diff --git a/src/Gui/SelectionObject.h b/src/Gui/SelectionObject.h
index f45725337..326ea952c 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SelectionObject.h
+++ b/src/Gui/SelectionObject.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
     /// get the Type of the selected Object
     inline const char* getTypeName(void) const { return TypeName.c_str(); }
     /// get the selection points
-    inline const std::vector<Base::Vector3d> getSubPoints(void) const { return SelPoses; }
+    inline const std::vector<Base::Vector3d> getPickedPoints(void) const { return SelPoses; }
 
     /// returns the selected DocumentObject or NULL if the object is already deleted
     const App::DocumentObject *getObject(void) const;
diff --git a/src/Gui/SelectionObjectPy.xml b/src/Gui/SelectionObjectPy.xml
index 9014e495a..4a98eaabf 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SelectionObjectPy.xml
+++ b/src/Gui/SelectionObjectPy.xml
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@
 		  </Documentation>
 		  <Parameter Name="SubObjects" Type="Tuple" />
 	  </Attribute>
-    <Attribute Name="SubPoints" ReadOnly="true">
+    <Attribute Name="PickedPoints" ReadOnly="true">
       <Documentation>
-        <UserDocu>Selection points</UserDocu>
+        <UserDocu>Picked points for selection</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
-      <Parameter Name="SubPoints" Type="Tuple" />
+      <Parameter Name="PickedPoints" Type="Tuple" />
     </Attribute>
     <Attribute Name="HasSubObjects" ReadOnly="true">
 		  <Documentation>
diff --git a/src/Gui/SelectionObjectPyImp.cpp b/src/Gui/SelectionObjectPyImp.cpp
index f17cfc65e..55597f788 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SelectionObjectPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SelectionObjectPyImp.cpp
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ Py::Boolean SelectionObjectPy::getHasSubObjects(void) const
     return Py::Boolean(getSelectionObjectPtr()->hasSubNames());
 }
 
-Py::Tuple SelectionObjectPy::getSubPoints(void) const
+Py::Tuple SelectionObjectPy::getPickedPoints(void) const
 {
-    const std::vector<Base::Vector3d>& points = getSelectionObjectPtr()->getSubPoints();
+    const std::vector<Base::Vector3d>& points = getSelectionObjectPtr()->getPickedPoints();
 
     Py::Tuple temp(points.size());
     Py::sequence_index_type index = 0;