diff --git a/src/Base/Matrix.h b/src/Base/Matrix.h
index 064843a19e..97abecb3b7 100644
--- a/src/Base/Matrix.h
+++ b/src/Base/Matrix.h
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ public:
   /// scale for the x,y,z value
   void scale        (const Vector3f& rclVct);
   void scale        (const Vector3d& rclVct);
+  /// uniform scale
+  void scale        (float scalexyz)
+  { scale(Vector3f(scalexyz, scalexyz, scalexyz)); }
+  void scale        (double scalexyz)
+  { scale(Vector3d(scalexyz, scalexyz, scalexyz)); }
   /// Check for scaling factor, 0: not scale, 1: uniform scale, or else -1
   int hasScale(double tol=0.0) const;
   /// Rotate around the X axis (in transformed space) for the given value in radians
diff --git a/src/Base/MatrixPyImp.cpp b/src/Base/MatrixPyImp.cpp
index 90a7282606..69003eddd2 100644
--- a/src/Base/MatrixPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/MatrixPyImp.cpp
@@ -315,13 +315,19 @@ PyObject* MatrixPy::scale(PyObject * args)
         }
         // clears the error from previous PyArg_ParseTuple()
         PyErr_Clear();
+        if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "d", &x)) {
+            vec.x = vec.y = vec.z = x;
+            break;
+        }
+        // clears the error from previous PyArg_ParseTuple()
+        PyErr_Clear();
         if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!", &PyTuple_Type, &pcVecObj)) {
             vec = getVectorFromTuple<double>(pcVecObj);
             break;
         }
         // clears the error from previous PyArg_ParseTuple()
         PyErr_Clear();
-        if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!;three floats, or a tuple, or a vector is needed",
+        if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!;one or three floats, or a tuple, or a vector is needed",
         &(Base::VectorPy::Type), &pcVecObj)) {
             Base::VectorPy  *pcObject = static_cast<Base::VectorPy*>(pcVecObj);
             Base::Vector3d* val = pcObject->getVectorPtr();