diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderAnalysis.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderAnalysis.cpp
index 08bea1e56f..108bdf1d67 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderAnalysis.cpp
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@
 
 #include <App/MaterialObject.h>
 #include <App/TextDocument.h>
-
 #include <Gui/ActionFunction.h>
 #include <Gui/Command.h>
 #include <Gui/Control.h>
 #include <Gui/Document.h>
 #include <Gui/MainWindow.h>
-
 #include <Mod/Fem/App/FemAnalysis.h>
 #include <Mod/Fem/App/FemConstraint.h>
 #include <Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshObject.h>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFilter.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFilter.cpp
index ec12139c86..7edfb2fadd 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFilter.cpp
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
+
+#include <Mod/Fem/App/FemPostFilter.h>
+
 #include "ViewProviderFemPostFilter.h"
 #include "TaskPostBoxes.h"
-#include <Mod/Fem/App/FemPostFilter.h>
-#include <Base/Console.h>
+
 
 using namespace FemGui;
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFunction.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFunction.cpp
index d1472dd05c..336ff942ca 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFunction.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFunction.cpp
@@ -20,55 +20,45 @@
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 
 #ifndef _PreComp_
+# include <Inventor/actions/SoSearchAction.h>
+# include <Inventor/draggers/SoCenterballDragger.h>
+# include <Inventor/draggers/SoHandleBoxDragger.h>
+# include <Inventor/manips/SoCenterballManip.h>
+# include <Inventor/manips/SoHandleBoxManip.h>
+# include <Inventor/manips/SoTransformManip.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoCoordinate3.h>
-# include <Inventor/nodes/SoMaterial.h>
-# include <Inventor/nodes/SoSurroundScale.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoLineSet.h>
+# include <Inventor/nodes/SoMaterial.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoSeparator.h>
 # include <Inventor/nodes/SoTransform.h>
-# include <Inventor/nodes/SoMatrixTransform.h>
-# include <Inventor/nodes/SoSphere.h>
-# include <Inventor/manips/SoTransformManip.h>
-# include <Inventor/manips/SoCenterballManip.h>
-# include <Inventor/manips/SoTransformerManip.h>
-# include <Inventor/manips/SoTransformBoxManip.h>
-# include <Inventor/manips/SoHandleBoxManip.h>
-# include <Inventor/manips/SoTabBoxManip.h>
-# include <Inventor/actions/SoSearchAction.h>
-# include <Inventor/engines/SoDecomposeMatrix.h>
-# include <Inventor/draggers/SoCenterballDragger.h>
-# include <Inventor/draggers/SoTransformerDragger.h>
-# include <Inventor/draggers/SoTransformBoxDragger.h>
-# include <Inventor/draggers/SoHandleBoxDragger.h>
 
+# include <QApplication>
 # include <QMessageBox>
+# include <QTextStream>
 
 # include <boost_bind_bind.hpp>
 
 # include <cmath>
 #endif
 
-#include "ViewProviderFemPostFunction.h"
-#include "TaskPostBoxes.h"
-#include <Mod/Fem/App/FemPostFunction.h>
-#include <Base/Console.h>
-#include <Base/Interpreter.h>
-#include <Gui/Application.h>
-#include <Gui/Document.h>
-#include <Gui/SoNavigationDragger.h>
-#include <Gui/Macro.h>
-#include <Gui/TaskView/TaskDialog.h>
-#include <Gui/Control.h>
 #include <App/Document.h>
 #include <App/PropertyUnits.h>
+#include <Gui/Application.h>
+#include <Gui/Control.h>
+#include <Gui/Document.h>
+#include <Gui/MainWindow.h>
+#include <Gui/TaskView/TaskDialog.h>
+
+#include "ViewProviderFemPostFunction.h"
+#include "TaskPostBoxes.h"
 
 #include "ui_PlaneWidget.h"
 #include "ui_SphereWidget.h"
 
+
 using namespace FemGui;
 namespace bp = boost::placeholders;
 
@@ -134,7 +124,47 @@ void ViewProviderFemPostFunctionProvider::updateSize() {
     }
 }
 
+bool ViewProviderFemPostFunctionProvider::onDelete(const std::vector<std::string>&)
+{
+    // warn the user if the object has childs
 
+    auto objs = claimChildren();
+    if (!objs.empty())
+    {
+        // generate dialog
+        QString bodyMessage;
+        QTextStream bodyMessageStream(&bodyMessage);
+        bodyMessageStream << qApp->translate("Std_Delete",
+            "The functions list is not empty, therefore the\nfollowing referencing objects might be lost:");
+        bodyMessageStream << '\n';
+        for (auto ObjIterator : objs)
+            bodyMessageStream << '\n' << QString::fromUtf8(ObjIterator->Label.getValue());
+        bodyMessageStream << "\n\n" << QObject::tr("Are you sure you want to continue?");
+        // show and evaluate the dialog
+        int DialogResult = QMessageBox::warning(Gui::getMainWindow(),
+            qApp->translate("Std_Delete", "Object dependencies"), bodyMessage,
+            QMessageBox::Yes, QMessageBox::No);
+        if (DialogResult == QMessageBox::Yes)
+            return true;
+        else
+            return false;
+    }
+    else {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+bool ViewProviderFemPostFunctionProvider::canDelete(App::DocumentObject* obj) const
+{
+    // deletions of objects from a FemFunction don't necesarily destroy anything
+    // thus we can pass this action
+    // we can warn the user if necessary in the object's ViewProvider in the onDelete() function
+    Q_UNUSED(obj)
+        return true;
+}
+
+
+// ***************************************************************************
 
 PROPERTY_SOURCE(FemGui::ViewProviderFemPostFunction, Gui::ViewProviderDocumentObject)
 
@@ -217,13 +247,11 @@ bool ViewProviderFemPostFunction::doubleClicked(void) {
     return true;
 }
 
-
 SoTransformManip* ViewProviderFemPostFunction::setupManipulator() {
 
     return new SoCenterballManip;
 }
 
-
 std::vector<std::string> ViewProviderFemPostFunction::getDisplayModes(void) const
 {
     std::vector<std::string> StrList;
@@ -322,7 +350,6 @@ void ViewProviderFemPostFunction::onChanged(const App::Property* prop) {
 }
 
 
-
 // ***************************************************************************
 
 PROPERTY_SOURCE(FemGui::ViewProviderFemPostPlaneFunction, FemGui::ViewProviderFemPostFunction)
@@ -461,7 +488,6 @@ void PlaneWidget::originChanged(double) {
 }
 
 
-
 // ***************************************************************************
 
 PROPERTY_SOURCE(FemGui::ViewProviderFemPostSphereFunction, FemGui::ViewProviderFemPostFunction)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFunction.h b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFunction.h
index 9761c6cab7..6444b9427c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFunction.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/ViewProviderFemPostFunction.h
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ public:
     App::PropertyFloat SizeY;
     App::PropertyFloat SizeZ;
 
+    // handling when object is deleted
+    virtual bool onDelete(const std::vector<std::string>&);
+    /// asks view provider if the given object can be deleted
+    virtual bool canDelete(App::DocumentObject* obj) const;
+
 protected:
     virtual std::vector< App::DocumentObject* > claimChildren(void) const;
     virtual std::vector< App::DocumentObject* > claimChildren3D(void) const;