diff --git a/src/App/GeoFeature.cpp b/src/App/GeoFeature.cpp
index b2d639591fb8..b140fdb96526 100644
--- a/src/App/GeoFeature.cpp
+++ b/src/App/GeoFeature.cpp
@@ -279,4 +279,13 @@ std::vector<const char*> GeoFeature::getElementTypes(bool /*all*/) const
     return prop->getComplexData()->getElementTypes();
 }
 
+std::vector<Data::IndexedName>
+GeoFeature::getHigherElements(const char *element, bool silent) const
+{
+    auto prop = getPropertyOfGeometry();
+    if (!prop)
+        return {};
+    return prop->getComplexData()->getHigherElements(element, silent);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/App/GeoFeature.h b/src/App/GeoFeature.h
index 3e0107fc0df8..2f1b9b86a112 100644
--- a/src/App/GeoFeature.h
+++ b/src/App/GeoFeature.h
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ class AppExport GeoFeature : public App::DocumentObject
 
     virtual std::vector<const char *> getElementTypes(bool all=true) const;
 
+    /// Return the higher level element names of the given element
+    virtual std::vector<Data::IndexedName> getHigherElements(const char *name, bool silent=false) const;
 
 protected:
     void onChanged(const Property* prop) override;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h
index ffd4876cc2c5..b82777896461 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h
@@ -1496,6 +1496,9 @@ class PartExport TopoShape: public Data::ComplexGeoData
     Data::ElementMapPtr resetElementMap(
         Data::ElementMapPtr elementMap=Data::ElementMapPtr()) override;
 
+    std::vector<Data::IndexedName> getHigherElements(const char *element,
+                                                     bool silent = false) const override;
+
     /** Helper class to return the generated and modified shape given an input shape
      *
      * Shape history information is extracted using OCCT APIs
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeExpansion.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeExpansion.cpp
index 54e0143eafa7..426ed4361072 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeExpansion.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapeExpansion.cpp
@@ -3714,7 +3714,7 @@ struct MapperPrism: MapperMaker
             }
         }
     }
-    virtual const std::vector<TopoDS_Shape>& generated(const TopoDS_Shape& s) const override
+    const std::vector<TopoDS_Shape>& generated(const TopoDS_Shape& s) const override
     {
         _res.clear();
         switch (s.ShapeType()) {
@@ -4775,6 +4775,25 @@ TopoShape& TopoShape::makeElementRefine(const TopoShape& shape, const char* op,
     return *this;
 }
 
+    std::vector<Data::IndexedName>
+    TopoShape::getHigherElements(const char *element, bool silent) const
+    {
+        TopoShape shape = getSubTopoShape(element, silent);
+        if(shape.isNull())
+            return {};
+
+        std::vector<Data::IndexedName> res;
+        int type = shape.shapeType();
+        for(;;) {
+            if(--type < 0)
+                break;
+            const char *shapetype = shapeName((TopAbs_ShapeEnum)type).c_str();
+            for(int idx : findAncestors(shape.getShape(), (TopAbs_ShapeEnum)type))
+                res.emplace_back(shapetype, idx);
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+
 TopoShape& TopoShape::makeElementBSplineFace(const TopoShape& shape,
                                              FillingStyle style,
                                              bool keepBezier,
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
index 69cd293deafb..103828376153 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
@@ -9695,6 +9695,64 @@ App::DocumentObject *SketchObject::getSubObject(
     return const_cast<SketchObject*>(this);
 }
 
+std::vector<Data::IndexedName>
+SketchObject::getHigherElements(const char *element, bool silent) const
+{
+    std::vector<Data::IndexedName> res;
+        if (boost::istarts_with(element, "vertex")) {
+            int n = 0;
+            int index = atoi(element+6);
+            for (auto cstr : Constraints.getValues()) {
+                ++n;
+                if (cstr->Type != Sketcher::Coincident)
+                    continue;
+                if(cstr->First >= 0 && index == getSolvedSketch().getPointId(cstr->First, cstr->FirstPos) + 1)
+                    res.push_back(Data::IndexedName::fromConst("Constraint", n));
+                if(cstr->Second >= 0 && index == getSolvedSketch().getPointId(cstr->Second, cstr->SecondPos) + 1)
+                    res.push_back(Data::IndexedName::fromConst("Constraint", n));
+            }
+        }
+        return res;
+
+    auto getNames = [this, &silent, &res](const char *element) {
+        bool internal = boost::starts_with(element, internalPrefix());
+        const auto &shape = internal ? InternalShape.getShape() : Shape.getShape();
+        for (const auto &indexedName : shape.getHigherElements(element+(internal?internalPrefix().size() : 0), silent)) {
+            if (!internal) {
+                res.push_back(indexedName);
+            }
+            else if (boost::equals(indexedName.getType(), "Face")
+                    || boost::equals(indexedName.getType(), "Edge")
+                    || boost::equals(indexedName.getType(), "Wire")) {
+                res.emplace_back((internalPrefix() + indexedName.getType()).c_str(), indexedName.getIndex());
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    getNames(element);
+    const auto &elementMap = getInternalElementMap();
+    auto it = elementMap.find(element);
+    if (it != elementMap.end()) {
+        res.emplace_back(it->second.c_str());
+        getNames(it->second.c_str());
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
+std::vector<const char *> SketchObject::getElementTypes(bool all) const
+{
+    if (!all)
+        return Part::Part2DObject::getElementTypes();
+    static std::vector<const char *> res { Part::TopoShape::shapeName(TopAbs_VERTEX).c_str(),
+                Part::TopoShape::shapeName(TopAbs_EDGE).c_str(),
+                "ExternalEdge",
+                "Constraint",
+                "InternalEdge",
+                "InternalFace",
+                "InternalVertex",
+              };
+    return res;
+}
+
 void SketchObject::setExpression(const App::ObjectIdentifier& path,
                                  std::shared_ptr<App::Expression> expr)
 {
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h
index 3279273e686b..54921dfdc8c8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h
@@ -684,6 +684,11 @@ class SketcherExport SketchObject: public Part::Part2DObject
 
     Part::TopoShape getEdge(const Part::Geometry* geo, const char* name) const;
 
+    std::vector<const char*> getElementTypes(bool all = true) const override;
+
+    std::vector<Data::IndexedName> getHigherElements(const char* element,
+                                                     bool silent = false) const override;
+
     Data::IndexedName checkSubName(const char* subname) const;
 
     bool geoIdFromShapeType(const Data::IndexedName&, int& geoId, PointPos& posId) const;