diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py b/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py
index 112d02ee40..e84bcf6609 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py
@@ -45,8 +45,5 @@ FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM mesh Z88 (*i1.txt)", "feminout.importZ88Mesh")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM result Z88 displacements (*o2.txt)", "feminout.importZ88O2Results")
 
 if("BUILD_FEM_VTK" in FreeCAD.__cmake__):
-    FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM mesh VTK Unstructure format (*.vtk *.vtu)", "Fem")
-    FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM mesh VTK Unstructure format (*.vtk *.vtu)", "Fem")
-
-    FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM result VTK Unstructure format (*.vtk *.vtu)", "feminout.importVTKResults")
-    FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM result VTK Unstructure format (*.vtk *.vtu)", "feminout.importVTKResults")
+    FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM result VTK (*.vtk *.vtu)", "feminout.importVTKResults")
+    FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM result VTK (*.vtk *.vtu)", "feminout.importVTKResults")
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
index 2e525a773e..65747aa151 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def insert(filename, docname):
     except NameError:
         doc = FreeCAD.newDocument(docname)
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument = doc
-    importVTK(filename)
+    importVtk(filename)
 
 
 def export(objectslist, filename):
@@ -73,7 +73,41 @@ def export(objectslist, filename):
 
 
 ########## module specific methods ##########
-def importVTK(filename, analysis=None, result_name_prefix=None):
+def importVtk(filename, object_name=None, object_type=None):
+    if not object_type:
+        vtkinout_prefs = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/InOutVtk")
+        object_type = vtkinout_prefs.GetInt("ImportObject", 0)
+    if not object_name:
+        object_name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
+    if object_type == 0:
+        # vtk result object
+        importVtkVtkResult(filename, object_name)
+    elif object_type == 1:
+        # FEM mesh object
+        importVtkFemMesh(filename, object_name)
+    elif object_type == 2:
+        # FreeCAD result object
+        importVtkFCResult(filename, object_name)
+    else:
+        FreeCAD.Console.PrintError('Error, wrong parameter in VTK import pref: {}\n'.format(object_type))
+
+
+def importVtkVtkResult(filename, resultname):
+    vtk_result_obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Fem::FemPostPipeline", resultname)
+    vtk_result_obj.read(filename)
+    vtk_result_obj.touch()
+    FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
+
+
+def importVtkFemMesh(filename, meshname):
+    meshobj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Fem::FemMeshObject", meshname)
+    meshobj.FemMesh = Fem.read(filename)
+    meshobj.touch()
+    FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
+
+
+def importVtkFCResult(filename, resultname, analysis=None, result_name_prefix=None):
+    # for import restrictions see https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=22576&start=20#p179862
     import ObjectsFem
     if result_name_prefix is None:
         result_name_prefix = ''