diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
index 6d05f198f5..6e51e96b60 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def importVtkVtkResult(filename, resultname):
     vtk_result_obj.read(filename)
     vtk_result_obj.touch()
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
+    return vtk_result_obj
 
 
 def importVtkFemMesh(filename, meshname):