diff --git a/src/App/Application.cpp b/src/App/Application.cpp
index d0b7e2c96..113200e85 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Application.cpp
@@ -1046,6 +1046,7 @@ void Application::initTypes(void)
     App ::AnnotationLabel           ::init();
     App ::MeasureDistance           ::init();
     App ::MaterialObject            ::init();
+    App ::MaterialObjectPython      ::init();
     App ::Placement                 ::init();
     App ::Plane                     ::init();
 }
diff --git a/src/App/MaterialObject.cpp b/src/App/MaterialObject.cpp
index 5d92a4220..7e2d7d6c4 100644
--- a/src/App/MaterialObject.cpp
+++ b/src/App/MaterialObject.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace App {
 /// @cond DOXERR
 PROPERTY_SOURCE_TEMPLATE(App::MaterialObjectPython, App::MaterialObject)
 template<> const char* App::MaterialObjectPython::getViewProviderName(void) const {
-    return "Gui::ViewProviderMaterialObject";
+    return "Gui::ViewProviderMaterialObjectPython";
 }
 template<> PyObject* App::MaterialObjectPython::getPyObject(void) {
     if (PythonObject.is(Py::_None())) {
diff --git a/src/Gui/Application.cpp b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
index 666cb5d77..960e2eb7b 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 #include "ViewProviderMeasureDistance.h"
 #include "ViewProviderPlacement.h"
 #include "ViewProviderPlane.h"
+#include "ViewProviderMaterialObject.h"
 
 #include "Language/Translator.h"
 #include "TaskView/TaskDialogPython.h"
@@ -1449,6 +1450,8 @@ void Application::initTypes(void)
     Gui::ViewProviderPythonGeometry             ::init();
     Gui::ViewProviderPlacement                  ::init();
     Gui::ViewProviderPlane                      ::init();
+    Gui::ViewProviderMaterialObject             ::init();
+    Gui::ViewProviderMaterialObjectPython       ::init();
 
     // Workbench
     Gui::Workbench                              ::init();
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderMaterialObject.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderMaterialObject.cpp
index 089c89730..39004411a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderMaterialObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderMaterialObject.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /***************************************************************************
- *   Copyright (c) 2006 Werner Mayer <wmayer[at]users.sourceforge.net>     *
+ *   Copyright (c) 2013 Jürgen Riegel (FreeCAD@juergen-riegel.net)         *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This file is part of the FreeCAD CAx development system.              *
  *                                                                         *
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ ViewProviderMaterialObject::~ViewProviderMaterialObject()
 {
 }
 
+bool ViewProviderMaterialObject::doubleClicked(void)
+{
+    Gui::Application::Instance->activeDocument()->setEdit(this, (int)ViewProvider::Default);
+    return true;
+}
 
 /**
  * Returns the pixmap for the list item.
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderMaterialObject.h b/src/Gui/ViewProviderMaterialObject.h
index 50d19c70b..ebb8754d8 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderMaterialObject.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderMaterialObject.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /***************************************************************************
- *   Copyright (c) 2006 Werner Mayer <wmayer[at]users.sourceforge.net>     *
+ *   Copyright (c) 2013 Jürgen Riegel (FreeCAD@juergen-riegel.net)         *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This file is part of the FreeCAD CAx development system.              *
  *                                                                         *
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 
-#ifndef GUI_VIEWPROVIDER_DOCUMENTOBJECTGROUP_H
-#define GUI_VIEWPROVIDER_DOCUMENTOBJECTGROUP_H
+#ifndef GUI_ViewProviderMaterialObject_H
+#define GUI_ViewProviderMaterialObject_H
 
 
 #include "ViewProviderDocumentObject.h"
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public:
 
     QIcon getIcon(void) const;
 
+    bool doubleClicked(void);
 
 };
 
@@ -49,5 +50,5 @@ typedef ViewProviderPythonFeatureT<ViewProviderMaterialObject> ViewProviderMater
 
 } // namespace Gui
 
-#endif // GUI_VIEWPROVIDER_DOCUMENTOBJECTGROUP_H
+#endif // GUI_ViewProviderMaterialObject_H