diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPartPy.xml b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPartPy.xml
index 1e08c465d7..ad2147a06e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPartPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPartPy.xml
@@ -138,16 +138,26 @@
         <UserDocu>formatGeometricEdge(index, style, weight, color, visible). Returns None.</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
-        <Methode Name="getEdgeByIndex">
+    <Methode Name="getEdgeByIndex">
       <Documentation>
         <UserDocu>getEdgeByIndex(edgeIndex). Returns Part.TopoShape.</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="getEdgeBySelection">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>getEdgeBySelection(edgeName). Returns Part.TopoShape.</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <Methode Name="getVertexByIndex">
       <Documentation>
         <UserDocu>getVertexByIndex(vertexIndex). Returns Part.TopoShape.</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="getVertexBySelection">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>getVertexBySelection(vertexName). Returns Part.TopoShape.</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <Methode Name="requestPaint">
       <Documentation>
         <UserDocu>requestPaint(). Redraw the graphic for this View.</UserDocu>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPartPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPartPyImp.cpp
index c4c8d4654a..ebfa0e68fd 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPartPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPartPyImp.cpp
@@ -693,6 +693,57 @@ PyObject* DrawViewPartPy::getVertexByIndex(PyObject *args)
     return new Part::TopoShapeVertexPy(new Part::TopoShape(outVertex));
 }
 
+PyObject* DrawViewPartPy::getEdgeBySelection(PyObject *args)
+{
+    int edgeIndex = 0;
+    char* selName;           //Selection routine name - "Edge0"
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &selName)) {
+        throw Py::TypeError("expected (string)");
+    }
+
+    edgeIndex = DrawUtil::getIndexFromName(std::string(selName));
+    DrawViewPart* dvp = getDrawViewPartPtr();
+
+    //this is scaled and +Yup
+    //need unscaled and +Ydown
+    TechDraw::BaseGeom* geom = dvp->getGeomByIndex(edgeIndex);
+    if (geom == nullptr) {
+        throw Py::ValueError("wrong edgeIndex");
+    }
+
+    TopoDS_Shape temp = TechDraw::mirrorShapeVec(geom->occEdge,
+                                      Base::Vector3d(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+                                      1.0 / dvp->getScale());
+
+    TopoDS_Edge outEdge = TopoDS::Edge(temp);
+    return new Part::TopoShapeEdgePy(new Part::TopoShape(outEdge));
+}
+
+PyObject* DrawViewPartPy::getVertexBySelection(PyObject *args)
+{
+    int vertexIndex = 0;
+    char* selName;           //Selection routine name - "Vertex0"
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &selName)) {
+        throw Py::TypeError("expected (string)");
+    }
+
+    vertexIndex = DrawUtil::getIndexFromName(std::string(selName));
+    DrawViewPart* dvp = getDrawViewPartPtr();
+
+    //this is scaled and +Yup
+    //need unscaled and +Ydown
+    TechDraw::Vertex* vert = dvp->getProjVertexByIndex(vertexIndex);
+    if (vert == nullptr) {
+        throw Py::ValueError("wrong vertIndex");
+    }
+    Base::Vector3d point = DrawUtil::invertY(vert->point()) / dvp->getScale();
+
+    gp_Pnt gPoint(point.x, point.y, point.z);
+    BRepBuilderAPI_MakeVertex mkVertex(gPoint);
+    TopoDS_Vertex outVertex = mkVertex.Vertex();
+    return new Part::TopoShapeVertexPy(new Part::TopoShape(outVertex));
+}
+
 
 //==============================================================================
 PyObject *DrawViewPartPy::getCustomAttributes(const char* /*attr*/) const