diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPagePy.xml b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPagePy.xml
index 8fda91c872..9f16a74712 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPagePy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPagePy.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
         <UserDocu>Return the orientation of this page</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="requestPaint">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>Ask the Gui to redraw this page</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <CustomAttributes />
   </PythonExport>
 </GenerateModel>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPagePyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPagePyImp.cpp
index cb52fd3fd4..ef8879baa4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPagePyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPagePyImp.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ PyObject* DrawPagePy::getAllViews(PyObject* args)
     return Py::new_reference_to(ret);
 }
 
+PyObject* DrawPagePy::requestPaint(PyObject* args)
+{
+    (void) args;
+    DrawPage* page = getDrawPagePtr();
+    page->requestPaint();
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    return Py_None;
+}
+
+
 //    double getPageWidth() const;
 PyObject* DrawPagePy::getPageWidth(PyObject *)
 {