diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeSolidPy.xml b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeSolidPy.xml
index c8e4048cf742..77e6608539c2 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeSolidPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeSolidPy.xml
@@ -90,5 +90,15 @@ shape if the solid has no shells</UserDocu>
         <UserDocu>Returns the radius of gyration of the current system about the axis A.</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="extrudeFaces" ReadOnly="true">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>Extrude single faces of the solid.
+Example:
+solid.extrudeFaces({solid.Faces[0]:1.0,solid.Faces[1]:2.0})
+Example:
+solid.extrudeFaces((solid.Faces[0],solid.Faces[1]), 1.5)
+        </UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
   </PythonExport>
 </GenerateModel>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeSolidPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeSolidPyImp.cpp
index 76ff4e73c044..7720219a943d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeSolidPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeSolidPyImp.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <Standard_Version.hxx>
 #include <BRepGProp.hxx>
 #include <BRepTools.hxx>
+#include <BRepOffset_MakeOffset.hxx>
 #if OCC_VERSION_HEX >= 0x060600
 #include <BRepClass3d.hxx>
 #endif
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <GProp_PrincipalProps.hxx>
 #include <BRepBuilderAPI_MakeSolid.hxx>
 #include <BRepLib.hxx>
+# include <Precision.hxx>
 #include <TopExp_Explorer.hxx>
 #include <TopoDS.hxx>
 #include <TopoDS_Solid.hxx>
@@ -238,6 +240,66 @@ PyObject* TopoShapeSolidPy::getRadiusOfGyration(PyObject *args)
     }
 }
 
+PyObject* TopoShapeSolidPy::extrudeFaces(PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *obj;
+    Standard_Real offset;
+
+    const TopoDS_Shape& shape = getTopoShapePtr()->_Shape;
+    BRepOffset_MakeOffset builder;
+    // Set here an offset value higher than the tolerance
+    builder.Initialize(shape,1.0,Precision::Confusion(),BRepOffset_Skin,Standard_False,Standard_False,GeomAbs_Intersection);
+    TopExp_Explorer xp(shape,TopAbs_FACE);
+    while (xp.More()) {
+        // go through all faces and set offset to zero
+        builder.SetOffsetOnFace(TopoDS::Face(xp.Current()), 0.0);
+        xp.Next();
+    }
+
+    bool paramOK = false;
+    if (!paramOK && PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Od", &obj,&offset)) {
+        paramOK = true;
+        Py::Sequence list(obj);
+        for (Py::Sequence::iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it) {
+            if (PyObject_TypeCheck((*it).ptr(), &(Part::TopoShapePy::Type))) {
+                // set offset of the requested faces
+                const TopoDS_Shape& face = static_cast<TopoShapePy*>((*it).ptr())->getTopoShapePtr()->_Shape;
+                builder.SetOffsetOnFace(TopoDS::Face(face), offset);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    PyErr_Clear();
+    if (!paramOK && PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!", &PyDict_Type, &obj)) {
+        paramOK = true;
+        Py::Dict dict(obj);
+        for (Py::Dict::iterator it = dict.begin(); it != dict.end(); ++it) {
+            if (PyObject_TypeCheck((*it).first.ptr(), &(Part::TopoShapePy::Type))) {
+                // set offset of the requested faces
+                const TopoDS_Shape& face = static_cast<TopoShapePy*>((*it).first.ptr())->getTopoShapePtr()->_Shape;
+                Standard_Real value = (double)Py::Float((*it).second.ptr());
+                builder.SetOffsetOnFace(TopoDS::Face(face), value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!paramOK) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Wrong parameter");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        builder.MakeOffsetShape();
+        const TopoDS_Shape& offsetshape = builder.Shape();
+        return new TopoShapeSolidPy(new TopoShape(offsetshape));
+    }
+    catch (Standard_Failure) {
+        Handle_Standard_Failure e = Standard_Failure::Caught();
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception, e->GetMessageString());
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
 PyObject *TopoShapeSolidPy::getCustomAttributes(const char* /*attr*/) const
 {
     return 0;