diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/BodyBase.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/BodyBase.cpp
index 04267f4b5f..91c1d7b591 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/BodyBase.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/BodyBase.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ BodyBase::BodyBase()
     Tip.setScope(App::LinkScope::Child);
 
     ADD_PROPERTY(BaseFeature , (0) );
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Material, (0), 0, App::Prop_None, "The Material for this Part");
 
     App::OriginGroupExtension::initExtension(this);
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/BodyBase.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/BodyBase.h
index caed513cd2..d068f8d191 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/BodyBase.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/BodyBase.h
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ public:
      */
     App::PropertyLink BaseFeature;
 
+
+    /**
+     * A material card this body is associated with
+     *
+     */
+    App::PropertyLink Material;
+
+
     /// Returns all Group objects prepanded by BaseFeature (if any)
     std::vector<App::DocumentObject *> getFullModel () {
         std::vector<App::DocumentObject *> rv;