diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp
index 49481866f8..5db820f5b1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ private:
             Points::Feature* pcFeature = static_cast<Points::Feature*>(pcDoc->addObject("Points::Feature", name));
             // copy the data
             pcFeature->Points.setValue(*(pPoints->getPointKernelPtr()));
+	    return Py::asObject(pcFeature->getPyObject());
         }
         catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
             throw Py::RuntimeError(e.what());