diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshShapeObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshShapeObject.cpp
index 07824bdc1f..5ebc2af9ac 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshShapeObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshShapeObject.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ PROPERTY_SOURCE(Fem::FemMeshShapeObject, Fem::FemMeshObject)
 
 FemMeshShapeObject::FemMeshShapeObject()
 {
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Shape,(0), "Shape",Prop_None,"Shape for the analysis");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Shape,(0), "FEM Mesh",Prop_None,"Geometry object, the mesh is made from. The geometry object has to have a Shape.");
 }
 
 FemMeshShapeObject::~FemMeshShapeObject()
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshGmsh.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshGmsh.py
index 5fb4b8b6fa..c35d923371 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshGmsh.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemMeshGmsh.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class _FemMeshGmsh():
         obj.addProperty("App::PropertyLinkList", "MeshGroupList", "Base", "Mesh groups of the mesh")
         obj.MeshGroupList = []
 
-        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyLink", "Part", "FEM Mesh", "Part object to mesh")
+        obj.addProperty("App::PropertyLink", "Part", "FEM Mesh", "Geometry object, the mesh is made from. The geometry object has to have a Shape.")
         obj.Part = None
 
         obj.addProperty("App::PropertyLength", "CharacteristicLengthMax", "FEM Gmsh Mesh Params", "Max mesh element size (0.0 = infinity)")