diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/FemCommands.py b/src/Mod/Fem/FemCommands.py
index 76e310a0c9e6..7c6f505d195f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/FemCommands.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/FemCommands.py
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ def IsActive(self):
                 active = FemGui.getActiveAnalysis() is not None and self.active_analysis_in_active_doc() and self.results_present()
             elif self.is_active == 'with_part_feature':
                 active = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument is not None and self.part_feature_selected()
+            elif self.is_active == 'with_femmesh':
+                active = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument is not None and self.femmesh_selected()
+            elif self.is_active == 'with_femmesh_andor_res':
+                active = FreeCADGui.ActiveDocument is not None and self.with_femmesh_andor_res_selected()
             elif self.is_active == 'with_material':
                 active = FemGui.getActiveAnalysis() is not None and self.active_analysis_in_active_doc() and self.material_selected()
             elif self.is_active == 'with_solver':
@@ -81,6 +85,13 @@ def part_feature_selected(self):
             else:
                 return False
 
+        def femmesh_selected(self):
+            sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
+            if len(sel) == 1 and sel[0].isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemMeshObject"):
+                return True
+            else:
+                return False
+
         def material_selected(self):
             sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
             if len(sel) == 1 and sel[0].isDerivedFrom("App::MaterialObjectPython"):
@@ -88,6 +99,26 @@ def material_selected(self):
             else:
                 return False
 
+        def with_femmesh_andor_res_selected(self):
+            sel = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()
+            if len(sel) == 1 and sel[0].isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemMeshObject"):
+                return True
+            elif len(sel) == 2:
+                if(sel[0].isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemMeshObject")):
+                    if(sel[1].isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemResultObject")):
+                        return True
+                    else:
+                        return False
+                elif(sel[1].isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemMeshObject")):
+                    if(sel[0].isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemResultObject")):
+                        return True
+                    else:
+                        return False
+                else:
+                    return False
+            else:
+                return False
+
         def active_analysis_in_active_doc(self):
             return FemGui.getActiveAnalysis().Document is FreeCAD.ActiveDocument
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandFEMMesh2Mesh.py b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandFEMMesh2Mesh.py
index 8fa827c1dba5..92f9063cb893 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandFEMMesh2Mesh.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/_CommandFEMMesh2Mesh.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.resources = {'Pixmap': 'fem-fem-mesh-from-shape',
                           'MenuText': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Fem_FemMesh2Mesh", "FEM mesh to mesh"),
                           'ToolTip': QtCore.QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Fem_FemMesh2Mesh", "Convert the surface of a FEM mesh to a mesh")}
-        self.is_active = 'with_document'
+        self.is_active = 'with_femmesh_andor_res'
 
     def Activated(self):
         FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create FEM mesh")