diff --git a/src/App/Document.h b/src/App/Document.h
index f192244e8cc7..bd7f630236d1 100644
--- a/src/App/Document.h
+++ b/src/App/Document.h
@@ -123,8 +123,12 @@ class AppExport Document : public App::PropertyContainer
     boost::signal<void (Base::XMLReader&)> signalRestoreDocument;
     boost::signal<void (const std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>&,
                         Base::Writer   &)> signalExportObjects;
+    boost::signal<void (const std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>&,
+                        Base::Writer   &)> signalExportViewObjects;
     boost::signal<void (const std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>&,
                         Base::XMLReader&)> signalImportObjects;
+    boost::signal<void (const std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>&, Base::Reader&,
+                        const std::map<std::string, std::string>&)> signalImportViewObjects;
     //@}
 
     /** @name File handling of the document */
diff --git a/src/App/MergeDocuments.cpp b/src/App/MergeDocuments.cpp
index 3f5198b29826..f02f7d417f84 100644
--- a/src/App/MergeDocuments.cpp
+++ b/src/App/MergeDocuments.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 # include <stack>
 # include <boost/bind.hpp>
 #endif
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+
 #include "MergeDocuments.h"
 #include <Base/Console.h>
 #include <Base/Reader.h>
@@ -94,12 +97,17 @@ class XMLMergeReader : public Base::XMLReader
 };
 }
 
-MergeDocuments::MergeDocuments(App::Document* doc) : appdoc(doc)
+MergeDocuments::MergeDocuments(App::Document* doc) : guiup(false), appdoc(doc)
 {
     connectExport = doc->signalExportObjects.connect
         (boost::bind(&MergeDocuments::exportObject, this, _1, _2));
     connectImport = doc->signalImportObjects.connect
         (boost::bind(&MergeDocuments::importObject, this, _1, _2));
+
+    QCoreApplication* app = QCoreApplication::instance();
+    if (app && app->inherits("QApplication")) {
+        guiup = true;
+    }
 }
 
 MergeDocuments::~MergeDocuments()
@@ -143,19 +151,27 @@ void MergeDocuments::exportObject(const std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>& o, Ba
 void MergeDocuments::Save (Base::Writer & w) const
 {
     // Save view provider stuff
+    if (guiup) {
+        w.addFile("GuiDocument.xml", this);
+    }
 }
 
 void MergeDocuments::Restore(Base::XMLReader &r)
 {
     // Restore view provider stuff
+    if (guiup) {
+        r.addFile("GuiDocument.xml", this);
+    }
 }
 
 void MergeDocuments::SaveDocFile (Base::Writer & w) const
 {
     // Save view provider stuff
+    appdoc->signalExportViewObjects(this->objects, w);
 }
 
 void MergeDocuments::RestoreDocFile(Base::Reader & r)
 {
     // Restore view provider stuff
+    appdoc->signalImportViewObjects(this->objects, r, this->nameMap);
 }
diff --git a/src/App/MergeDocuments.h b/src/App/MergeDocuments.h
index f11236b9def7..65693ba772cb 100644
--- a/src/App/MergeDocuments.h
+++ b/src/App/MergeDocuments.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class AppExport MergeDocuments : public Base::Persistence
     void RestoreDocFile(Base::Reader & r);
 
 private:
+    bool guiup;
     zipios::ZipInputStream* stream;
     App::Document* appdoc;
     std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> objects;
diff --git a/src/Gui/Document.cpp b/src/Gui/Document.cpp
index d448f3600968..1774ac790fbf 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Document.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ struct DocumentP
     Connection connectRestDocument;
     Connection connectStartLoadDocument;
     Connection connectFinishLoadDocument;
+    Connection connectExportObjects;
+    Connection connectImportObjects;
 };
 
 } // namespace Gui
@@ -136,6 +138,11 @@ Document::Document(App::Document* pcDocument,Application * app)
     d->connectFinishLoadDocument = App::GetApplication().signalFinishRestoreDocument.connect
         (boost::bind(&Gui::Document::slotFinishRestoreDocument, this, _1));
 
+    d->connectExportObjects = pcDocument->signalExportViewObjects.connect
+        (boost::bind(&Gui::Document::exportObjects, this, _1, _2));
+    d->connectImportObjects = pcDocument->signalImportViewObjects.connect
+        (boost::bind(&Gui::Document::importObjects, this, _1, _2, _3));
+
     // pointer to the python class
     // NOTE: As this Python object doesn't get returned to the interpreter we
     // mustn't increment it (Werner Jan-12-2006)
@@ -162,6 +169,8 @@ Document::~Document()
     d->connectRestDocument.disconnect();
     d->connectStartLoadDocument.disconnect();
     d->connectFinishLoadDocument.disconnect();
+    d->connectExportObjects.disconnect();
+    d->connectImportObjects.disconnect();
 
     // e.g. if document gets closed from within a Python command
     d->_isClosing = true;