diff --git a/cplusplus/include/vips/VImage8.h b/cplusplus/include/vips/VImage8.h
index abd0b78a..0c51de82 100644
--- a/cplusplus/include/vips/VImage8.h
+++ b/cplusplus/include/vips/VImage8.h
@@ -351,6 +351,12 @@ public:
 		vips_image_set_int( this->get_image(), field, value ); 
 	}
 
+	void 
+	set( const char *field, int *value, int n )
+	{
+		vips_image_set_array_int( this->get_image(), field, value, n ); 
+	}
+
 	void 
 	set( const char *field, double value )
 	{
@@ -388,6 +394,13 @@ public:
 		return( value ); 
 	}
 
+	void
+	get_array_int( const char *field, int **out, int *n ) const
+	{
+		if( vips_image_get_array_int( this->get_image(), field, out, n ) )
+			throw( VError() ); 
+	}
+
 	double 
 	get_double( const char *field ) const
 	{