diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/SR_binary_spec.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/SR_binary_spec.hh
index 6d7bc2cc..6fbdf996 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/SR_binary_spec.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/IO/SR_binary_spec.hh
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ SIMPLE_BINARY(uint16_t);
 SIMPLE_BINARY(uint32_t);
 SIMPLE_BINARY(uint64_t);
 
+//handles
+SIMPLE_BINARY(OpenMesh::FaceHandle);
+SIMPLE_BINARY(OpenMesh::EdgeHandle);
+SIMPLE_BINARY(OpenMesh::HalfedgeHandle);
+SIMPLE_BINARY(OpenMesh::VertexHandle);
+SIMPLE_BINARY(OpenMesh::MeshHandle);
+
 #undef SIMPLE_BINARY
 
 // For unsigned long which is of size 64 bit on 64 bit
@@ -259,7 +266,6 @@ template <> struct binary< std::string > {
   }
 };
 
-
 template <> struct binary<OpenMesh::Attributes::StatusInfo>
 {
   typedef OpenMesh::Attributes::StatusInfo value_type;
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyCreator.cc b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyCreator.cc
index 38912284..d9b5bbf8 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyCreator.cc
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/PropertyCreator.cc
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ bool PropertyCreator::can_you_create(const std::string& _type_name)
 
 } /* namespace OpenMesh */
 
-//OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(OpenMesh::FaceHandle)
-//OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(OpenMesh::EdgeHandle)
-//OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(OpenMesh::HalfedgeHandle)
-//OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(OpenMesh::VertexHandle)
+OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(OpenMesh::FaceHandle)
+OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(OpenMesh::EdgeHandle)
+OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(OpenMesh::HalfedgeHandle)
+OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(OpenMesh::VertexHandle)
+OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(OpenMesh::MeshHandle)
 
 OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(bool)
 OM_REGISTER_PROPERTY_TYPE(char)
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/typename.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/typename.hh
index f553f392..0c903ffa 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/typename.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Utils/typename.hh
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ std::string get_type_name()
 
 inline std::string get_string_for_type(OpenMesh::FaceHandle){ return "facehandle";}
 inline std::string get_string_for_type(OpenMesh::EdgeHandle){ return "edgehandle";}
-
 inline std::string  get_string_for_type(OpenMesh::HalfedgeHandle){ return "halfedgehandle";}
 inline std::string  get_string_for_type(OpenMesh::VertexHandle){ return "vertexhandle";}
+inline std::string  get_string_for_type(OpenMesh::MeshHandle){ return "meshhandle";}
 
 inline std::string  get_string_for_type(bool){ return "bool";}
 inline std::string  get_string_for_type(char){ return "char";}