diff --git a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbVector.cc b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbVector.cc
index cd9cd6e8d..0d679f1e0 100644
--- a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbVector.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbVector.cc
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ struct vector_defs
     return std_ext::hfunc (*v);
   }
 
+  static db::point<coord_type> add_with_point (const C *v, const db::point<coord_type> &p)
+  {
+    return p + *v;
+  }
+
   static gsi::Methods methods ()
   {
     return
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@ struct vector_defs
     method_ext ("to_p", &to_point,
       "@brief Turns the vector into a point\n"
       "This method returns the point resulting from adding the vector to (0,0)."
+      "\n"
       "This method has been introduced in version 0.25."
     ) +
     method_ext ("-@", &negate,
@@ -136,6 +142,13 @@ struct vector_defs
       "\n"
       "Adds vector v to self by adding the coordinates.\n"
     ) +
+    method_ext ("+", &add_with_point,
+      "@brief Adds a vector and a point\n"
+      "\n"
+      "@args p\n"
+      "\n"
+      "Returns the point p shifted by the vector.\n"
+    ) +
     method ("-", (C (C::*) (const C &) const) &C::subtract,
       "@brief Subtract two vectors\n"
       "\n"
diff --git a/testdata/ruby/dbVectorTest.rb b/testdata/ruby/dbVectorTest.rb
index 7b27afc8f..e9b30509c 100644
--- a/testdata/ruby/dbVectorTest.rb
+++ b/testdata/ruby/dbVectorTest.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ class DBVector_TestClass < TestBase
     b.y = a.y
     assert_equal( a, b )
 
+    assert_equal( c.to_p.class == RBA::DPoint, true )
+    assert_equal( c.class == RBA::DVector, true )
+    assert_equal( (c + RBA::DPoint::new(1, 2)).class == RBA::DPoint, true )
+    assert_equal( (c + RBA::DPoint::new(1, 2)).to_s, "6,13" )
+
   end
 
   # Transforming DVector
@@ -101,6 +106,11 @@ class DBVector_TestClass < TestBase
     b.y = a.y
     assert_equal( a, b )
 
+    assert_equal( c.to_p.class == RBA::Point, true )
+    assert_equal( c.class == RBA::Vector, true )
+    assert_equal( (c + RBA::Point::new(1, 2)).class == RBA::Point, true )
+    assert_equal( (c + RBA::Point::new(1, 2)).to_s, "6,13" )
+
   end
 
   # Transforming Vector