diff --git a/MeshObjectInfoPlugin.cc b/MeshObjectInfoPlugin.cc
index 100964f253fd7656bf3658fe6325ae8658bd4573..e4dc68a5cb63ffe2203b59830189b165d6469b6b 100644
--- a/MeshObjectInfoPlugin.cc
+++ b/MeshObjectInfoPlugin.cc
@@ -446,6 +446,9 @@ void InfoMeshObjectPlugin::printMeshInfo( MeshT* _mesh , int _id, unsigned int _
   float minD = FLT_MAX;
   float sumD = 0.0;
   int numD = 0;
+  unsigned int maxFValence = -std::numeric_limits<float>::infinity();
+  unsigned int minFValence = std::numeric_limits<float>::infinity();
+  size_t sumFValence = 0;
 
   //iterate over all faces
   for (f_it = _mesh->faces_begin(); f_it != f_end; ++f_it){
@@ -487,6 +490,7 @@ void InfoMeshObjectPlugin::printMeshInfo( MeshT* _mesh , int _id, unsigned int _
     typename MeshT::FaceFaceIter ff_it;
     typename MeshT::Normal n1 = _mesh->normal(*f_it);
 
+    unsigned int valence = 0;
     for (ff_it = _mesh->ff_iter(*f_it); ff_it.is_valid(); ++ff_it){
       
       typename MeshT::Normal n2 = _mesh->normal(*ff_it);
@@ -497,7 +501,11 @@ void InfoMeshObjectPlugin::printMeshInfo( MeshT* _mesh , int _id, unsigned int _
       if (angle > maxD) maxD = angle;
       sumD += angle;
       numD ++;
+      ++valence;
     }
+    minFValence = std::min(minFValence, valence);
+    maxFValence = std::max(maxFValence, valence);
+    sumFValence += valence;
   }
 
   info_->aspectMin->setText( QString::number(minA,'f') );
@@ -508,6 +516,9 @@ void InfoMeshObjectPlugin::printMeshInfo( MeshT* _mesh , int _id, unsigned int _
   info_->angleMean->setText( "-" );
   info_->angleMax->setText( QString::number(maxI,'f')  );
 
+  info_->faceValenceMin->setText(trUtf8("%1").arg(minFValence));
+  info_->faceValenceMax->setText(trUtf8("%1").arg(maxFValence));
+  info_->faceValenceMean->setText(trUtf8("%1").arg(sumFValence / _mesh->n_faces()));
   
   // Only one face or no face -> don't output angles 
   if ( _mesh->n_faces() > 1 ) {
diff --git a/infoWidget.ui b/infoWidget.ui
index e0318e6c9d5f9acb5079559059271f67bbfffead..18c0d48caba5e77b53c659d6f5223190bc3eb8fd 100644
--- a/infoWidget.ui
+++ b/infoWidget.ui
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
        <rect>
         <x>0</x>
         <y>0</y>
-        <width>739</width>
-        <height>1052</height>
+        <width>714</width>
+        <height>1048</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@
               </property>
               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                <size>
-                <width>40</width>
-                <height>20</height>
+                <width>0</width>
+                <height>0</height>
                </size>
               </property>
              </spacer>
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@
               </property>
               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                <size>
-                <width>40</width>
-                <height>20</height>
+                <width>0</width>
+                <height>0</height>
                </size>
               </property>
              </spacer>
@@ -519,8 +519,8 @@
               </property>
               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                <size>
-                <width>40</width>
-                <height>20</height>
+                <width>0</width>
+                <height>0</height>
                </size>
               </property>
              </spacer>
@@ -873,8 +873,8 @@
                    </property>
                    <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                     <size>
-                     <width>20</width>
-                     <height>18</height>
+                     <width>0</width>
+                     <height>0</height>
                     </size>
                    </property>
                   </spacer>
@@ -901,8 +901,8 @@
                      </property>
                      <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                       <size>
-                       <width>40</width>
-                       <height>20</height>
+                       <width>0</width>
+                       <height>0</height>
                       </size>
                      </property>
                     </spacer>
@@ -977,8 +977,8 @@
                      </property>
                      <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                       <size>
-                       <width>40</width>
-                       <height>20</height>
+                       <width>0</width>
+                       <height>0</height>
                       </size>
                      </property>
                     </spacer>
@@ -992,8 +992,8 @@
                    </property>
                    <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                     <size>
-                     <width>20</width>
-                     <height>40</height>
+                     <width>0</width>
+                     <height>0</height>
                     </size>
                    </property>
                   </spacer>
@@ -1023,8 +1023,8 @@
                  </property>
                  <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                   <size>
-                   <width>40</width>
-                   <height>20</height>
+                   <width>0</width>
+                   <height>0</height>
                   </size>
                  </property>
                 </spacer>
@@ -1225,8 +1225,8 @@
                  </property>
                  <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                   <size>
-                   <width>40</width>
-                   <height>20</height>
+                   <width>0</width>
+                   <height>0</height>
                   </size>
                  </property>
                 </spacer>
@@ -1252,8 +1252,8 @@
                  </property>
                  <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                   <size>
-                   <width>91</width>
-                   <height>20</height>
+                   <width>0</width>
+                   <height>0</height>
                   </size>
                  </property>
                 </spacer>
@@ -1335,8 +1335,8 @@
                  </property>
                  <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                   <size>
-                   <width>40</width>
-                   <height>20</height>
+                   <width>0</width>
+                   <height>0</height>
                   </size>
                  </property>
                 </spacer>
@@ -1350,8 +1350,8 @@
                </property>
                <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                 <size>
-                 <width>20</width>
-                 <height>40</height>
+                 <width>0</width>
+                 <height>0</height>
                 </size>
                </property>
               </spacer>
@@ -1475,6 +1475,75 @@
                </item>
               </layout>
              </item>
+             <item>
+              <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_23">
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_16">
+                 <property name="font">
+                  <font>
+                   <weight>50</weight>
+                   <bold>false</bold>
+                  </font>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Face Valence:</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="verticesIcon_7">
+                 <property name="minimumSize">
+                  <size>
+                   <width>0</width>
+                   <height>32</height>
+                  </size>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string/>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="faceValenceMin">
+                 <property name="font">
+                  <font>
+                   <weight>50</weight>
+                   <bold>false</bold>
+                  </font>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>min</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="faceValenceMean">
+                 <property name="font">
+                  <font>
+                   <weight>50</weight>
+                   <bold>false</bold>
+                  </font>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>mean</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="faceValenceMax">
+                 <property name="font">
+                  <font>
+                   <weight>50</weight>
+                   <bold>false</bold>
+                  </font>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>max</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+              </layout>
+             </item>
              <item>
               <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_17">
                <item>
@@ -1758,8 +1827,8 @@
        </property>
        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
         <size>
-         <width>40</width>
-         <height>20</height>
+         <width>0</width>
+         <height>0</height>
         </size>
        </property>
       </spacer>