diff --git a/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cxx b/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cxx
index 22fd2e44e..9bf36fb1f 100644
--- a/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cxx
+++ b/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cxx
@@ -813,7 +813,8 @@ const SMESH_Hypothesis * SMESH_Mesh::GetHypothesis(const TopoDS_Shape &    aSubS
 int SMESH_Mesh::GetHypotheses(const TopoDS_Shape &                aSubShape,
                               const SMESH_HypoFilter&             aFilter,
                               list <const SMESHDS_Hypothesis * >& aHypList,
-                              const bool                          andAncestors) const
+                              const bool                          andAncestors,
+                              list< TopoDS_Shape > *              assignedTo/*=0*/) const
 {
   set<string> hypTypes; // to exclude same type hypos from the result list
   int nbHyps = 0;
@@ -842,6 +843,7 @@ int SMESH_Mesh::GetHypotheses(const TopoDS_Shape &                aSubShape,
         nbHyps++;
         if ( !cSMESH_Hyp(*hyp)->IsAuxiliary() )
           mainHypFound = true;
+        if ( assignedTo ) assignedTo->push_back( aSubShape );
       }
   }
 
@@ -868,6 +870,7 @@ int SMESH_Mesh::GetHypotheses(const TopoDS_Shape &                aSubShape,
           nbHyps++;
           if ( !cSMESH_Hyp(*hyp)->IsAuxiliary() )
             mainHypFound = true;
+          if ( assignedTo ) assignedTo->push_back( curSh );
         }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.hxx b/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.hxx
index 06c4e7802..e329e0313 100644
--- a/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.hxx
+++ b/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.hxx
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@ public:
   
   int GetHypotheses(const TopoDS_Shape &                     aSubShape,
                     const SMESH_HypoFilter&                  aFilter,
-                    std::list <const SMESHDS_Hypothesis * >& aHypList,
-                    const bool                               andAncestors) const;
+                    std::list< const SMESHDS_Hypothesis * >& aHypList,
+                    const bool                               andAncestors,
+                    std::list< TopoDS_Shape > *              assignedTo=0) const;
 
   const std::list<SMESHDS_Command*> & GetLog() throw(SALOME_Exception);