diff --git a/Doc/changelog.docu b/Doc/changelog.docu
index da6b4742..4d890368 100644
--- a/Doc/changelog.docu
+++ b/Doc/changelog.docu
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 <b>Core</b>
 <ul>
 <li>Add filtered range that stores reference instead of copy if the filter is not an rvalue reference</li>
+<li>Add halfedge loop range corresponding to hl_iter()</li>
 </ul>
 
 <b>Build System</b>
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/PolyConnectivity.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/PolyConnectivity.hh
index e1a27338..dcacd197 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/PolyConnectivity.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/PolyConnectivity.hh
@@ -1230,6 +1230,13 @@ public:
           FaceHandle,
           &PolyConnectivity::cff_begin,
           &PolyConnectivity::cff_end>> ConstFaceFaceRange;
+  typedef CirculatorRange<CirculatorRangeTraitT<
+          PolyConnectivity,
+          ConstHalfedgeLoopIter,
+          HalfedgeHandle,
+          HalfedgeHandle,
+          &PolyConnectivity::chl_begin,
+          &PolyConnectivity::chl_end>> ConstHalfedgeLoopRange;
 
   /**
    * @return The vertices adjacent to the specified vertex
@@ -1285,6 +1292,12 @@ public:
    */
   ConstFaceFaceRange ff_range(FaceHandle _fh) const;
 
+  /**
+   * @return The halfedges in the face
+   * as a range object suitable for C++11 range based for loops.
+   */
+  ConstHalfedgeLoopRange hl_range(HalfedgeHandle _heh) const;
+
   //@}
 
   //===========================================================================
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/PolyConnectivity_inline_impl.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/PolyConnectivity_inline_impl.hh
index 1e45ee74..c813faa2 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/PolyConnectivity_inline_impl.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/PolyConnectivity_inline_impl.hh
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ inline PolyConnectivity::ConstFaceFaceRange PolyConnectivity::ff_range(FaceHandl
     return ConstFaceFaceRange(*this, _fh);
 }
 
+inline PolyConnectivity::ConstHalfedgeLoopRange PolyConnectivity::hl_range(HalfedgeHandle _heh) const {
+    return ConstHalfedgeLoopRange(*this, _heh);
+}
+
+
 
 
 inline PolyConnectivity::VertexIter PolyConnectivity::vertices_begin()
@@ -804,6 +809,14 @@ SmartVertexHandle::outgoing_halfedges() const
   return mesh()->voh_range(*this);
 }
 
+inline PolyConnectivity::ConstHalfedgeLoopRange
+SmartHalfedgeHandle::loop() const
+{
+  assert(mesh() != nullptr);
+  return mesh()->hl_range(*this);
+}
+
+
 inline PolyConnectivity::ConstFaceVertexRange SmartFaceHandle::vertices() const
 {
   assert(mesh() != nullptr);
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/SmartHandles.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/SmartHandles.hh
index 094a699f..2fd0af68 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/SmartHandles.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/SmartHandles.hh
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ struct OPENMESHDLLEXPORT SmartHalfedgeHandle : public SmartBaseHandle, HalfedgeH
   /// Returns incident face of halfedge
   SmartFaceHandle     face() const;
 
+  /// Returns a range of halfedges in the face of the halfedge (or along the boundary) (PolyConnectivity::hl_range())
+  PolyConnectivity::ConstHalfedgeLoopRange loop() const;
+
   /// Returns true iff the halfedge is on the boundary (i.e. it has no corresponding face)
   bool is_boundary() const;
 };