diff --git a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.cxx b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.cxx
index 8dfea14e7..667cf2eb0 100644
--- a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.cxx
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ extern "C" {
 
 GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var GeometryGUI::myComponentGeom = GEOM::GEOM_Gen::_nil(); 
 
+bool GeometryGUI::InitGeomGen() 
+{
+  GeometryGUI aGG;
+  if( CORBA::is_nil( myComponentGeom ) ) return false;   
+  return true; 
+}			   
+
 //=================================================================================
 // class   : CustomItem
 // purpose : Set Font to a text.
@@ -122,7 +129,7 @@ GeometryGUI::GeometryGUI() :
     Engines::Component_var comp = ls->FindOrLoad_Component( "FactoryServer", "GEOM" );
     myComponentGeom  = GEOM::GEOM_Gen::_narrow( comp );
   }
-
+  
   myState           = -1;
   myActiveDialogBox = 0;
   myFatherior       = "";
diff --git a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.h b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.h
index a8e20117f..2303a2760 100644
--- a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.h
+++ b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public:
   virtual void                initialize( CAM_Application* );
   virtual QString             engineIOR() const;
 
+  static bool                 InitGeomGen();   //BugID IPAL9186: SRN: To be called by Python scripts 
+
   static GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var   GetGeomGen()        { return myComponentGeom; }
   
   GEOM_Client&                GetShapeReader()    { return myShapeReader; }
diff --git a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.cxx b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.cxx
index e639b789e..fb2b0e1e0 100644
--- a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.cxx
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ int  GEOM_Swig::getIndexTopology(const char* SubIOR, const char* IOR)
       Exp.Next(); 
     } 
   } 
+   
   return -1;
 }
 
@@ -480,3 +481,9 @@ void GEOM_Swig::setTransparency(const char* theEntry, float transp)
   
   ProcessVoidEvent(new TEvent(app,anIO,transp));
 }
+
+
+bool GEOM_Swig::initGeomGen()
+{
+  return GeometryGUI::InitGeomGen();
+}
diff --git a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.hxx b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.hxx
index 862abbc23..baaf41eae 100644
--- a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.hxx
+++ b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.hxx
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public:
   int  getIndexTopology(const char *SubEntry, const char *Entry);
   const char* getShapeTypeString(const char *Entry);
   const char* getShapeTypeIcon(const char *Ior);
+
+  bool initGeomGen();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.i b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.i
index 187133111..d8be6b738 100644
--- a/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.i
+++ b/src/GEOMGUI/GeometryGUI_Swig.i
@@ -44,4 +44,6 @@ class GEOM_Swig
   void setColor(const char* Entry, int red, int green, int blue);
   void setTransparency(const char* Entry, float transp);
   const char* getShapeTypeIcon(const char *Ior);
+  
+  bool initGeomGen();
 };