diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b9207954..d27e6760d 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ SET(FemScripts_SRCS
     _CommandMaterial.py
     _CommandMeshGmshFromShape.py
     _CommandMeshNetgenFromShape.py
+    _CommandMeshGroup.py
     _CommandMeshRegion.py
     _CommandPrintMeshInfo.py
     _CommandPurgeResults.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
index 46bce3766..3324b2e53 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ INSTALL(
         FemMeshGroup.py
         _FemMeshGroup.py
         _ViewProviderFemMeshGroup.py
+        _CommandMeshGroup.py
 
         FemMeshRegion.py
         _FemMeshRegion.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index 63b25d258..7f586c73b 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Gui::ToolBarItem* Workbench::setupToolBars() const
          << "Fem_MeshNetgenFromShape"
          << "Fem_MeshGmshFromShape"
          << "Fem_MeshRegion"
+         << "Fem_MeshGroup"
          //<< "Fem_CreateNodesSet"
          << "Separator"
          << "Fem_Material"
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ Gui::MenuItem* Workbench::setupMenuBar() const
          << "Fem_MeshNetgenFromShape"
          << "Fem_MeshGmshFromShape"
          << "Fem_MeshRegion"
+         << "Fem_MeshGroup"
          << "Fem_CreateNodesSet"
          << "Separator"
          << "Fem_Material"
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py b/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py
index dbe0ce629..c9832faa7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/InitGui.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class FemWorkbench (Workbench):
         import _CommandFEMMesh2Mesh
         import _CommandMeshGmshFromShape
         import _CommandMeshNetgenFromShape
+        import _CommandMeshGroup
         import _CommandMeshRegion
         import _CommandAnalysis
         import _CommandShellThickness
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMeshGroup.py b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMeshGroup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..242718ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandMeshGroup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# ***************************************************************************
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   Copyright (c) 2016 - Bernd Hahnebach <bernd@bimstatik.org>            *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+# *   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)    *
+# *   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of     *
+# *   the License, or (at your option) any later version.                   *
+# *   for detail see the LICENCE text file.                                 *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+# *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+# *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+# *   GNU Library General Public License for more details.                  *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public     *
+# *   License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software   *
+# *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  *
+# *   USA                                                                   *
+# *                                                                         *
+# ***************************************************************************
+
+__title__ = "_CommandMeshGroup"
+__author__ = "Bernd Hahnebach"
+__url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
+
+## @package CommandMeshGroup
+#  \ingroup FEM
+
+import FreeCAD
+from FemCommands import FemCommands
+import FreeCADGui
+from PySide import QtCore
+
+
+class _CommandMeshGroup(FemCommands):
+    "The Fem_MeshGroup command definition"
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(_CommandMeshGroup, self).__init__()
+        self.resources = {'Pixmap': 'fem-femmesh-from-shape',
+                          'MenuText': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Fem_MeshGroup", "FEM mesh group"),
+                          'Accel': "M, G",
+                          'ToolTip': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Fem_MeshGroup", "Creates a FEM mesh group")}
+        self.is_active = 'with_gmsh_femmesh'
+
+    def Activated(self):
+        FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create FemMeshGroup")
+        FreeCADGui.addModule("FemMeshGroup")
+        sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
+        if (len(sel) == 1):
+            sobj = sel[0]
+            if len(sel) == 1 and hasattr(sobj, "Proxy") and sobj.Proxy.Type == "FemMeshGmsh":
+                FreeCADGui.doCommand("FemMeshGroup.makeFemMeshGroup(App.ActiveDocument." + sobj.Name + ")")
+
+        FreeCADGui.Selection.clearSelection()
+
+FreeCADGui.addCommand('Fem_MeshGroup', _CommandMeshGroup())