diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/Line.h b/MeshLib/Elements/Line.h
index bb5b9be5d0d59bd1bc7cdd6a1ab476cd83c08bd1..938ed32cdbf07df96d65d5474a2297143a75f0d8 100644
--- a/MeshLib/Elements/Line.h
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/Line.h
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
 #include "TemplateElement.h"
 #include "Edge.h"
 #include "LineRule2.h"
+#include "LineRule3.h"
 
 namespace MeshLib {
 
 typedef TemplateElement<Edge, LineRule2> Line;
+typedef TemplateElement<Edge, LineRule3> Line3;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/LineRule3.cpp b/MeshLib/Elements/LineRule3.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..062178b7ac97e1161586e6bf214f717ee7a94bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/LineRule3.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * \copyright
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2015, OpenGeoSys Community (http://www.opengeosys.org)
+ *            Distributed under a Modified BSD License.
+ *              See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or
+ *              http://www.opengeosys.org/project/license
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "LineRule3.h"
+
+
+namespace MeshLib {
+
+const unsigned LineRule3::n_all_nodes;
+
+} // end namespace MeshLib
diff --git a/MeshLib/Elements/LineRule3.h b/MeshLib/Elements/LineRule3.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ed33c6672bdc8648b3ff7e3162c9d17c11cbedd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MeshLib/Elements/LineRule3.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+ * \copyright
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2015, OpenGeoSys Community (http://www.opengeosys.org)
+ *            Distributed under a Modified BSD License.
+ *              See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or
+ *              http://www.opengeosys.org/project/license
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef LINERULE3_H_
+#define LINERULE3_H_
+
+#include "MeshLib/MeshEnums.h"
+#include "LineRule2.h"
+
+namespace MeshLib
+{
+
+/**
+ * A 1d Edge or Line Element.
+ * @code
+ *  0----2----1
+ * @endcode
+ */
+class LineRule3 : public LineRule2
+{
+public:
+	/// Constant: The number of all nodes for this element
+	static const unsigned n_all_nodes = 3u;
+
+	/// Constant: The FEM type of the element
+	static const CellType cell_type = CellType::LINE3;
+}; /* class */
+
+} /* namespace */
+
+#endif /* LINERULE3_H_ */
+