diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Object.c b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Object.c
index 23dad137f23..619c8f0c53b 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Object.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Object.c
@@ -2844,6 +2844,8 @@ static PyObject *Object_getAttr( BPy_Object * obj, char *name )
 		return Object_getEffects( obj );
 	if( StringEqual( name, "users" ) )
 		return PyInt_FromLong( obj->object->id.us );
+	if( StringEqual( name, "protectFlags" ) )
+		return PyInt_FromLong( obj->object->protectflag );
 
 	/* not an attribute, search the methods table */
 	return Py_FindMethod( BPy_Object_methods, ( PyObject * ) obj, name );
@@ -3063,6 +3065,19 @@ static int Object_setAttr( BPy_Object * obj, char *name, PyObject * value )
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if( StringEqual( name, "protectFlags" ) ) {
+		int flag=0;
+		if( !PyArg_Parse( value, "i", &flag ) )
+			return EXPP_ReturnIntError ( PyExc_AttributeError,
+					  "expected an integer" );
+
+		flag &= OB_LOCK_LOCX | OB_LOCK_LOCY | OB_LOCK_LOCZ |
+			OB_LOCK_ROTX | OB_LOCK_ROTY | OB_LOCK_ROTZ |
+			OB_LOCK_SIZEX | OB_LOCK_SIZEY | OB_LOCK_SIZEZ;
+
+		object->protectflag = flag;
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 
 	/* SECOND, handle all the attributes that passes the value as a tuple to another function */
@@ -3073,7 +3088,7 @@ static int Object_setAttr( BPy_Object * obj, char *name, PyObject * value )
 	valtuple = Py_BuildValue( "(O)", value );
 	if( !valtuple ) {
 		return EXPP_ReturnIntError( PyExc_MemoryError,
-					    "Object_setAttr: couldn't create PyTuple" );
+				"Object_setAttr: couldn't create PyTuple" );
 	}
 	/* Call the setFunctions to handle it */
 	if( StringEqual( name, "loc" ) )
diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Object.py b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Object.py
index 8226e442c5d..4fd3edc42cd 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Object.py
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Object.py
@@ -192,6 +192,18 @@ class Object:
     @ivar parentbonename: The string name of the parent bone.
     @ivar users: The number of users of the object.  Read-only.
     @type users: int
+    @ivar protectFlags: The "transform locking" bitfield flags for the object.  
+    Setting bits lock the following attributes:
+	   - bit 0: X location
+	   - bit 1: Y location
+	   - bit 2: Z location
+	   - bit 3: X rotation
+	   - bit 4: Y rotation
+	   - bit 5: Z rotation
+	   - bit 6: X size
+	   - bit 7: Y size
+	   - bit 8: Z size
+    @type protectFlags: int
   """
 
   def buildParts():