diff --git a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/IO/PLY_io_plugin.cpp b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/IO/PLY_io_plugin.cpp
index d532a18db96..41e8e73acd4 100644
--- a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/IO/PLY_io_plugin.cpp
+++ b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/IO/PLY_io_plugin.cpp
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ Polyhedron_demo_ply_plugin::load(QFileInfo fileinfo) {
   {
     // First try mesh
     SMesh *surface_mesh = new SMesh();
-
-    if (CGAL::read_ply (in, *surface_mesh))
+    std::string comments;
+    
+    if (CGAL::read_ply (in, *surface_mesh, comments))
     {
       Scene_surface_mesh_item* sm_item = new Scene_surface_mesh_item(surface_mesh);
       sm_item->setName(fileinfo.completeBaseName());
+      sm_item->comments() = comments;
       QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
       return sm_item;
     }
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ bool Polyhedron_demo_ply_plugin::save(const CGAL::Three::Scene_item* item, QFile
   Scene_surface_mesh_item* sm_item =
     const_cast<Scene_surface_mesh_item*>(qobject_cast<const Scene_surface_mesh_item*>(item));
   if (sm_item)
-    return CGAL::write_ply (out, *(sm_item->polyhedron()));
+    return CGAL::write_ply (out, *(sm_item->polyhedron()), sm_item->comments());
 
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_surface_mesh_item.cpp b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_surface_mesh_item.cpp
index 3043d169ddd..4f2fee6645c 100644
--- a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_surface_mesh_item.cpp
+++ b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_surface_mesh_item.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ struct Scene_surface_mesh_item_priv{
   mutable QList<double> text_ids;
   mutable std::vector<TextItem*> targeted_id;
 
+  std::string comments;
+
   mutable bool has_fpatch_id;
   mutable bool has_feature_edges;
   mutable bool floated;
@@ -1048,6 +1050,9 @@ Scene_surface_mesh_item::~Scene_surface_mesh_item()
 SMesh* Scene_surface_mesh_item::polyhedron() { return d->smesh_; }
 const SMesh* Scene_surface_mesh_item::polyhedron() const { return d->smesh_; }
 
+std::string& Scene_surface_mesh_item::comments() { return d->comments; }
+const std::string& Scene_surface_mesh_item::comments() const { return d->comments; }
+
 void Scene_surface_mesh_item::compute_bbox()const
 {
   SMesh::Property_map<vertex_descriptor, Point_3> pprop = d->smesh_->points();
diff --git a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_surface_mesh_item.h b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_surface_mesh_item.h
index 6f2bc777a61..375b57b1380 100644
--- a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_surface_mesh_item.h
+++ b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Scene_surface_mesh_item.h
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ public:
   Face_graph*       face_graph() { return polyhedron(); }
   const Face_graph* face_graph() const { return polyhedron(); }
 
+  // Gets PLY comments (empty if mesh not originated from PLY input)
+  std::string& comments();
+  const std::string& comments() const;
+  
   void invalidate_aabb_tree();
   void invalidateOpenGLBuffers()Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
   void invalidate(Gl_data_names name);