diff --git a/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/Testing/files.cmake b/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/Testing/files.cmake
index 9a9b325349..b9ad765e69 100644
--- a/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/Testing/files.cmake
+++ b/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/Testing/files.cmake
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 set(MODULE_TESTS
   mitkAutoCropImageFilterTest.cpp
   mitkBoundingObjectCutterTest.cpp
   mitkSimpleHistogramTest.cpp
+  mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilterTest.cpp
 )
 
 set(MODULE_CUSTOM_TESTS
   mitkLabeledImageToSurfaceFilterTest.cpp
 )
diff --git a/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/Testing/mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilterTest.cpp b/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/Testing/mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilterTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9109def30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/Testing/mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilterTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#include "mitkTestingMacros.h"
+#include <mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter.h>
+#include <mitkTestFixture.h>
+#include <mitkUnstructuredGrid.h>
+
+#include <mitkIOUtil.h>
+
+#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
+#include <vtkPoints.h>
+#include <vtkUnstructuredGrid.h>
+
+class mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilterTestSuite : public mitk::TestFixture
+{
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilterTestSuite);
+  MITK_TEST(testImageToUnstructuredGridFilterInitialization);
+  MITK_TEST(testInput);
+  MITK_TEST(testUnstructuredGridGeneration);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
+
+private:
+
+  mitk::UnstructuredGrid::Pointer m_UnstructuredGrid;
+
+public:
+
+  void setUp()
+  {
+    m_UnstructuredGrid = mitk::UnstructuredGrid::New();
+    vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnstructuredGrid> vtkGrid = vtkSmartPointer<vtkUnstructuredGrid>::New();
+    vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> points = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints>::New();
+
+    for(int i=0; i<3; i++)
+    {
+      for(int j=0; j<3; j++)
+      {
+        for(int k=0; k<3; k++)
+        {
+          mitk::Point3D point;
+          point[0]=i;
+          point[1]=j;
+          point[2]=k;
+
+          points->InsertNextPoint(point[0],point[1],point[2]);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    vtkGrid->SetPoints(points);
+    m_UnstructuredGrid->SetVtkUnstructuredGrid(vtkGrid);
+  }
+
+  void testImageToUnstructuredGridFilterInitialization()
+  {
+    mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::Pointer testFilter = mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::New();
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_MESSAGE("Testing instantiation of test object", testFilter.IsNotNull());
+  }
+
+  void testInput()
+  {
+    mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::Pointer testFilter = mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::New();
+    testFilter->SetInput(m_UnstructuredGrid);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_MESSAGE("Testing set / get input!", testFilter->GetInput() == m_UnstructuredGrid);
+  }
+
+  void testUnstructuredGridGeneration()
+  {
+    mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::Pointer testFilter = mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::New();
+    testFilter->SetInput(m_UnstructuredGrid);
+    testFilter->Update();
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_MESSAGE("Testing surface generation!", testFilter->GetOutput() != NULL);
+  }
+
+};
+
+MITK_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION(mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter)
diff --git a/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/files.cmake b/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/files.cmake
index 62667e34bc..b7bf93d29d 100644
--- a/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/files.cmake
+++ b/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/files.cmake
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 set(CPP_FILES
   mitkAutoCropImageFilter.cpp
   mitkBoundingObjectCutter.cpp
   mitkBoundingObjectToSegmentationFilter.cpp
   mitkGeometryClipImageFilter.cpp
   mitkHeightFieldSurfaceClipImageFilter.cpp
   mitkLabeledImageToSurfaceFilter.cpp
   mitkMaskAndCutRoiImageFilter.cpp
   mitkMaskImageFilter.cpp
   mitkMovieGenerator.cpp
   mitkNonBlockingAlgorithm.cpp
   mitkPadImageFilter.cpp
   mitkPlaneLandmarkProjector.cpp
   mitkPointLocator.cpp
   mitkSimpleHistogram.cpp
   mitkSimpleUnstructuredGridHistogram.cpp
+  mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter.cpp
 )
 
 if(WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
   list(APPEND CPP_FILES
     mitkMovieGeneratorWin32.cpp
   )
 endif()
diff --git a/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter.cpp b/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21de9c484d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#include <mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter.h>
+
+#include <vtkSmartPointer.h>
+#include <vtkPoints.h>
+#include <vtkUnstructuredGrid.h>
+
+#include <itkImageRegionIterator.h>
+
+#include <mitkImageAccessByItk.h>
+
+
+mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter()
+{
+  this->m_UnstructGrid = mitk::UnstructuredGrid::New();
+}
+
+mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::~UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter(){}
+
+void mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::GenerateData()
+{
+  const mitk::UnstructuredGrid* grid = this->GetInput();
+
+  if(grid == NULL || !grid->IsInitialized())
+  {
+    MITK_ERROR << "Wrong input UnstructuredGrid set" << std::endl;
+    return;
+  }
+
+//  m_UnstructGrid = grid->Clone();
+}
+
+void mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::SetInput(const mitk::UnstructuredGrid* image)
+{
+  this->ProcessObject::SetNthInput(0, const_cast< mitk::UnstructuredGrid* >( image ) );
+}
+
+
+const mitk::UnstructuredGrid* mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::GetInput(void)
+{
+  if (this->GetNumberOfInputs() < 1)
+  {
+    MITK_ERROR << "No input set" << std::endl;
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  return static_cast<const mitk::UnstructuredGrid* >( this->ProcessObject::GetInput(0) );
+}
+
+
+void mitk::UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter::GenerateOutputInformation()
+{
+  mitk::UnstructuredGrid::ConstPointer inputImage = this->GetInput();
+
+  m_UnstructGrid = this->GetOutput();
+
+  itkDebugMacro(<<"GenerateOutputInformation()");
+
+  if(inputImage.IsNull()) return;
+}
diff --git a/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter.h b/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab4a3b2e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/AlgorithmsExt/mitkUnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef _MITKUNSTRUCTUREDGRIDTOUNSTRUCTUREDGRID_h__
+#define _MITKUNSTRUCTUREDGRIDTOUNSTRUCTUREDGRID_h__
+
+#include <MitkAlgorithmsExtExports.h>
+
+#include <mitkCommon.h>
+
+#include <mitkUnstructuredGrid.h>
+#include <mitkUnstructuredGridSource.h>
+#include <mitkImage.h>
+
+
+namespace mitk {
+
+  class MitkAlgorithmsExt_EXPORT UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter
+      : public UnstructuredGridSource
+  {
+    public:
+
+      mitkClassMacro(UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter, UnstructuredGridSource)
+      itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self)
+      itkCloneMacro(Self)
+
+      /** This method is called by Update(). */
+      virtual void GenerateData();
+
+      /** Initializes the output information */
+      virtual void GenerateOutputInformation();
+
+      /** Returns a const reference to the input image */
+      const mitk::UnstructuredGrid* GetInput(void);
+
+      /** Set the source grid. As input every mitk unstructured grid can be used. */
+      using itk::ProcessObject::SetInput;
+      virtual void SetInput(const UnstructuredGrid *image);
+
+
+    protected:
+
+      /** Constructor */
+      UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter();
+
+      /** Destructor */
+      virtual ~UnstructuredGridToUnstructuredGridFilter();
+
+
+  private:
+
+      /** The output of the filter */
+      mitk::UnstructuredGrid::Pointer m_UnstructGrid;
+
+  };
+
+} // namespace mitk
+
+#endif //_MITKUNSTRUCTUREDGRIDTOUNSTRUCTUREDGRID_h__
+
+