diff --git a/src/SMESH_I/SMESH_2smeshpy.hxx b/src/SMESH_I/SMESH_2smeshpy.hxx
index 5af2c4dfc..b4dfd6b82 100644
--- a/src/SMESH_I/SMESH_2smeshpy.hxx
+++ b/src/SMESH_I/SMESH_2smeshpy.hxx
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ public:
   _pyFilter(const Handle(_pyCommand)& theCreationCmd, const _pyID& newID="");
   void Process( const Handle(_pyCommand)& theCommand);
   virtual void Flush();
+  const _pyID& GetNewID() const { return myNewID; }
 
   DEFINE_STANDARD_RTTI (_pyFilter)
 };