diff --git a/src/Gui/MDIViewPy.cpp b/src/Gui/MDIViewPy.cpp
index 31a399cebd..33ec535da1 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MDIViewPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/MDIViewPy.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ void MDIViewPy::init_type()
     behaviors().supportGetattr();
     behaviors().supportSetattr();
 
-    add_varargs_method("message",&MDIViewPy::message,"message()");
+    add_varargs_method("message",&MDIViewPy::sendMessage,"deprecated: use sendMessage");
+    add_varargs_method("sendMessage",&MDIViewPy::sendMessage,"sendMessage(str)");
+    add_varargs_method("supportMessage",&MDIViewPy::supportMessage,"supportMessage(str)");
     add_varargs_method("fitAll",&MDIViewPy::fitAll,"fitAll()");
     add_varargs_method("setActiveObject", &MDIViewPy::setActiveObject, "setActiveObject(name,object,subname=None)\nadd or set a new active object");
     add_varargs_method("getActiveObject", &MDIViewPy::getActiveObject, "getActiveObject(name,resolve=True)\nreturns the active object for the given type");
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ MDIViewPy::MDIViewPy(MDIView *mdi)
 
 MDIViewPy::~MDIViewPy()
 {
+    // in case the class is instantiated on the stack
+    ob_refcnt = 0;
 }
 
 Py::Object MDIViewPy::repr()
@@ -79,16 +83,41 @@ Py::Object MDIViewPy::repr()
     return Py::String(s_out.str());
 }
 
-Py::Object MDIViewPy::message(const Py::Tuple& args)
+Py::Object MDIViewPy::sendMessage(const Py::Tuple& args)
 {
     const char **ppReturn = 0;
     char *psMsgStr;
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "s;Message string needed (string)",&psMsgStr))     // convert args: Python->C
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "s;Message string needed (string)",&psMsgStr))
         throw Py::Exception();
 
     try {
+        bool ok = false;
         if (_view)
-            _view->onMsg(psMsgStr,ppReturn);
+            ok = _view->onMsg(psMsgStr,ppReturn);
+        return Py::Boolean(ok);
+    }
+    catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
+        throw Py::RuntimeError(e.what());
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        throw Py::RuntimeError(e.what());
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+        throw Py::RuntimeError("Unknown C++ exception");
+    }
+}
+
+Py::Object MDIViewPy::supportMessage(const Py::Tuple& args)
+{
+    char *psMsgStr;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "s;Message string needed (string)",&psMsgStr))
+        throw Py::Exception();
+
+    try {
+        bool ok = false;
+        if (_view)
+            _view->onHasMsg(psMsgStr);
+        return Py::Boolean(ok);
     }
     catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
         throw Py::RuntimeError(e.what());
@@ -99,7 +128,6 @@ Py::Object MDIViewPy::message(const Py::Tuple& args)
     catch (...) {
         throw Py::RuntimeError("Unknown C++ exception");
     }
-    return Py::None();
 }
 
 Py::Object MDIViewPy::fitAll(const Py::Tuple& args)
diff --git a/src/Gui/MDIViewPy.h b/src/Gui/MDIViewPy.h
index 46a0665bf3..469bdca6f3 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MDIViewPy.h
+++ b/src/Gui/MDIViewPy.h
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@
 #include <Base/PyObjectBase.h>
 #include <CXX/Extensions.hxx>
 #include <QPointer>
+#include <FCGlobal.h>
 
 namespace Gui {
 class MDIView;
 
-class MDIViewPy : public Py::PythonExtension<MDIViewPy>
+class GuiExport MDIViewPy : public Py::PythonExtension<MDIViewPy>
 {
 public:
     static void init_type(void);    // announce properties and methods
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ public:
 
     Py::Object repr();
 
-    Py::Object message(const Py::Tuple&);
+    Py::Object sendMessage(const Py::Tuple&);
+    Py::Object supportMessage(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object fitAll(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object setActiveObject(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object getActiveObject(const Py::Tuple&);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/AppSpreadsheetGui.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/AppSpreadsheetGui.cpp
index a0fc4b5b39..fd0e01d708 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/AppSpreadsheetGui.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/AppSpreadsheetGui.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ PyMOD_INIT_FUNC(SpreadsheetGui)
     SpreadsheetGui::ViewProviderSheetPython::init();
     SpreadsheetGui::Workbench::init();
     SpreadsheetGui::SheetView::init();
+    SpreadsheetGui::SheetViewPy::init_type();
 
     // register preference page
     new Gui::PrefPageProducer<SpreadsheetGui::DlgSettingsImp> ("Spreadsheet");
diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp
index 1eca8136bf..3895df45ca 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <Gui/ExpressionCompleter.h>
 #include <LineEdit.h>
 #include <Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.h>
+#include <Mod/Spreadsheet/App/SheetPy.h>
 #include <Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Utils.h>
 #include "qtcolorpicker.h"
 
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@ void SpreadsheetGui::SheetView::setCurrentIndex(App::CellAddress cell) const
 PyObject *SheetView::getPyObject()
 {
     if (!pythonObject)
-        pythonObject = new SpreadsheetViewPy(this);
+        pythonObject = new SheetViewPy(this);
 
     Py_INCREF(pythonObject);
     return pythonObject;
@@ -458,4 +459,76 @@ void SheetView::deleteSelf()
     Gui::MDIView::deleteSelf();
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+void SheetViewPy::init_type()
+{
+    behaviors().name("SheetViewPy");
+    behaviors().doc("Python binding class for the Sheet view class");
+    // you must have overwritten the virtual functions
+    behaviors().supportRepr();
+    behaviors().supportGetattr();
+    behaviors().supportSetattr();
+
+    add_varargs_method("getSheet", &SheetViewPy::getSheet, "getSheet()");
+    behaviors().readyType();
+}
+
+SheetViewPy::SheetViewPy(SheetView *mdi)
+  : base(mdi)
+{
+}
+
+SheetViewPy::~SheetViewPy()
+{
+}
+
+Py::Object SheetViewPy::repr()
+{
+    std::ostringstream s_out;
+    if (!getSheetViewPtr())
+        throw Py::RuntimeError("Cannot print representation of deleted object");
+    s_out << "SheetView";
+    return Py::String(s_out.str());
+}
+
+// Since with PyCXX it's not possible to make a sub-class of MDIViewPy
+// a trick is to use MDIViewPy as class member and override getattr() to
+// join the attributes of both classes. This way all methods of MDIViewPy
+// appear for SheetViewPy, too.
+Py::Object SheetViewPy::getattr(const char * attr)
+{
+    if (!getSheetViewPtr())
+        throw Py::RuntimeError("Cannot print representation of deleted object");
+    std::string name( attr );
+    if (name == "__dict__" || name == "__class__") {
+        Py::Dict dict_self(BaseType::getattr("__dict__"));
+        Py::Dict dict_base(base.getattr("__dict__"));
+        for (auto it : dict_base) {
+            dict_self.setItem(it.first, it.second);
+        }
+        return dict_self;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        return BaseType::getattr(attr);
+    }
+    catch (Py::AttributeError& e) {
+        e.clear();
+        return base.getattr(attr);
+    }
+}
+
+SheetView* SheetViewPy::getSheetViewPtr()
+{
+    return qobject_cast<SheetView*>(base.getMDIViewPtr());
+}
+
+Py::Object SheetViewPy::getSheet(const Py::Tuple& args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), ""))
+        throw Py::Exception();
+    return Py::asObject(new Spreadsheet::SheetPy(getSheetViewPtr()->getSheet()));
+}
+
 #include "moc_SpreadsheetView.cpp"
diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.h b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.h
index 60b5fc98da..03691eace0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/SpreadsheetView.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define SpreadsheetView_H
 
 #include <Gui/MDIView.h>
+#include <Gui/MDIViewPy.h>
 #include <QHeaderView>
 #include "SheetModel.h"
 #include <Mod/Spreadsheet/App/Sheet.h>
@@ -117,6 +118,25 @@ protected:
     std::map<int, int> newRowSizes;
 };
 
+class SheetViewPy : public Py::PythonExtension<SheetViewPy>
+{
+public:
+    using BaseType = Py::PythonExtension<SheetViewPy>;
+    static void init_type();
+
+    SheetViewPy(SheetView *mdi);
+    ~SheetViewPy();
+
+    Py::Object repr();
+    Py::Object getattr(const char *);
+    Py::Object getSheet(const Py::Tuple&);
+
+    SheetView* getSheetViewPtr();
+
+protected:
+    Gui::MDIViewPy base;
+};
+
 } // namespace SpreadsheetModGui
 
 #endif // SpreadsheetView_H