diff --git a/idl/SMESH_MeshEditor.idl b/idl/SMESH_MeshEditor.idl
index 752d68930..43d7eac35 100644
--- a/idl/SMESH_MeshEditor.idl
+++ b/idl/SMESH_MeshEditor.idl
@@ -927,13 +927,29 @@ module SMESH
     boolean ChangeElemNodes(in long ide, in long_array newIDs) 
       raises (SALOME::SALOME_Exception);
 
+    /*!
+     * \brief Duplicates given elements, i.e. creates new elements based on the 
+     *        same nodes as the given ones.
+     * \param theElements - container of elements to duplicate.
+     * \param theGroupName - a name of group to contain the generated elements.
+     *                    If a group with such a name already exists, the new elements
+     *                    are added to the existng group, else a new group is created.
+     *                    If \a theGroupName is empty, new elements are not added 
+     *                    in any group.
+     * \return a group where the new elements are added. NULL if theGroupName == "".
+     * \sa DoubleNode()
+     */
+    SMESH_Group DoubleElements( in SMESH_IDSource theElements, 
+                                in string         theGroupName )
+      raises (SALOME::SALOME_Exception);
+
     /*!
      * \brief Creates a hole in a mesh by doubling the nodes of some particular elements
      * \param theNodes - identifiers of nodes to be doubled
      * \param theModifiedElems - identifiers of elements to be updated by the new (doubled)
      *        nodes. If list of element identifiers is empty then nodes are doubled but
      *        they not assigned to elements
-     *        \return TRUE if operation has been completed successfully, FALSE otherwise
+     * \return TRUE if operation has been completed successfully, FALSE otherwise
      * \sa DoubleNode(), DoubleNodeGroup(), DoubleNodeGroups()
      */
     boolean DoubleNodes( in long_array theNodes, in long_array theModifiedElems )