diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.cpp
index f02815ae6e..f538576ff6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 # include <GeomFill_SectionLaw.hxx>
 # include <GeomFill_Sweep.hxx>
 # include <GeomLib.hxx>
+# include <GeomLib_IsPlanarSurface.hxx>
 # include <gp_Circ.hxx>
 # include <gp_Pln.hxx>
 # include <GProp_GProps.hxx>
@@ -4189,6 +4190,27 @@ bool TopoShape::isInfinite() const
     }
 }
 
+bool TopoShape::isPlanar(double tol) const
+{
+    if (_Shape.IsNull() || _Shape.ShapeType() != TopAbs_FACE) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    BRepAdaptor_Surface adapt(TopoDS::Face(_Shape));
+    if (adapt.GetType() == GeomAbs_Plane) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    TopLoc_Location loc;
+    Handle(Geom_Surface) surf = BRep_Tool::Surface(TopoDS::Face(_Shape), loc);
+    if (surf.IsNull()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    GeomLib_IsPlanarSurface check(surf, tol);
+    return check.IsPlanar();
+}
+
 bool TopoShape::isCoplanar(const TopoShape &other, double tol) const {
     if(isNull() || other.isNull())
         return false;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h
index 91b8e9bc5e..bf608f6159 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ public:
     bool findPlane(gp_Pln &pln, double tol=-1) const;
     /// Returns true if the expansion of the shape is infinite, false otherwise
     bool isInfinite() const;
+    /// Checks whether the shape is a planar face
+    bool isPlanar(double tol = 1.0e-7) const;
     //@}
 
     /** @name Boolean operation*/