diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp
index 92b353d631..a880a056d5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/AppTechDrawPy.cpp
@@ -612,6 +612,20 @@ private:
             s = mkTrf.Shape();
             writer.exportShape(s);
         }
+        //add the cosmetic edges also
+        std::vector<TechDraw::BaseGeomPtr> geoms = dvp->getEdgeGeometry();
+        std::vector<TopoDS_Edge> cosmeticEdges;
+        for (auto& g: geoms) {
+            if (g->hlrVisible && g->cosmetic) {
+                cosmeticEdges.push_back(g->occEdge);
+            }
+        }
+        if (!cosmeticEdges.empty()) {
+            s = TechDraw::mirrorShape(DrawUtil::vectorToCompound(cosmeticEdges));
+            mkTrf.Perform(s);
+            s = mkTrf.Shape();
+            writer.exportShape(s);
+        }
     }
 
     Py::Object writeDXFView(const Py::Tuple& args)
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp
index 9c25dbe6f7..2fabb84ff1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp
@@ -801,6 +801,17 @@ bool  DrawUtil::isCrazy(TopoDS_Edge e)
     return result;
 } 
 
+//construct a compound shape from a list of edges
+TopoDS_Shape DrawUtil::vectorToCompound(std::vector<TopoDS_Edge> vecIn)
+{
+    BRep_Builder builder;
+    TopoDS_Compound compOut;
+    builder.MakeCompound(compOut);
+    for (auto& v : vecIn) {
+        builder.Add(compOut, v);
+    }
+    return compOut;
+}
 //get 3d position of a face's center
 Base::Vector3d DrawUtil::getFaceCenter(TopoDS_Face f)
 {
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h
index 08131a5268..26549a3669 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ class TechDrawExport DrawUtil {
                                                                         double xRange,
                                                                         double yRange) ;
         static Base::Vector3d vertex2Vector(const TopoDS_Vertex& v);
+
+        static TopoDS_Shape vectorToCompound(std::vector<TopoDS_Edge> vecIn);
+
         static std::string formatVector(const Base::Vector3d& v);
         static std::string formatVector(const gp_Dir& v);
         static std::string formatVector(const gp_Dir2d& v);