diff --git a/src/App/Application.cpp b/src/App/Application.cpp
index 96d14e975e..e432b9d739 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Application.cpp
@@ -1991,6 +1991,7 @@ void Application::initTypes()
     App ::GeoFeature                ::init();
     App ::FeatureTest               ::init();
     App ::FeatureTestException      ::init();
+    App ::FeatureTestColumn         ::init();
     App ::FeaturePython             ::init();
     App ::GeometryPython            ::init();
     App ::Document                  ::init();
diff --git a/src/App/FeatureTest.cpp b/src/App/FeatureTest.cpp
index 62c9a62668..abf2e16c89 100644
--- a/src/App/FeatureTest.cpp
+++ b/src/App/FeatureTest.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "FeatureTest.h"
 #include "Material.h"
+#include "Range.h"
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning( disable : 4700 )
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ DocumentObjectExecReturn *FeatureTest::execute()
     return DocumentObject::StdReturn;
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PROPERTY_SOURCE(App::FeatureTestException, App::FeatureTest)
 
@@ -195,3 +197,21 @@ DocumentObjectExecReturn *FeatureTestException::execute()
 
     return nullptr;
 }
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+PROPERTY_SOURCE(App::FeatureTestColumn, App::DocumentObject)
+
+
+FeatureTestColumn::FeatureTestColumn()
+{
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Column, ("A"), "Test", App::Prop_None, "");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Silent, (false), "Test", App::Prop_None, "");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Value, (0L), "Test", App::Prop_Output, "");
+}
+
+DocumentObjectExecReturn *FeatureTestColumn::execute()
+{
+    Value.setValue(decodeColumn(Column.getStrValue(), Silent.getValue()));
+    return nullptr;
+}
diff --git a/src/App/FeatureTest.h b/src/App/FeatureTest.h
index 0d99ac1234..51ca4b3808 100644
--- a/src/App/FeatureTest.h
+++ b/src/App/FeatureTest.h
@@ -134,6 +134,23 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+class FeatureTestColumn : public DocumentObject
+{
+    PROPERTY_HEADER_WITH_OVERRIDE(App::FeatureTestColumn);
+
+public:
+    FeatureTestColumn();
+
+    // Standard Properties (PropertyStandard.h)
+    App::PropertyString  Column;
+    App::PropertyBool    Silent;
+    App::PropertyInteger Value;
+
+    /** @name methods override Feature */
+    //@{
+    DocumentObjectExecReturn *execute() override;
+    //@}
+};
 
 
 } //namespace App
diff --git a/src/Mod/Test/Document.py b/src/Mod/Test/Document.py
index 6c09637bee..742fb19fd0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Test/Document.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Test/Document.py
@@ -2182,3 +2182,127 @@ class DocumentObserverCases(unittest.TestCase):
     #closing doc
     FreeCAD.removeDocumentObserver(self.Obs)
     self.Obs = None
+
+class FeatureTestColumn(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        doc = FreeCAD.newDocument("TestColumn")
+        self.obj = doc.addObject("App::FeatureTestColumn", "Column")
+
+    def testEmpty(self):
+        value = self.obj.Value
+        self.obj.Column = ""
+        self.assertFalse(self.obj.recompute())
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, value)
+
+    def testA(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "A"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 0)
+
+    def testZ(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "Z"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 25)
+
+    def testAA(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "AA"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 26)
+
+    def testAB(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "AB"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 27)
+
+    def testAZ(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "AZ"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 51)
+
+    def testBA(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "BA"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 52)
+
+    def testCB(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "CB"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 79)
+
+    def testZA(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "ZA"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 676)
+
+    def testZZ(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "ZZ"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 701)
+
+    def testAAA(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "AAA"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 702)
+
+    def testAAZ(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "AAA"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 727)
+
+    def testCBA(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "CBA"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 2080)
+
+    def testAZA(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "AZA"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 1352)
+
+    def testZZA(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "ZZA"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 18252)
+
+    def testZZZ(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "ZZZ"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 18277)
+
+    def testALL(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "ALL"
+        self.obj.recompute()
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, 999)
+
+    def testAb(self):
+        value = self.obj.Value
+        self.obj.Column = "Ab"
+        self.assertFalse(self.obj.recompute())
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, value)
+
+    def testABCD(self):
+        value = self.obj.Value
+        self.obj.Column = "ABCD"
+        self.assertFalse(self.obj.recompute())
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, value)
+
+    def testEmptySilent(self):
+        self.obj.Column = ""
+        self.obj.Silent = True
+        self.assertTrue(self.obj.recompute())
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, -1)
+
+    def testAbSilent(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "Ab"
+        self.obj.Silent = True
+        self.assertTrue(self.obj.recompute())
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, -1)
+
+    def testABCDSilent(self):
+        self.obj.Column = "ABCD"
+        self.obj.Silent = True
+        self.assertTrue(self.obj.recompute())
+        self.assertEqual(self.obj.Value, -1)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        FreeCAD.closeDocument("TestColumn")