diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.cpp
index 4f4da356a8..37964ab241 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.cpp
@@ -597,18 +597,21 @@ void TopoShape::importBrep(const char *FileName)
     }
 }
 
-void TopoShape::importBrep(std::istream& str)
+void TopoShape::importBrep(std::istream& str, int indicator)
 {
     try {
         // read brep-file
         BRep_Builder aBuilder;
         TopoDS_Shape aShape;
 #if OCC_VERSION_HEX >= 0x060300
-        Handle(Message_ProgressIndicator) pi = new ProgressIndicator(100);
-        pi->NewScope(100, "Reading BREP file...");
-        pi->Show();
-        BRepTools::Read(aShape,str,aBuilder,pi);
-        pi->EndScope();
+        if (indicator) {
+            Handle(Message_ProgressIndicator) pi = new ProgressIndicator(100);
+            pi->NewScope(100, "Reading BREP file...");
+            pi->Show();
+            BRepTools::Read(aShape,str,aBuilder,pi);
+            pi->EndScope();
+        } else
+            BRepTools::Read(aShape,str,aBuilder);
 #else
         BRepTools::Read(aShape,str,aBuilder);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h
index d6c5078045..e6af8faee6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public:
     void importIges(const char *FileName);
     void importStep(const char *FileName);
     void importBrep(const char *FileName);
-    void importBrep(std::istream&);
+    void importBrep(std::istream&, int indicator=1);
     void importBinary(std::istream&);
     void exportIges(const char *FileName) const;
     void exportStep(const char *FileName) const;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePy.xml b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePy.xml
index 91966033ed..4ad0dd941f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePy.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ Sub-elements such as vertices, edges or faces are accessible as:
     </Methode>
     <Methode Name="importBrepFromString">
       <Documentation>
-        <UserDocu>Load the shape from a string that keeps the content in BREP format.</UserDocu>
+        <UserDocu>Load the shape from a string that keeps the content in BREP format.
+importBrepFromString(str,False) to not display a progress bar.
+        </UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
     <Methode Name="extrude" Const="true">
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePyImp.cpp
index 98a38f9052..93a46bdc11 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePyImp.cpp
@@ -513,13 +513,14 @@ PyObject*  TopoShapePy::importBinary(PyObject *args)
 PyObject*  TopoShapePy::importBrepFromString(PyObject *args)
 {
     char* input;
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &input))
+    int indicator=1;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s|i", &input, &indicator))
         return NULL;
 
     try {
         // read brep
         std::stringstream str(input);
-        getTopoShapePtr()->importBrep(str);
+        getTopoShapePtr()->importBrep(str,indicator);
     }
     catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
         PyErr_SetString(PartExceptionOCCError,e.what());