diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
index 32b8834d..3bd8b1f1 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNetgenMeshing()
     .def(bp::init<Point<3>>())
     .def("__str__", &ToString<MeshPoint>)
     .def("__repr__", &ToString<MeshPoint>)
+    .add_property("p", FunctionPointer([](const MeshPoint & self)
+                                        {
+                                          bp::list l;
+                                          l.append ( self[0] );
+                                          l.append ( self[1] );
+                                          l.append ( self[2] );
+                                          return bp::tuple(l);
+                                       }))
     .def("__getitem__", FunctionPointer([](const MeshPoint & self, int index) {
 	  if(index<0 || index>2)
 	    bp::exec("raise IndexError()\n");