diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh.py
index cb9b470a1b..3f966c3000 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import sys
 import FreeCAD
 import FreeCADGui
 import FemGui
+from . import ViewProviderFemConstraint
 
 # for the panel
 from femobjects import _FemMeshGmsh
@@ -41,38 +42,21 @@ from PySide.QtGui import QApplication
 import time
 
 
-class _ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh:
+class _ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh(ViewProviderFemConstraint.ViewProxy):
     "A View Provider for the FemMeshGmsh object"
 
-    def __init__(self, vobj):
-        vobj.Proxy = self
-
     def getIcon(self):
         return ":/icons/fem-femmesh-from-shape.svg"
 
-    def attach(self, vobj):
-        self.ViewObject = vobj
-        self.Object = vobj.Object
-
-    def updateData(self, obj, prop):
-        return
-
-    def onChanged(self, vobj, prop):
-        return
-
-    def setEdit(self, vobj, mode):
-        # hide all meshes
-        for o in FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects:
-            if o.isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemMeshObject"):
-                o.ViewObject.hide()
-        # show the mesh we like to edit
-        self.ViewObject.show()
-        # show task panel
-        taskd = _TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh(self.Object)
-        taskd.obj = vobj.Object
-        FreeCADGui.Control.showDialog(taskd)
-        return True
+    def setEdit(self, vobj, mode=0):
+        ViewProviderFemConstraint.ViewProxy.setEdit(
+            self,
+            vobj,
+            mode,
+            _TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh
+        )
 
+    # overwrite unsetEdit, because the mesh should to be hided on task panel exit
     def unsetEdit(self, vobj, mode):
         FreeCADGui.Control.closeDialog()
         self.ViewObject.hide()  # hide the mesh after edit is finished
@@ -166,12 +150,6 @@ class _ViewProviderFemMeshGmsh:
             FreeCAD.Console.PrintError(message + "\n")
         return True
 
-    def __getstate__(self):
-        return None
-
-    def __setstate__(self, state):
-        return None
-
     def claimChildren(self):
         reg_childs = self.Object.MeshRegionList
         gro_childs = self.Object.MeshGroupList
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshGmsh.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshGmsh.py
index 3be2ca0577..d55cbec1d8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshGmsh.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshGmsh.py
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ __url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
 #  \ingroup FEM
 #  \brief FreeCAD FEM _FemMeshGmsh
 
+from . import FemConstraint
 
-class _FemMeshGmsh():
+
+class _FemMeshGmsh(FemConstraint.Proxy):
     """A Fem::FemMeshObject python type, add Gmsh specific properties
     """
 
+    Type = "Fem::FemMeshGmsh"
+
     # they will be used from the task panel too, thus they need to be outside of the __init__
     known_element_dimensions = ["From Shape", "1D", "2D", "3D"]
     known_element_orders = ["1st", "2nd"]
@@ -55,9 +59,7 @@ class _FemMeshGmsh():
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, obj):
-        self.Type = "Fem::FemMeshGmsh"
-        self.Object = obj  # keep a ref to the DocObj for nonGui usage
-        obj.Proxy = self  # link between App::DocumentObject to this object
+        super(_FemMeshGmsh, self).__init__(obj)
 
         obj.addProperty(
             "App::PropertyLinkList",
@@ -206,13 +208,3 @@ class _FemMeshGmsh():
             "For each group create not only the elements but the nodes too."
         )
         obj.GroupsOfNodes = False
-
-    def execute(self, obj):
-        return
-
-    def __getstate__(self):
-        return self.Type
-
-    def __setstate__(self, state):
-        if state:
-            self.Type = state