diff --git a/src/App/DocumentObject.cpp b/src/App/DocumentObject.cpp
index 10b6fccf5e..3ceb7fd4a0 100644
--- a/src/App/DocumentObject.cpp
+++ b/src/App/DocumentObject.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,16 @@ std::string DocumentObject::getFullName() const {
     return name;
 }
 
+std::string DocumentObject::getFullLabel() const {
+    if(!getDocument())
+        return "?";
+
+    auto name = getDocument()->Label.getStrValue();
+    name += "#";
+    name += Label.getStrValue();
+    return name;
+}
+
 const char *DocumentObject::getNameInDocument() const
 {
     // Note: It can happen that we query the internal name of an object even if it is not
diff --git a/src/App/DocumentObject.h b/src/App/DocumentObject.h
index dee7fff9ad..a6bf95f341 100644
--- a/src/App/DocumentObject.h
+++ b/src/App/DocumentObject.h
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ public:
     std::string getExportName(bool forced=false) const;
     /// Return the object full name of the form DocName#ObjName
     std::string getFullName() const override;
+    /// Return the object full label in the form DocName#ObjName
+    std::string getFullLabel() const;
     bool isAttachedToDocument() const override;
     const char* detachFromDocument() override;
     /// gets the document in which this Object is handled