diff --git a/src/pya/pya/pyaModule.cc b/src/pya/pya/pyaModule.cc
index 793f4f2ad..90b03a704 100644
--- a/src/pya/pya/pyaModule.cc
+++ b/src/pya/pya/pyaModule.cc
@@ -2698,6 +2698,11 @@ PythonModule::make_classes (const char *mod_name)
               add_python_doc (*c, mt, mid, tl::to_string (tr ("This method enables iteration of the object")));
               alt_names.push_back ("__iter__");
 
+            } else if (name == "__mul__") {
+              // Adding right multiplication
+              // Rationale: if pyaObj * x works, so should x * pyaObj
+              add_python_doc (*c, mt, mid, tl::to_string (tr ("This method is also available as '__mul__'")));
+              alt_names.push_back ("__rmul__");
             }
 
             for (std::vector <std::string>::const_iterator an = alt_names.begin (); an != alt_names.end (); ++an) {