diff --git a/src/SMESH_SWIG/Makefile.in b/src/SMESH_SWIG/Makefile.in
index 56a008c03..57c4a479d 100644
--- a/src/SMESH_SWIG/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/SMESH_SWIG/Makefile.in
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ LIB_CLIENT_IDL = SALOMEDS.idl \
 		 SALOME_Component.idl \
 		 MED.idl
 
+EXPORT_SHAREDPYSCRIPTS=SMESH_shared_modules.py
+
 CPPFLAGS+=$(QT_INCLUDES) $(PYTHON_INCLUDES) $(OCC_INCLUDES) $(VTK_INCLUDES) $(OGL_INCLUDES) -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
 LIBS+= $(PYTHON_LIBS)
 LDFLAGS+= -lSMESHGUI
diff --git a/src/SMESH_SWIG/SMESH_shared_modules.py b/src/SMESH_SWIG/SMESH_shared_modules.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e40362fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SMESH_SWIG/SMESH_shared_modules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""
+
+"""
+
+# force SMESH importation at interpretor initialization
+# see salome_shared_modules.py
+# (avoids incomplete import at run time)
+
+print "============== import SMESH ======================="
+
+import SMESH
+
+# this function is required
+
+def init_shared_modules():
+   """
+      This function initializes shared modules that need to be
+   """
+   pass