diff --git a/src/App/Property.cpp b/src/App/Property.cpp
index 1c7bdce0d4..6bed9ef734 100644
--- a/src/App/Property.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Property.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,17 @@ void Property::setStatus(Status pos, bool on) {
     bits.set(pos,on);
     setStatusValue(bits.to_ulong());
 }
+
+bool Property::isSame(const Property &other) const {
+    if(other.getTypeId() != getTypeId() || getMemSize() != other.getMemSize())
+        return false;
+
+    Base::StringWriter writer,writer2;
+    Save(writer);
+    other.Save(writer2);
+    return writer.getString() == writer2.getString();
+}
+
 //**************************************************************************
 //**************************************************************************
 // PropertyListsBase
diff --git a/src/App/Property.h b/src/App/Property.h
index 5c46f51662..f2ef4efeda 100644
--- a/src/App/Property.h
+++ b/src/App/Property.h
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ public:
     /// Called before a child property changing value
     virtual void aboutToSetChildValue(Property &) {}
 
+    /// Compare if this property has the same content as the given one
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const;
+
     friend class PropertyContainer;
     friend struct PropertyData;
     friend class DynamicProperty;
@@ -492,6 +495,11 @@ public:
 
     const_reference operator[] (int idx) const {return _lValueList[idx];} 
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const override {
+        return this->getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && this->getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
+
     virtual void setPyObject(PyObject *value) override {
         try {
             setValue(getPyValue(value));
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyFile.h b/src/App/PropertyFile.h
index 349bc2e7c5..9bc36df394 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyFile.h
+++ b/src/App/PropertyFile.h
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ public:
     virtual void Paste(const Property &from);
     virtual unsigned int getMemSize (void) const;
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && _BaseFileName == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->_BaseFileName
+            && _OriginalName == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->_OriginalName
+            && _cValue == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->_cValue;
+    }
+
     /** get a temp file name in the transient path of the document.
       * Using this file for new Version of the file and set 
       * this file with setValue() is the fastest way to change
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyGeo.h b/src/App/PropertyGeo.h
index f22be71507..4291fdb99b 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyGeo.h
+++ b/src/App/PropertyGeo.h
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ public:
         return Base::Unit();
     }
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const override {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
+
 private:
     Base::Vector3d _cVec;
 };
@@ -278,6 +283,11 @@ public:
         return sizeof(Base::Matrix4D);
     }
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
+
 private:
     Base::Matrix4D _cMat;
 };
@@ -345,6 +355,11 @@ public:
         return sizeof(Base::Placement);
     }
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const override {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
+
     static const Placement Null;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyLinks.cpp b/src/App/PropertyLinks.cpp
index 5bdbb5286f..2b82781b6c 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyLinks.cpp
+++ b/src/App/PropertyLinks.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,27 @@ void PropertyLinkBase::hasSetValue() {
     Property::hasSetValue();
 }
 
+bool PropertyLinkBase::isSame(const Property &other) const
+{
+    if(other.isDerivedFrom(PropertyLinkBase::getClassTypeId())
+        || getScope() != static_cast<const PropertyLinkBase*>(&other)->getScope())
+        return false;
+
+    static std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> ret;
+    static std::vector<std::string> subs;
+    static std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> ret2;
+    static std::vector<std::string> subs2;
+
+    ret.clear();
+    subs.clear();
+    ret2.clear();
+    subs2.clear();
+    getLinks(ret,true,&subs,false);
+    static_cast<const PropertyLinkBase *>(&other)->getLinks(ret2,true,&subs2,true);
+
+    return ret==ret2 && subs==subs2;
+}
+
 void PropertyLinkBase::unregisterElementReference() {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyLinks.h b/src/App/PropertyLinks.h
index 66c4d9bb80..5f527ba765 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyLinks.h
+++ b/src/App/PropertyLinks.h
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ public:
      * Retrieve what kind of links are allowed. Only in the Local GeoFeatureGroup, in this and
      * all Childs or to all objects within the Glocal scope.
      */
-    LinkScope getScope() {return _pcScope;};
-
+    LinkScope getScope() const {return _pcScope;};
+    
 protected:
     LinkScope _pcScope = LinkScope::Local;
 };
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ public:
     }
     //@}
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const override;
+
     /** Enable/disable temporary holding external object without throwing exception
      *
      * Warning, non-PropertyXLink related property does not have internal
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyStandard.cpp b/src/App/PropertyStandard.cpp
index 9898d94277..3344c9a29a 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyStandard.cpp
+++ b/src/App/PropertyStandard.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void PropertyPath::setValue(const char * Path)
     hasSetValue();
 }
 
-boost::filesystem::path PropertyPath::getValue() const
+const boost::filesystem::path &PropertyPath::getValue(void) const
 {
     return _cValue;
 }
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyStandard.h b/src/App/PropertyStandard.h
index 49bc7509d3..2e5766e464 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyStandard.h
+++ b/src/App/PropertyStandard.h
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ public:
     virtual void setPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier & path, const boost::any & value);
     virtual const boost::any getPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier & /*path*/) const { return _lValue; }
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
+
 protected:
     long _lValue;
 };
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ public:
 
     /** This method returns a string representation of the property
      */
-    boost::filesystem::path getValue(void) const;
+    const boost::filesystem::path &getValue(void) const;
 
     virtual const char* getEditorName(void) const { return "Gui::PropertyEditor::PropertyPathItem"; }
 
@@ -122,6 +127,11 @@ public:
 
     virtual unsigned int getMemSize (void) const;
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
+
 protected:
     boost::filesystem::path _cValue;
 };
@@ -217,6 +227,11 @@ public:
     virtual const boost::any getPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier & /*path*/) const;
     virtual bool getPyPathValue(const ObjectIdentifier &path, Py::Object &r) const;
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getEnum() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getEnum();
+    }
+
 private:
     Enumeration _enum;
     std::string _editorTypeName;
@@ -391,6 +406,10 @@ public:
     virtual void Paste(const Property &from);
     virtual unsigned int getMemSize (void) const;
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValues() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValues();
+    }
 private:
     std::set<long> _lValueSet;
 };
@@ -444,7 +463,11 @@ public:
     virtual void Paste(const Property &from);
 
     virtual unsigned int getMemSize (void) const;
-
+    
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValues() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValues();
+    }
 
 private:
     std::map<std::string,std::string> _lValueList;
@@ -495,6 +518,11 @@ public:
     void setPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier &path, const boost::any &value);
     const boost::any getPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier &path) const;
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
+
 protected:
     double _dValue;
 };
@@ -679,6 +707,11 @@ public:
     void setPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier &path, const boost::any &value);
     const boost::any getPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier &path) const;
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getStrValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getStrValue();
+    }
+
 protected:
     std::string _cValue;
 };
@@ -722,6 +755,11 @@ public:
     virtual void Paste(const Property &from);
     virtual unsigned int getMemSize (void) const;
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && _uuid.getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->_uuid.getValue();
+    }
+
 private:
     Base::Uuid _uuid;
 };
@@ -738,6 +776,11 @@ public:
     virtual ~PropertyFont();
     virtual const char* getEditorName(void) const
     { return "Gui::PropertyEditor::PropertyFontItem"; }
+
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
 };
 
 class AppExport PropertyStringList: public PropertyListsT<std::string>
@@ -819,6 +862,11 @@ public:
     void setPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier &path, const boost::any &value);
     const boost::any getPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier &path) const;
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
+
 private:
     bool _lValue;
 };
@@ -892,7 +940,11 @@ public:
     virtual void Paste(const Property &from);
 
     virtual unsigned int getMemSize (void) const{return sizeof(Color);}
-
+    
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
 
 private:
     Color _cCol;
@@ -979,6 +1031,11 @@ public:
     virtual void Paste(const Property &from);
 
     virtual unsigned int getMemSize (void) const{return sizeof(_cMat);}
+    
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue();
+    }
 
 private:
     Material _cMat;
diff --git a/src/App/PropertyUnits.h b/src/App/PropertyUnits.h
index fdc4b453f3..19b0cbb103 100644
--- a/src/App/PropertyUnits.h
+++ b/src/App/PropertyUnits.h
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ public:
     virtual void setPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier &path, const boost::any &value);
     virtual const boost::any getPathValue(const App::ObjectIdentifier &path) const;
 
+    virtual bool isSame(const Property &other) const {
+        return getTypeId() == other.getTypeId()
+            && getValue() == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->getValue()
+            && _Unit == static_cast<decltype(this)>(&other)->_Unit;
+    }
+
 protected:
     Base::Quantity createQuantityFromPy(PyObject *value);
     Base::Unit _Unit;