diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index dca91da26..10f5267c9 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ else()
 		meshlabplugins/io_txt
 		meshlabplugins/io_u3d
 		meshlabplugins/io_x3d
+		meshlabplugins/io_e57
 
 		# IORaster plugins
 		meshlabplugins/ioraster_base
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/CMakeLists.txt b/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..083d0630a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright 2019-2020, Collabora, Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0
+
+
+set(SOURCES io_e57.cpp)
+
+set(HEADERS io_e57.h)
+
+add_meshlab_plugin(io_e57 ${SOURCES} ${HEADERS})
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/io_e57.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/io_e57.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..83a8926d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/io_e57.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+* MeshLab                                                           o o     *
+* An extendible mesh processor                                    o     o   *
+*                                                                _   O  _   *
+* Copyright(C) 2005, 2006                                          \/)\/    *
+* Visual Computing Lab                                            /\/|      *
+* ISTI - Italian National Research Council                           |      *
+*                                                                    \      *
+* All rights reserved.                                                      *
+*                                                                           *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify      *
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by      *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or         *
+* (at your option) any later version.                                       *
+*                                                                           *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the             *
+* GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt)          *
+* for more details.                                                         *
+*                                                                           *
+****************************************************************************/
+#include <Qt>
+
+#include "io_e57.h"
+
+//#include <wrap/io_trimesh/export.h>
+
+using namespace vcg;
+
+void E57IOPlugin::initPreOpenParameter(const QString &format, RichParameterList & parlst)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+void E57IOPlugin::open(const QString &formatName, const QString &fileName, MeshModel &m, int& mask, const RichParameterList &parlst, CallBackPos * /*cb*/)
+{
+	if (formatName.toUpper() == tr("E57")) {
+	    throw MLException("Error while opening E57 file.");
+	}
+	else {
+		wrongOpenFormat(formatName);
+	}
+}
+
+void E57IOPlugin::save(const QString & formatName, const QString & /*fileName*/, MeshModel & /*m*/, const int /*mask*/, const RichParameterList &, vcg::CallBackPos * /*cb*/)
+{
+	wrongSaveFormat(formatName);
+}
+
+/*
+	returns the list of the file's type which can be imported
+*/
+QString E57IOPlugin::pluginName() const
+{
+	return QString{"IOE57"};
+}
+
+std::list<FileFormat> E57IOPlugin::importFormats() const
+{
+	return {
+	    FileFormat("E57 (E57 point cloud)", tr("E57"))
+	};
+}
+
+/*
+	Returns the list of the file's type which can be exported
+*/
+std::list<FileFormat> E57IOPlugin::exportFormats() const
+{
+	return {};
+}
+
+/*
+	Returns the mask on the basis of the file's type.
+	otherwise it returns 0 if the file format is unknown
+*/
+void E57IOPlugin::exportMaskCapability(const QString & /*format*/, int &capability, int &defaultBits) const
+{
+	capability = defaultBits=0;
+	return;
+}
+
+MESHLAB_PLUGIN_NAME_EXPORTER(E57IOPlugin)
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/io_e57.h b/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/io_e57.h
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a5204bae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/io_e57.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+* MeshLab                                                           o o     *
+* A versatile mesh processing toolbox                             o     o   *
+*                                                                _   O  _   *
+* Copyright(C) 2005                                                \/)\/    *
+* Visual Computing Lab                                            /\/|      *
+* ISTI - Italian National Research Council                           |      *
+*                                                                    \      *
+* All rights reserved.                                                      *
+*                                                                           *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify      *   
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by      *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or         *
+* (at your option) any later version.                                       *
+*                                                                           *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           *
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            *
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the             *
+* GNU General Public License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt)          *
+* for more details.                                                         *
+*                                                                           *
+****************************************************************************/
+#ifndef E57IOPLUGIN_H
+#define E57IOPLUGIN_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+#include <common/plugins/interfaces/iomesh_plugin.h>
+#include <common/ml_document/mesh_model.h>
+
+class E57IOPlugin : public QObject, public IOMeshPlugin
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+	MESHLAB_PLUGIN_IID_EXPORTER(IOMESH_PLUGIN_IID)
+	Q_INTERFACES(IOMeshPlugin)
+  
+public:
+	QString pluginName() const;
+	std::list<FileFormat> importFormats() const;
+	std::list<FileFormat> exportFormats() const;
+	virtual void exportMaskCapability(const QString &format, int &capability, int &defaultBits) const;
+	virtual void initPreOpenParameter(const QString &/*format*/, RichParameterList & /*par*/);
+
+	void open(const QString &formatName, const QString &fileName, MeshModel &m, int& mask, const RichParameterList &, vcg::CallBackPos *cb=0);
+	void save(const QString &formatName, const QString &fileName, MeshModel &m, const int mask, const RichParameterList &, vcg::CallBackPos *cb);
+};
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/io_e57.pro b/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/io_e57.pro
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..dbbbe739f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_e57/io_e57.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+include (../../shared.pri)
+
+HEADERS +=\
+     io_e57.h \
+				
+SOURCES += \
+    io_e57.cpp \
+				
+TARGET = io_e57