diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPy.xml b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPy.xml
index 93df7b4631..e89859e806 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPy.xml
@@ -133,6 +133,21 @@
             <UserDocu>toggle the VirtualSpace status of a constraint</UserDocu>
         </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="setActive">
+        <Documentation>
+            <UserDocu>sets the constraint on/off (enforced or not)</UserDocu>
+        </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="getActive">
+        <Documentation>
+            <UserDocu>Get the constraint status (enforced or not)</UserDocu>
+        </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="toggleActive">
+        <Documentation>
+            <UserDocu>toggle the active status of constraint (enforced or not)</UserDocu>
+        </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <Methode Name="movePoint">
       <Documentation>
         <UserDocu>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPyImp.cpp
index 3ef89007d3..eaade9bb50 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObjectPyImp.cpp
@@ -843,6 +843,57 @@ PyObject* SketchObjectPy::toggleVirtualSpace(PyObject *args)
     Py_Return;
 }
 
+PyObject* SketchObjectPy::setActive(PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject* isactive;
+    int constrid;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "iO!", &constrid, &PyBool_Type, &isactive))
+        return 0;
+
+    if (this->getSketchObjectPtr()->setActive(constrid, PyObject_IsTrue(isactive) ? true : false)) {
+        std::stringstream str;
+        str << "Not able set active/disabled status for constraint with the given index: " << constrid;
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, str.str().c_str());
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    Py_Return;
+}
+
+PyObject* SketchObjectPy::getActive(PyObject *args)
+{
+    int constrid;
+    bool isactive;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &constrid))
+        return 0;
+
+    if (this->getSketchObjectPtr()->getActive(constrid, isactive)) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Invalid constraint id");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return Py::new_reference_to(Py::Boolean(isactive));
+}
+
+PyObject* SketchObjectPy::toggleActive(PyObject *args)
+{
+    int constrid;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &constrid))
+        return 0;
+
+    if (this->getSketchObjectPtr()->toggleActive(constrid)) {
+        std::stringstream str;
+        str << "Not able toggle on/off constraint with the given index: " << constrid;
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, str.str().c_str());
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    Py_Return;
+}
+
 PyObject* SketchObjectPy::movePoint(PyObject *args)
 {
     PyObject *pcObj;