diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/1149.miscellaneous.md b/doc/changelog.d/1149.miscellaneous.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4045dd9fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/1149.miscellaneous.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Feat: Add support for msh.h5 into lucid
diff --git a/src/ansys/meshing/prime/lucid/mesh_util.py b/src/ansys/meshing/prime/lucid/mesh_util.py
index 0fee42a6e4..23c0f70e12 100644
--- a/src/ansys/meshing/prime/lucid/mesh_util.py
+++ b/src/ansys/meshing/prime/lucid/mesh_util.py
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ def read(
 
         """
         filename, fileext = os.path.splitext(file_name)
-        if fileext == ".msh" or file_name[-7:] == ".msh.gz":
+        if fileext == ".msh" or file_name.endswith(".msh.gz") or file_name.endswith(".msh.h5"):
             prime.FileIO(self._model).import_fluent_meshing_meshes(
                 [file_name], prime.ImportFluentMeshingMeshParams(self._model, append=append)
             )
-        elif fileext == ".cas" or file_name[-7:] == ".cas.gz" or file_name[-7:] == ".cas.h5":
+        elif fileext == ".cas" or file_name.endswith(".cas.gz") or file_name.endswith(".cas.h5"):
             prime.FileIO(self._model).import_fluent_case(
                 file_name, prime.ImportFluentCaseParams(self._model, append=append)
             )
@@ -184,18 +184,22 @@ def write(self, file_name: str):
             prime.FileIO(self._model).export_lsdyna_keyword_file(
                 file_name, prime.ExportLSDynaKeywordFileParams(self._model)
             )
-        elif fileext == ".cas" or file_name[-7:] == ".cas.gz":
+        elif fileext == ".cas" or file_name.endswith(".cas.gz"):
             prime.FileIO(self._model).export_fluent_case(
                 file_name, prime.ExportFluentCaseParams(self._model, cff_format=False)
             )
-        elif file_name[-7:] == ".cas.h5":
+        elif file_name.endswith(".cas.h5"):
             prime.FileIO(self._model).export_fluent_case(
                 file_name, prime.ExportFluentCaseParams(self._model, cff_format=True)
             )
-        elif fileext == ".msh" or file_name[-7:] == ".msh.gz":
+        elif fileext == ".msh" or file_name.endswith(".msh.gz"):
             prime.FileIO(self._model).export_fluent_meshing_mesh(
                 file_name, prime.ExportFluentMeshingMeshParams(self._model)
             )
+        elif file_name.endswith(".msh.h5"):
+            prime.FileIO(self._model).export_fluent_meshing_mesh(
+                file_name, prime.ExportFluentMeshingMeshParams(self._model, cff_format=True)
+            )
         elif fileext == ".stl":
             part_ids = [part.id for part in self._model.parts]
             prime.FileIO(self._model).export_stl(