diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femmesh/gmshtools.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femmesh/gmshtools.py
index 487d8da2fc..523746b5bf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femmesh/gmshtools.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femmesh/gmshtools.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class GmshTools:
             self.algorithm2D = "8"
         elif algo2D == "Packing Parallelograms":
             self.algorithm2D = "9"
+        elif algo2D == "Quasi-structured Quad":
+            self.algorithm2D = "11"
         else:
             self.algorithm2D = "2"
 
@@ -839,7 +841,7 @@ class GmshTools:
         )
         geo.write(
             "// 2D mesh algorithm (1=MeshAdapt, 2=Automatic, "
-            "5=Delaunay, 6=Frontal, 7=BAMG, 8=DelQuad, 9=Packing Parallelograms)\n"
+            "5=Delaunay, 6=Frontal, 7=BAMG, 8=DelQuad, 9=Packing Parallelograms, 11=Quasi-structured Quad)\n"
         )
         if len(self.bl_setting_list) and self.dimension == 3:
             geo.write("Mesh.Algorithm = " + "DelQuad" + ";\n")  # Frontal/DelQuad are tested
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/mesh_gmsh.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/mesh_gmsh.py
index df66bd8acd..df1f3cc134 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/mesh_gmsh.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/mesh_gmsh.py
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ class MeshGmsh(base_fempythonobject.BaseFemPythonObject):
                     "BAMG",
                     "DelQuad",
                     "Packing Parallelograms",
+                    "Quasi-structured Quad",
                 ],
             )
         )
@@ -276,7 +277,10 @@ class MeshGmsh(base_fempythonobject.BaseFemPythonObject):
         for prop in self._get_properties():
             try:
                 obj.getPropertyByName(prop.name)
-                if prop.name == "Algorithm3D":
+                if prop.name == "Algorithm2D":
+                    # refresh the list of known 2D algorithms
+                    obj.Algorithm2D = prop.value
+                elif prop.name == "Algorithm3D":
                     # refresh the list of known 3D algorithms
                     obj.Algorithm3D = prop.value
                 elif prop.name == "HighOrderOptimize":