diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Draft/CMakeLists.txt
index 12598f5a25..5b7ddd5975 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ SET(Draft_functions
     draftfunctions/cut.py
     draftfunctions/downgrade.py
     draftfunctions/draftify.py
+    draftfunctions/extrude.py
     draftfunctions/fuse.py
     draftfunctions/heal.py
     draftfunctions/join.py
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index 673e03eadd..557006771e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ from draftfunctions.downgrade import downgrade
 
 from draftfunctions.draftify import draftify
 
+from draftfunctions.extrude import extrude
+
 from draftfunctions.fuse import fuse
 
 from draftfunctions.heal import heal
@@ -501,25 +503,6 @@ def makePointArray(base, ptlst):
     return obj
 
 
-def extrude(obj,vector,solid=False):
-    """makeExtrusion(object,vector): extrudes the given object
-    in the direction given by the vector. The original object
-    gets hidden."""
-    if not FreeCAD.ActiveDocument:
-        FreeCAD.Console.PrintError("No active document. Aborting\n")
-        return
-    newobj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::Extrusion","Extrusion")
-    newobj.Base = obj
-    newobj.Dir = vector
-    newobj.Solid = solid
-    if gui:
-        obj.ViewObject.Visibility = False
-        formatObject(newobj,obj)
-        select(newobj)
-
-    return newobj
-
-
 def moveVertex(object, vertex_index, vector):
     points = object.Points
     points[vertex_index] = points[vertex_index].add(vector)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftfunctions/extrude.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftfunctions/extrude.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ac7851c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftfunctions/extrude.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# ***************************************************************************
+# *   Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Yorik van Havre <yorik@uncreated.net>        *
+# *   Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Ken Cline <cline@frii.com>                   *
+# *   Copyright (c) 2020 FreeCAD Developers                                 *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+# *   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)    *
+# *   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of     *
+# *   the License, or (at your option) any later version.                   *
+# *   for detail see the LICENCE text file.                                 *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+# *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+# *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+# *   GNU Library General Public License for more details.                  *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public     *
+# *   License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software   *
+# *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  *
+# *   USA                                                                   *
+# *                                                                         *
+# ***************************************************************************
+"""This module provides the code for Draft extrude function.
+"""
+## @package extrude
+# \ingroup DRAFT
+# \brief This module provides the code for Draft extrude function.
+
+import FreeCAD as App
+
+import draftutils.gui_utils as gui_utils
+
+
+def extrude(obj, vector, solid=False):
+    """extrude(object, vector, [solid])
+    
+    Create a Part::Extrusion object from a given object.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    obj :
+
+    vector : Base.Vector
+        The extrusion direction and module.
+    
+    solid : bool
+        TODO: describe.
+    """
+    if not App.ActiveDocument:
+        App.Console.PrintError("No active document. Aborting\n")
+        return
+    newobj = App.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::Extrusion", "Extrusion")
+    newobj.Base = obj
+    newobj.Dir = vector
+    newobj.Solid = solid
+    if App.GuiUp:
+        obj.ViewObject.Visibility = False
+        gui_utils.format_object(newobj,obj)
+        gui_utils.select(newobj)
+
+    return newobj