diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.cpp
index e045a221cc..e64d463218 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.cpp
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ void MeshObject::trim(const Base::Polygon2d& polygon2d,
         this->_kernel.AddFacets(triangle);
 }
 
-void MeshObject::trim(const Base::Vector3f& base, const Base::Vector3f& normal)
+void MeshObject::trimByPlane(const Base::Vector3f& base, const Base::Vector3f& normal)
 {
     MeshCore::MeshTrimByPlane trim(this->_kernel);
     std::vector<FacetIndex> trimFacets, removeFacets;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.h b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.h
index b2fa4c1fda..6d531802db 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Mesh.h
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public:
                        float fMinEps = 1.0e-2f, bool bConnectPolygons = false) const;
     void cut(const Base::Polygon2d& polygon, const Base::ViewProjMethod& proj, CutType);
     void trim(const Base::Polygon2d& polygon, const Base::ViewProjMethod& proj, CutType);
-    void trim(const Base::Vector3f& base, const Base::Vector3f& normal);
+    void trimByPlane(const Base::Vector3f& base, const Base::Vector3f& normal);
     //@}
 
     /** @name Selection */
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPy.xml b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPy.xml
index 9cfacb9a84..9c85d17014 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPy.xml
@@ -447,7 +447,16 @@ The argument int is the mode: 0=inner, 1=outer
 				</UserDocu>
 			</Documentation>
 		</Methode>
-		<!-- The Const here is just a hack -->
+        <Methode Name="trimByPlane">
+            <Documentation>
+                <UserDocu>Trims the mesh with a given plane
+trimByPlane(Vector, Vector) -> None
+The plane is defined by a base and normal vector. Depending on the
+direction of the normal the part above or below will be kept.
+                </UserDocu>
+            </Documentation>
+        </Methode>
+        <!-- The Const here is just a hack -->
 		<Methode Name="harmonizeNormals" Const="true">
 			<Documentation>
 				<UserDocu>Adjust wrong oriented facets</UserDocu>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp
index 30b1277b3c..4f47e92368 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/MeshPyImp.cpp
@@ -1744,6 +1744,22 @@ PyObject*  MeshPy::trim(PyObject *args)
     Py_Return;
 }
 
+PyObject*  MeshPy::trimByPlane(PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *base, *norm;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!O!", &Base::VectorPy::Type, &base,
+                                        &Base::VectorPy::Type, &norm))
+        return nullptr;
+
+    Base::Vector3d pnt = Py::Vector(base, false).toVector();
+    Base::Vector3d dir = Py::Vector(norm, false).toVector();
+
+    getMeshObjectPtr()->trimByPlane(Base::convertTo<Base::Vector3f>(pnt),
+                                    Base::convertTo<Base::Vector3f>(dir));
+
+    Py_Return;
+}
+
 PyObject*  MeshPy::smooth(PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     char* method = "Laplace";
diff --git a/src/Mod/MeshPart/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/MeshPart/Gui/Command.cpp
index 38ea426665..22f2ff929e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/MeshPart/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/MeshPart/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -146,19 +146,19 @@ void CmdMeshPartTrimByPlane::activated(int)
         Base::Vector3f plnNormal = Base::convertTo<Base::Vector3f>(normal);
 
         if (role == Gui::SelectionRole::Inner) {
-            mesh->trim(plnBase, plnNormal);
+            mesh->trimByPlane(plnBase, plnNormal);
             static_cast<Mesh::Feature*>(*it)->Mesh.finishEditing();
         }
         else if (role == Gui::SelectionRole::Outer) {
-            mesh->trim(plnBase, -plnNormal);
+            mesh->trimByPlane(plnBase, -plnNormal);
             static_cast<Mesh::Feature*>(*it)->Mesh.finishEditing();
         }
         else if (role == Gui::SelectionRole::Split) {
             Mesh::MeshObject copy(*mesh);
-            mesh->trim(plnBase, plnNormal);
+            mesh->trimByPlane(plnBase, plnNormal);
             static_cast<Mesh::Feature*>(*it)->Mesh.finishEditing();
 
-            copy.trim(plnBase, -plnNormal);
+            copy.trimByPlane(plnBase, -plnNormal);
             App::Document* doc = (*it)->getDocument();
             Mesh::Feature* fea = static_cast<Mesh::Feature*>(doc->addObject("Mesh::Feature"));
             fea->Label.setValue((*it)->Label.getValue());