));
+    return ret;
+}
+
 // custom attributes get/set
 
 PyObject *AreaPy::getCustomAttributes(const char* /*attr*/) const