diff --git a/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh_redux.py b/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh_redux.py
index 27c90454640..a758eeca99b 100644
--- a/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh_redux.py
+++ b/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh_redux.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ LineIntersect= Blender.Mathutils.LineIntersect
 import BPyMesh
 
 
+#import psyco
+#psyco.full()
+
 def uv_key(uv):
 	return round(uv.x, 5), round(uv.y, 5)
 	
@@ -27,6 +30,10 @@ def redux(ob, factor=0.5):
 	# % of the collapseable faces to collapse per pass.
 	collapse_per_pass= 0.333 # between 0.1 - lots of small nibbles, slow but high q. and 0.9 - big passes and faster.
 	
+	
+	for v in me.verts:
+		v.hide=0
+	
 	while target_face_count <= len(me.faces):
 		BPyMesh.meshCalcNormals(me)
 		
@@ -269,11 +276,14 @@ def redux(ob, factor=0.5):
 				v2= ed.v2
 				v1.co= v2.co=  loc
 		
-		me.remDoubles(0.0001) 
+		doubles= me.remDoubles(0.0001) 
+		# print 'doubles', doubles
 		me= ob.getData(mesh=1)
+		if doubles==0:
+			break
 	
 	# Cleanup.
-	
+	'''
 	vert_face_user_count= [0]*len(me.verts)
 	for f in me.faces:
 		for v in f.v:
@@ -281,6 +291,7 @@ def redux(ob, factor=0.5):
 	
 	del_verts= [i for i in xrange(len(me.verts)) if not vert_face_user_count[i]]
 	me.verts.delete( del_verts )
+	'''
 	me.update()
 	Blender.Mesh.Mode(OLD_MESH_MODE)
 
diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Mesh.c b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Mesh.c
index a952fc3587d..c4805f04549 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Mesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Mesh.c
@@ -1079,6 +1079,45 @@ static PyObject *MVert_getIndex( BPy_MVert * self )
 			"PyInt_FromLong() failed" );
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * get a verts's hidden state
+ */
+
+static PyObject *MVert_getMFlagBits( BPy_MVert * self, void * type )
+{
+	MVert *v;
+
+	v = MVert_get_pointer( self );
+	
+	if( self->index >= ((Mesh *)self->data)->totvert )
+		return EXPP_ReturnPyObjError( PyExc_RuntimeError,
+				"MVert is no longer valid" );
+
+	return EXPP_getBitfield( &v->flag, (int)((long)type & 0xff), 'b' );
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * set a verts's hidden state
+ */
+
+static int MVert_setMFlagBits( BPy_MVert * self, PyObject * value,
+		void * type )
+{
+	MVert *v;
+
+	v = MVert_get_pointer( self );
+	
+	if( self->index >= ((Mesh *)self->data)->totvert )
+		return EXPP_ReturnPyObjError( PyExc_RuntimeError,
+				"MVert is no longer valid" );
+
+	return EXPP_setBitfield( value, &v->flag, 
+			(int)((long)type & 0xff), 'b' );
+}
+
+
 /*
  * get a vertex's normal
  */
@@ -1256,6 +1295,10 @@ static PyGetSetDef BPy_MVert_getseters[] = {
 	 (getter)MVert_getSel, (setter)MVert_setSel,
 	 "vertex's select status",
 	 NULL},
+    {"hide",
+     (getter)MVert_getMFlagBits, (setter)MVert_setMFlagBits,
+     "vert hidden in edit mode",
+     (void *)ME_HIDE},
 	{"uvco",
 	 (getter)MVert_getUVco, (setter)MVert_setUVco,
 	 "vertex's UV coordinates",
diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Mesh.py b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Mesh.py
index cae7df6e641..7c3f3ecca4b 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Mesh.py
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Mesh.py
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ class MVert:
    was last exited. A Python script operating in EditMode must exit EditMode 
    before getting the current selection state of the mesh.
   @type sel: int
+  @ivar hide: The face's B{edit mode} visibility state (hidden=1).
+  @type hide: int
   @warn:  There are two kinds of UV texture coordinates in Blender: per vertex
      ("sticky") and per face vertex (UV in L{MFace}).  In the first, there's
      only one UV pair of coordinates for each vertex in the mesh.  In the