diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp
index c8e18de805..8b6010d4cc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ struct Color_Less  : public std::binary_function<const App::Color&,
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------
 
+std::vector<std::string> MeshInput::supportedMeshFormats()
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> fmt;
+    fmt.emplace_back("bms");
+    fmt.emplace_back("ply");
+    fmt.emplace_back("stl");
+    fmt.emplace_back("obj");
+    fmt.emplace_back("off");
+    fmt.emplace_back("smf");
+    return fmt;
+}
+
 bool MeshInput::LoadAny(const char* FileName)
 {
     // ask for read permission
@@ -1747,6 +1759,22 @@ void MeshOutput::Transform(const Base::Matrix4D& mat)
         apply_transform = true;
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string> MeshOutput::supportedMeshFormats()
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> fmt;
+    fmt.emplace_back("bms");
+    fmt.emplace_back("ply");
+    fmt.emplace_back("stl");
+    fmt.emplace_back("obj");
+    fmt.emplace_back("off");
+    fmt.emplace_back("smf");
+    fmt.emplace_back("x3d");
+    fmt.emplace_back("wrl");
+    fmt.emplace_back("wrz");
+    fmt.emplace_back("amf");
+    return fmt;
+}
+
 MeshIO::Format MeshOutput::GetFormat(const char* FileName)
 {
     Base::FileInfo file(FileName);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.h b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.h
index c99d1ce966..c2543f9ef8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ public:
     /** Loads a Cadmould FE file. */
     bool LoadCadmouldFE (std::ifstream &rstrIn);
 
+    static std::vector<std::string> supportedMeshFormats();
+
 protected:
     MeshKernel &_rclMesh;   /**< reference to mesh data structure */
     Material* _material;
@@ -205,6 +207,8 @@ public:
     /** Writes a python module which creates a mesh */
     bool SavePython (std::ostream &rstrOut) const;
 
+    static std::vector<std::string> supportedMeshFormats();
+
 protected:
     const MeshKernel &_rclMesh;   /**< reference to mesh data structure */
     const Material* _material;