diff --git a/src/Gui/DocumentPy.xml b/src/Gui/DocumentPy.xml
index 6775d9a9a5..dfc0354719 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DocumentPy.xml
+++ b/src/Gui/DocumentPy.xml
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ Return a list of mdi views of a given type.\n
 type : str\n    Type name.</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="save">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>save() -> bool\n
+Attempts to save the document</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="saveAs">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>saveAs() -> bool\n
+Attempts to save the document under a new name</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <Methode Name="sendMsgToViews">
       <Documentation>
       <UserDocu>sendMsgToViews(msg) -> None\n
diff --git a/src/Gui/DocumentPyImp.cpp b/src/Gui/DocumentPyImp.cpp
index e31e3bb0e7..0d105081ff 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DocumentPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DocumentPyImp.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,30 @@ PyObject* DocumentPy::mdiViewsOfType(PyObject *args)
     PY_CATCH;
 }
 
+PyObject* DocumentPy::save(PyObject *args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+        return nullptr;
+
+    PY_TRY {
+        bool ok = getDocumentPtr()->save();
+        return Py::new_reference_to(Py::Boolean(ok));
+    }
+    PY_CATCH;
+}
+
+PyObject* DocumentPy::saveAs(PyObject *args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+        return nullptr;
+
+    PY_TRY {
+        bool ok = getDocumentPtr()->saveAs();
+        return Py::new_reference_to(Py::Boolean(ok));
+    }
+    PY_CATCH;
+}
+
 PyObject* DocumentPy::sendMsgToViews(PyObject *args)
 {
     char* msg;