diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.c b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..42fe8c516e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.c
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+#include "Pose.h"
+#include "NLA.h" 
+//Action is still there, may move to Action.h
+// Action_Type used for typechecking
+#include "Types.h"
+#include <Python.h>
+//#include <DNA_action_types.h>
+#include "gen_utils.h"
+#include "BKE_action.h"
+
+static void Pose_dealloc( PyObject *self );
+static PyObject *Pose_repr( BPy_Pose *self );
+static PyObject *Pose_fromAction( BPy_Pose *self, PyObject *args);
+
+static struct PyMethodDef Pose_methods[] = {
+	{"fromAction", ( PyCFunction ) Pose_fromAction,
+	 METH_VARARGS, "() - sets the pose based on an action and given time in it."},
+	{0, 0, 0, 0}
+};
+
+static PyGetSetDef BPy_Pose_getsetters[] = {
+//		{"type",(getter)Key_getType, (setter)NULL,
+		{NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL}  /* Sentinel */
+	};
+
+PyTypeObject Pose_Type = {
+	PyObject_HEAD_INIT( NULL ) 0,	/*ob_size */
+	"Blender Pose",					/*tp_name */
+	sizeof( BPy_Pose ),				/*tp_basicsize */
+	0,								/*tp_itemsize */
+	/* methods */
+	( destructor ) Pose_dealloc,		/*tp_dealloc */
+	( printfunc ) 0,				/*tp_print */
+	( getattrfunc ) 0,	/*tp_getattr */
+	( setattrfunc ) 0,			 	/*tp_setattr */
+	0, 								/*tp_compare*/
+	( reprfunc ) Pose_repr, 			/* tp_repr */
+	/* Method suites for standard classes */
+
+	NULL,                       /* PyNumberMethods *tp_as_number; */
+	NULL,                       /* PySequenceMethods *tp_as_sequence; */
+	NULL,                       /* PyMappingMethods *tp_as_mapping; */
+
+	/* More standard operations (here for binary compatibility) */
+
+	NULL,                       /* hashfunc tp_hash; */
+	NULL,                       /* ternaryfunc tp_call; */
+	NULL,                       /* reprfunc tp_str; */
+	NULL,                       /* getattrofunc tp_getattro; */
+	NULL,                       /* setattrofunc tp_setattro; */
+
+	/* Functions to access object as input/output buffer */
+	NULL,                       /* PyBufferProcs *tp_as_buffer; */
+
+  /*** Flags to define presence of optional/expanded features ***/
+	Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,         /* long tp_flags; */
+
+	NULL,                       /*  char *tp_doc;  Documentation string */
+  /*** Assigned meaning in release 2.0 ***/
+	/* call function for all accessible objects */
+	NULL,                       /* traverseproc tp_traverse; */
+
+	/* delete references to contained objects */
+	NULL,                       /* inquiry tp_clear; */
+
+  /***  Assigned meaning in release 2.1 ***/
+  /*** rich comparisons ***/
+	NULL,                       /* richcmpfunc tp_richcompare; */
+
+  /***  weak reference enabler ***/
+	0,                          /* long tp_weaklistoffset; */
+
+  /*** Added in release 2.2 ***/
+	/*   Iterators */
+	NULL,                       /* getiterfunc tp_iter; */
+	NULL,                       /* iternextfunc tp_iternext; */
+
+  /*** Attribute descriptor and subclassing stuff ***/
+	Pose_methods,           		/* struct PyMethodDef *tp_methods; */
+	NULL,                       /* struct PyMemberDef *tp_members; */
+	BPy_Pose_getsetters,     	/* struct PyGetSetDef *tp_getset; */
+	NULL,                       /* struct _typeobject *tp_base; */
+	NULL,                      	/* PyObject *tp_dict; */
+	NULL,                       /* descrgetfunc tp_descr_get; */
+	NULL,                       /* descrsetfunc tp_descr_set; */
+	0,                          /* long tp_dictoffset; */
+	NULL,                       /* initproc tp_init; */
+	NULL,                       /* allocfunc tp_alloc; */
+	NULL,                       /* newfunc tp_new; */
+	/*  Low-level free-memory routine */
+	NULL,                       /* freefunc tp_free;  */
+	/* For PyObject_IS_GC */
+	NULL,                       /* inquiry tp_is_gc;  */
+	NULL,                       /* PyObject *tp_bases; */
+	/* method resolution order */
+	NULL,                       /* PyObject *tp_mro;  */
+	NULL,                       /* PyObject *tp_cache; */
+	NULL,                       /* PyObject *tp_subclasses; */
+	NULL,                       /* PyObject *tp_weaklist; */
+	NULL
+};
+
+static void Pose_dealloc( PyObject * self )
+{
+	PyObject_DEL( self );
+}
+
+PyObject *Pose_CreatePyObject( struct bPose * pose )
+	{
+		BPy_Pose *pypose;
+	
+		pypose =
+			( BPy_Pose * ) PyObject_NEW( BPy_Pose, &Pose_Type );
+	
+		if( !pypose )
+			return EXPP_ReturnPyObjError( PyExc_MemoryError,
+						      "couldn't create BPy_Pose object" );
+
+		PyType_Ready(&Pose_Type);
+
+		pypose->pose = pose;
+		return ( ( PyObject * ) pypose );
+	}
+
+static PyObject *Pose_fromAction( BPy_Pose *self, PyObject *args)  {
+	BPy_Action *action;
+	float time;
+	float factor = 1.0;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!f|f", &Action_Type, &action, &time, &factor))
+				return EXPP_ReturnPyObjError(PyExc_AttributeError, "An action and a time (as number) required as arguments.");
+
+	//todo: range check for time
+
+	extract_pose_from_action(self->pose, action->action, time);
+
+	Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyObject *Pose_repr( BPy_Pose * self )
+{
+	return PyString_FromFormat( "[Pose]"); // \"%s\"]", self->key->id.name + 2 );
+}
diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.h b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1735d1ebd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef EXPP_POSE_H
+#define EXPP_POSE_H
+
+#include <Python.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <DNA_action_types.h>
+
+/* EXPP PyType Objects */
+extern PyTypeObject Pose_Type;
+
+struct BPy_Pose;
+
+typedef struct {
+	PyObject_HEAD		/* required python macro   */
+	bPose * pose;
+} BPy_Pose;			/* a pose */
+
+PyObject *Pose_CreatePyObject( bPose * p );
+
+#endif /* EXPP_KEY_H */