diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPyImp.cpp
index 69678141bc..75f9439a6c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPyImp.cpp
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ PyObject* SketchObjectPy::getDatum(PyObject *args)
         type != DistanceX &&
         type != DistanceY &&
         type != Radius &&
+        type != Diameter &&
         type != Angle) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Constraint is not a datum");
         return 0;