diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/CommandSimple.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/CommandSimple.cpp
index 8f19f2ccfb..2dce9fb58c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/CommandSimple.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/CommandSimple.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,57 @@ bool CmdPartShapeFromMesh::isActive(void)
     Base::Type meshid = Base::Type::fromName("Mesh::Feature");
     return Gui::Selection().countObjectsOfType(meshid) > 0;
 }
+//===========================================================================
+// Part_PointsFromMesh
+//===========================================================================
+DEF_STD_CMD_A(CmdPartPointsFromMesh);
+
+CmdPartPointsFromMesh::CmdPartPointsFromMesh()
+  :Command("Part_PointsFromMesh")
+{
+    sAppModule    = "Part";
+    sGroup        = QT_TR_NOOP("Part");
+    sMenuText     = QT_TR_NOOP("Create points object from mesh");
+    sToolTipText  = QT_TR_NOOP("Create selectable points object from selected mesh object");
+    sWhatsThis    = "Part_PointsFromMesh";
+    sStatusTip    = sToolTipText;
+    sPixmap       = "Part_Points_from_Mesh";
+}
+
+void CmdPartPointsFromMesh::activated(int iMsg)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(iMsg);
+
+    Base::Type meshid = Base::Type::fromName("Mesh::Feature");
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> meshes;
+    meshes = Gui::Selection().getObjectsOfType(meshid);
+    Gui::WaitCursor wc;
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>::iterator it;
+    openCommand("Points from mesh");
+    for (it = meshes.begin(); it != meshes.end(); ++it) {
+        App::Document* doc = (*it)->getDocument();
+        std::string mesh = (*it)->getNameInDocument();
+
+        if (!(*it)->isDerivedFrom(Base::Type::fromName("Mesh::Feature")))
+            continue;
+        doCommand(Doc,"import Part");
+        doCommand(Doc,"mesh_pts = FreeCAD.getDocument(\"%s\").getObject(\"%s\").Mesh.Points\n",
+                     doc->getName(),
+                     mesh.c_str());
+        doCommand(Doc,"Part.show(Part.makeCompound([Part.Point(m.Vector).toShape() for m in mesh_pts]),\"%s\")\n",
+                  (mesh+"_pts").c_str());
+        doCommand(Doc,"del mesh_pts\n");
+
+    }
+
+    commitCommand();
+}
+
+bool CmdPartPointsFromMesh::isActive(void)
+{
+    Base::Type meshid = Base::Type::fromName("Mesh::Feature");
+    return Gui::Selection().countObjectsOfType(meshid) > 0;
+}
 
 //===========================================================================
 // Part_SimpleCopy
@@ -420,6 +471,7 @@ void CreateSimplePartCommands(void)
     Gui::CommandManager &rcCmdMgr = Gui::Application::Instance->commandManager();
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartSimpleCylinder());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartShapeFromMesh());
+    rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartPointsFromMesh());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartSimpleCopy());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartElementCopy());
     rcCmdMgr.addCommand(new CmdPartTransformedCopy());
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Resources/Part.qrc b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Resources/Part.qrc
index cbc770bdb7..e7379918af 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Resources/Part.qrc
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Resources/Part.qrc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <RCC>
-    <qresource> 
+    <qresource prefix="/">
         <file>icons/PartFeature.svg</file>
         <file>icons/PartFeature.xpm</file>
         <file>icons/PartFeatureImport.xpm</file>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <file>icons/Part_Fuse.svg</file>
         <file>icons/Part_Import.svg</file>
         <file>icons/Part_Export.svg</file>
-        <file>icons/Part_BoxSelection.svg</file>        
+        <file>icons/Part_BoxSelection.svg</file>
         <file>icons/Part_Loft.svg</file>
         <file>icons/Part_Mirror.svg</file>
         <file>icons/Part_MirrorPNG.png</file>
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
         <file>icons/Tree_Part_Prism.svg</file>
         <file>icons/Tree_Part_Wedge.svg</file>
         <file>icons/Part_Shape_from_Mesh.svg</file>
+        <file>icons/Part_Points_from_Mesh.svg</file>
         <file>icons/Part_JoinBypass.svg</file>
         <file>icons/Part_JoinConnect.svg</file>
         <file>icons/Part_JoinCutout.svg</file>
@@ -117,4 +118,4 @@
         <file>translations/Part_ar.qm</file>
         <file>translations/Part_vi.qm</file>
     </qresource>
-</RCC> 
+</RCC>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Resources/icons/Part_Points_from_Mesh.svg b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Resources/icons/Part_Points_from_Mesh.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f72cf4a8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Resources/icons/Part_Points_from_Mesh.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
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diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index 5f050ca915..36dd5554e5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Gui::MenuItem* Workbench::setupMenuBar() const
           << "Part_Builder"
           << "Separator"
           << "Part_ShapeFromMesh"
+          << "Part_PointsFromMesh"
           << "Part_MakeSolid"
           << "Part_ReverseShape"
           << copy