diff --git a/CGAL_ipelets/demo/CGAL_ipelets/CMakeLists.txt b/CGAL_ipelets/demo/CGAL_ipelets/CMakeLists.txt
index 26a9442a90e..cad2c3889dc 100644
--- a/CGAL_ipelets/demo/CGAL_ipelets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CGAL_ipelets/demo/CGAL_ipelets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ if ( CGAL_FOUND )
     set(CGAL_IPELETS ${CGAL_IPELETS} generator)
     set(CGAL_IPELETS ${CGAL_IPELETS} mesh_2)
     set(CGAL_IPELETS ${CGAL_IPELETS} minkowski)
+    set(CGAL_IPELETS ${CGAL_IPELETS} mst)
     set(CGAL_IPELETS ${CGAL_IPELETS} multi_delaunay)
     set(CGAL_IPELETS ${CGAL_IPELETS} multi_regular)
     set(CGAL_IPELETS ${CGAL_IPELETS} partition)
diff --git a/CGAL_ipelets/demo/CGAL_ipelets/lua/libCGAL_mst.lua b/CGAL_ipelets/demo/CGAL_ipelets/lua/libCGAL_mst.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6d9ed23a44a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGAL_ipelets/demo/CGAL_ipelets/lua/libCGAL_mst.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- CGAL MST ipelet description
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+label = "Minimum spanning tree"
+
+about = [[
+This ipelet is part of the CGAL_ipelet package. See www.cgal.org.
+]]
+
+-- this variable will store the C++ ipelet when it has been loaded
+ipelet = false
+
+function run(model, num)
+  if not ipelet then ipelet = assert(ipe.Ipelet(dllname)) end
+  model:runIpelet(methods[num].label, ipelet, num)
+end
+
+methods = {
+  { label="MST" },
+  { label="Help" },
+}
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/CGAL_ipelets/demo/CGAL_ipelets/mst.cpp b/CGAL_ipelets/demo/CGAL_ipelets/mst.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc2e938b171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGAL_ipelets/demo/CGAL_ipelets/mst.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 Inria
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of CGAL (www.cgal.org); you can redistribute it and/or
+// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+// published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License,
+// or (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Licensees holding a valid commercial license may use this file in
+// accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the software.
+//
+// This file is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE
+// WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0+
+//
+// Author(s)     : Marc Glisse
+
+#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel.h>
+#include <CGAL/Delaunay_triangulation_2.h>
+#include <CGAL/CGAL_Ipelet_base.h>
+#include <CGAL/boost/graph/graph_traits_Delaunay_triangulation_2.h>
+#include <boost/graph/kruskal_min_spanning_tree.hpp>
+#include <boost/graph/filtered_graph.hpp>
+
+namespace CGAL_mst {
+
+typedef CGAL::Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel Kernel;
+typedef CGAL::Delaunay_triangulation_2<Kernel>              Triangulation;
+
+const std::string Slab[] = {
+  "MST", "Help"
+};
+
+const std::string Hmsg[] = {
+  "Draw the minimum spanning tree of a set of points"
+};
+
+struct mstIpelet
+  : CGAL::Ipelet_base<Kernel, 2> {
+  mstIpelet() : CGAL::Ipelet_base<Kernel, 2>("Minimum spanning tree", Slab, Hmsg){}
+  void protected_run(int);
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct Is_finite {
+  const T* t_;
+  Is_finite()
+    : t_(NULL)
+  {}
+  Is_finite(const T& t)
+    : t_(&t)
+  { }
+  template <typename VertexOrEdge>
+  bool operator()(const VertexOrEdge& voe) const {
+    return ! t_->is_infinite(voe);
+  }
+};
+typedef Is_finite<Triangulation> Filter;
+typedef boost::filtered_graph<Triangulation,Filter,Filter> Finite_triangulation;
+typedef boost::graph_traits<Finite_triangulation>::vertex_descriptor vertex_descriptor;
+typedef boost::graph_traits<Finite_triangulation>::vertex_iterator vertex_iterator;
+typedef boost::graph_traits<Finite_triangulation>::edge_descriptor edge_descriptor;
+// The BGL makes use of indices associated to the vertices
+// We use a std::map to store the index
+typedef std::map<vertex_descriptor,int> VertexIndexMap;
+VertexIndexMap vertex_id_map;
+// A std::map is not a property map, because it is not lightweight
+typedef boost::associative_property_map<VertexIndexMap> VertexIdPropertyMap;
+VertexIdPropertyMap vertex_index_pmap(vertex_id_map);
+
+void mstIpelet::protected_run(int fn)
+{
+  std::list<Point_2> pt_list;
+
+  read_active_objects(
+    CGAL::dispatch_or_drop_output<Point_2>(
+      std::back_inserter(pt_list)
+    )
+  );
+
+  if (pt_list.empty()) {
+    print_error_message("No mark selected");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  Triangulation t(pt_list.begin(), pt_list.end());
+  Filter is_finite(t);
+  Finite_triangulation ft(t, is_finite, is_finite);
+
+  vertex_iterator vit, ve;
+  // Associate indices to the vertices
+  int index = 0;
+  // boost::tie assigns the first and second element of the std::pair
+  // returned by boost::vertices to the variables vit and ve
+  for(boost::tie(vit,ve)=boost::vertices(ft); vit!=ve; ++vit ){
+    vertex_descriptor vd = *vit;
+    vertex_id_map[vd] = index++;
+    }
+  // We use the default edge weight which is the squared length of the edge
+  // This property map is defined in graph_traits_Triangulation_2.h
+  // In the function call you can see a named parameter: vertex_index_map
+   std::list<edge_descriptor> mst;
+   boost::kruskal_minimum_spanning_tree(ft,
+                    std::back_inserter(mst),
+                    vertex_index_map(vertex_index_pmap));
+   std::cout << "The edges of the Euclidean mimimum spanning tree:" << std::endl;
+   for(std::list<edge_descriptor>::iterator it = mst.begin(); it != mst.end(); ++it){
+     edge_descriptor ed = *it;
+     vertex_descriptor svd = source(ed,t);
+     vertex_descriptor tvd = target(ed,t);
+     Triangulation::Vertex_handle sv = svd;
+     Triangulation::Vertex_handle tv = tvd;
+     draw_in_ipe(Kernel::Segment_2(sv->point(), tv->point()));
+   }
+}
+}
+
+CGAL_IPELET(CGAL_mst::mstIpelet)
diff --git a/CGAL_ipelets/doc/CGAL_ipelets/CGAL_ipelets.txt b/CGAL_ipelets/doc/CGAL_ipelets/CGAL_ipelets.txt
index 690e3fb34cc..6d01a2c201e 100644
--- a/CGAL_ipelets/doc/CGAL_ipelets/CGAL_ipelets.txt
+++ b/CGAL_ipelets/doc/CGAL_ipelets/CGAL_ipelets.txt
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ The input selection must be a circle and simple polygons.
 The Minkowski sum of the polygons with the circle is computed and drawn.
 </ul>
 
+\subsection mst_ipelet Minimum Spanning Tree
+The input selection must be a set of points. The Euclidean minimum spanning
+tree of the points is computed and drawn.
+
 \subsection multi_delaunay_ipelet k Order Delaunay
 The input selection must be a set of points.
 The order k Voronoi diagram or its dual the order k Delaunay is drawn.