diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh.py
index 1ad304fa8f..dd5c9db061 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class _ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh:
                 and dragged_object.Proxy.Type == "Fem::MeshGroup":
             return True
         elif hasattr(dragged_object, "Proxy") \
-                and dragged_object.Proxy.Type == "Fem::FemMeshRegion":
+                and dragged_object.Proxy.Type == "Fem::MeshRegion":
             return True
         else:
             return False
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class _ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh:
             objs = self.Object.MeshGroupList
             objs.remove(dragged_object)
             self.Object.MeshGroupList = objs
-        elif hasattr(dragged_object, "Proxy") and dragged_object.Proxy.Type == "Fem::FemMeshRegion":
+        elif hasattr(dragged_object, "Proxy") and dragged_object.Proxy.Type == "Fem::MeshRegion":
             objs = self.Object.MeshRegionList
             objs.remove(dragged_object)
             self.Object.MeshRegionList = objs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class _ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh:
             objs.append(incoming_object)
             self.Object.MeshGroupList = objs
         elif hasattr(incoming_object, "Proxy") \
-                and incoming_object.Proxy.Type == "Fem::FemMeshRegion":
+                and incoming_object.Proxy.Type == "Fem::MeshRegion":
             objs = self.Object.MeshRegionList
             objs.append(incoming_object)
             self.Object.MeshRegionList = objs
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshRegion.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshRegion.py
index 5706575ebc..a5bf8f9731 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshRegion.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshRegion.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class _FemMeshRegion(FemConstraint.Proxy):
     The FemMeshRegion object
     """
 
-    Type = "Fem::FemMeshRegion"
+    Type = "Fem::MeshRegion"
 
     def __init__(self, obj):
         super(_FemMeshRegion, self).__init__(obj)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py
index 6a67096c52..c7f336e580 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femtest/app/test_object.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class TestObjectType(unittest.TestCase):
             type_of_obj(ObjectsFem.makeMeshGroup(doc, mesh))
         )
         self.assertEqual(
-            "Fem::FemMeshRegion",
+            "Fem::MeshRegion",
             type_of_obj(ObjectsFem.makeMeshRegion(doc, mesh))
         )
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ class TestObjectType(unittest.TestCase):
         ))
         self.assertTrue(is_of_type(
             ObjectsFem.makeMeshRegion(doc, mesh),
-            "Fem::FemMeshRegion"
+            "Fem::MeshRegion"
         ))
         self.assertTrue(is_of_type(
             ObjectsFem.makeMeshNetgen(doc),
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ class TestObjectType(unittest.TestCase):
         ))
         self.assertTrue(is_derived_from(
             mesh_region,
-            "Fem::FemMeshRegion"
+            "Fem::MeshRegion"
         ))
 
         # FemMeshShapeNetgenObject