diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPy.xml b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPy.xml
index 7bc1d48a31..4e368bd30d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPy.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
         </UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="getScale">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>float scale = getScale().  Returns the correct scale for this view.  Handles whether to
+        use this view's scale property or a parent's view (as in a projection group).
+        </UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
    <CustomAttributes />
   </PythonExport>
 </GenerateModel>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPyImp.cpp
index 9d43c4044f..936244f0d1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPyImp.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ PyObject* DrawViewPy::translateLabel(PyObject *args)
     Py_Return;
 }
 
+//! return the correct scale for this view
+PyObject* DrawViewPy::getScale(PyObject *args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "")) {
+            throw Py::TypeError("Do not understand passed parameter.");
+    }
+
+    DrawView* dv = getDrawViewPtr();
+
+    return PyFloat_FromDouble(dv->getScale());
+}
+
+
 
 PyObject *DrawViewPy::getCustomAttributes(const char* /*attr*/) const
 {