diff --git a/GCodeWriter.py b/GCodeWriter.py
index b354629fb0..0ca0b507e1 100644
--- a/GCodeWriter.py
+++ b/GCodeWriter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 from UM.Mesh.MeshWriter import MeshWriter
+from UM.Logger import Logger
 
 class GCodeWriter(MeshWriter):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
+        self._gcode = None
+
+    def write(self, file_name, storage_device, mesh_data):
+        if 'gcode' in file_name:
+            gcode = getattr(mesh_data, 'gcode', False)
+            if gcode:
+                f = storage_device.openFile(file_name, 'wt')
+                Logger.log('d', "Writing GCode to file %s", file_name)
+                f.write(gcode)
+                storage_device.closeFile(f)
+                return True
+
+        return False