diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 06ef84660..f4ce5cd25 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ if ( CGAL_FOUND )
     add_subdirectory(SWIG_CGAL/Mesh_2)
     add_subdirectory(SWIG_CGAL/Interpolation)
     add_subdirectory(SWIG_CGAL/Convex_hull_2)
+    add_subdirectory(SWIG_CGAL/Convex_hull_3)
     #filter Voronoi diagram bindings
     find_path(CGAL_VOR_BASIC_H "CGAL/Voronoi_diagram_2/basic.h"  ${CGAL_INCLUDE_DIRS} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
     if ("${CGAL_VOR_BASIC_H}" STREQUAL "CGAL_VOR_BASIC_H-NOTFOUND")
diff --git a/SWIG_CGAL/Convex_hull_3/CGAL_Convex_hull_3.i b/SWIG_CGAL/Convex_hull_3/CGAL_Convex_hull_3.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac1522b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SWIG_CGAL/Convex_hull_3/CGAL_Convex_hull_3.i
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (c) 2017 GeometryFactory (FRANCE)
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompany-
+// ing file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+%module (package="CGAL") CGAL_Convex_hull_3
+
+%include "SWIG_CGAL/common.i"
+Decl_void_type()
+
+SWIG_CGAL_add_java_loadLibrary(CGAL_Convex_hull_3)
+SWIG_CGAL_package_common()
+
+%import  "SWIG_CGAL/Common/Macros.h"
+%import  "SWIG_CGAL/Kernel/CGAL_Kernel.i"
+%include "SWIG_CGAL/Common/Iterator.h"
+%include "SWIG_CGAL/Common/Wrapper_iterator_helper.h"
+
+%pragma(java) jniclassimports=%{
+import CGAL.Kernel.Point_3;
+import CGAL.Kernel.Plane_3;
+import CGAL.Polyhedron_3.Polyhedron_3;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+%}
+%pragma(java) moduleimports=%{
+import CGAL.Kernel.Point_3;
+import CGAL.Kernel.Plane_3;
+import CGAL.Polyhedron_3.Polyhedron_3;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+%}
+
+//include files
+%{
+#include <SWIG_CGAL/Polyhedron_3/all_includes.h>
+#include <CGAL/convex_hull_3.h>
+#include <CGAL/Convex_hull_3/dual/halfspace_intersection_3.h>
+#include <SWIG_CGAL/Common/Wrapper_iterator_helper.h>
+%}
+
+%types(Plane_3*,Plane_3);//needed so that the identifier SWIGTYPE_p_Point_3 is generated
+
+SWIG_CGAL_set_wrapper_iterator_helper_input(Point_3)
+SWIG_CGAL_set_wrapper_iterator_helper_input(Plane_3)
+
+//import definitions of Polyhedron objects
+%import "SWIG_CGAL/Polyhedron_3/CGAL_Polyhedron_3.i"
+
+//import Polyhedron_3 wrapper types
+SWIG_CGAL_import_Polyhedron_3_SWIG_wrapper
+
+
+%inline %{
+typedef Wrapper_iterator_helper<Point_3>::input       Point_range;
+typedef Wrapper_iterator_helper<Plane_3>::input       Plane_range;
+
+void convex_hull_3(Point_range range, Polyhedron_3_SWIG_wrapper& P)
+{
+  CGAL::convex_hull_3(range.first, range.second, P.get_data());
+}
+
+void halfspace_intersection_3(Plane_range range, Polyhedron_3_SWIG_wrapper& P)
+{
+  std::vector<Plane_3::cpp_base> planes(range.first, range.second);
+  CGAL::halfspace_intersection_3(planes.begin(), planes.end(), P.get_data());
+}
+
+void halfspace_intersection_3(Plane_range range, Polyhedron_3_SWIG_wrapper& P, Point_3& pt)
+{
+  std::vector<Plane_3::cpp_base> planes(range.first, range.second);
+  CGAL::halfspace_intersection_3(planes.begin(), planes.end(), P.get_data(), pt.get_data());
+}
+
+bool is_strongly_convex_3(Polyhedron_3_SWIG_wrapper& P)
+{
+  return CGAL::is_strongly_convex_3(P.get_data());
+}
+
+%}
+
+#ifdef SWIG_CGAL_HAS_Convex_hull_3_USER_PACKAGE
+%include "SWIG_CGAL/User_packages/Convex_hull_3/extensions.i"
+#endif
diff --git a/SWIG_CGAL/Convex_hull_3/CMakeLists.txt b/SWIG_CGAL/Convex_hull_3/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4bbd74589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SWIG_CGAL/Convex_hull_3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+SET (LIBSTOLINKWITH CGAL_Kernel_cpp)
+
+# Modules
+ADD_SWIG_CGAL_JAVA_MODULE   ( Convex_hull_3 ${LIBSTOLINKWITH} )
+ADD_SWIG_CGAL_PYTHON_MODULE ( Convex_hull_3 ${LIBSTOLINKWITH} )
+ADD_SWIG_CGAL_RUBY_MODULE   ( Convex_hull_3 ${LIBSTOLINKWITH} )
diff --git a/examples/java/test_convex_hull_3.java b/examples/java/test_convex_hull_3.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f1ad8cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/java/test_convex_hull_3.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import CGAL.Kernel.Point_3;
+import CGAL.Kernel.Plane_3;
+import CGAL.Convex_hull_3.CGAL_Convex_hull_3;
+import CGAL.Polyhedron_3.Polyhedron_3;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+
+
+public class test_convex_hull_3 {
+  public static void main(String arg[]){
+    LinkedList<Point_3> pts=new LinkedList<Point_3>();
+
+    pts.add( new Point_3(0, 0, 0) );
+    pts.add( new Point_3(0, 1, 0) );
+    pts.add( new Point_3(1, 1, 0) );
+    pts.add( new Point_3(1, 0, 0) );
+    pts.add( new Point_3(0, 0, 1) );
+    pts.add( new Point_3(0, 1, 1) );
+    pts.add( new Point_3(1, 1, 1) );
+    pts.add( new Point_3(1, 0, 1) );
+
+    Polyhedron_3 res = new Polyhedron_3();
+
+    CGAL_Convex_hull_3.convex_hull_3(pts.iterator(), res);
+    System.out.println("convex hull has " + res.size_of_vertices() + " vertices");
+    System.out.println("is strongly convex: "+CGAL_Convex_hull_3.is_strongly_convex_3(res));
+
+    LinkedList<Plane_3> planes=new LinkedList<Plane_3>();
+    planes.add( new Plane_3(-1, 0, 0, 0) );
+    planes.add( new Plane_3(1, 0, 0, -1) );
+    planes.add( new Plane_3(0, -1, 0, 0) );
+    planes.add( new Plane_3(0, 1, 0, -1) );
+    planes.add( new Plane_3(0, 0, -1, 0) );
+    planes.add( new Plane_3(0, 0, 1, -1) );
+
+    res.clear();
+    CGAL_Convex_hull_3.halfspace_intersection_3(planes.iterator(), res);
+    System.out.println("halfspace intersection has " + res.size_of_vertices() + " vertices");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/python/test_convex_hull_3.py b/examples/python/test_convex_hull_3.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2da4ec20d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/python/test_convex_hull_3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
+from CGAL.CGAL_Kernel import Point_3
+from CGAL.CGAL_Kernel import Plane_3
+from CGAL import CGAL_Convex_hull_3
+from CGAL.CGAL_Polyhedron_3 import Polyhedron_3
+
+pts=[]
+pts.append( Point_3(0, 0, 0) )
+pts.append( Point_3(0, 1, 0) )
+pts.append( Point_3(1, 1, 0) )
+pts.append( Point_3(1, 0, 0) )
+pts.append( Point_3(0, 0, 1) )
+pts.append( Point_3(0, 1, 1) )
+pts.append( Point_3(1, 1, 1) )
+pts.append( Point_3(1, 0, 1) )
+
+res = Polyhedron_3();
+
+CGAL_Convex_hull_3.convex_hull_3(pts, res)
+
+print("convex hull has ", res.size_of_vertices(), " vertices");
+print("is strongly convex: ",CGAL_Convex_hull_3.is_strongly_convex_3(res));
+
+
+planes=[];
+planes.append(Plane_3(-1, 0, 0, 0) )
+planes.append(Plane_3(1, 0, 0, -1) )
+planes.append(Plane_3(0, -1, 0, 0) )
+planes.append(Plane_3(0, 1, 0, -1) )
+planes.append(Plane_3(0, 0, -1, 0) )
+planes.append(Plane_3(0, 0, 1, -1) )
+
+res.clear();
+CGAL_Convex_hull_3.halfspace_intersection_3(planes, res);
+print("halfspace intersection has ", res.size_of_vertices(), " vertices");