diff --git a/cplusplus/include/vips/VImage8.h b/cplusplus/include/vips/VImage8.h
index 0c51de82..3e67896b 100644
--- a/cplusplus/include/vips/VImage8.h
+++ b/cplusplus/include/vips/VImage8.h
@@ -357,6 +357,13 @@ public:
 		vips_image_set_array_int( this->get_image(), field, value, n ); 
 	}
 
+	void 
+	set( const char *field, std::vector<int> value )
+	{
+		vips_image_set_array_int( this->get_image(), field, &value[0],
+			static_cast<int>( value.size() ) );
+	}
+
 	void 
 	set( const char *field, double value )
 	{
@@ -401,6 +408,20 @@ public:
 			throw( VError() ); 
 	}
 
+	std::vector<int> 
+	get_array_int( const char *field ) const
+	{
+		int length;
+		int *array;
+
+		if( vips_image_get_array_int( this->get_image(), field, &array, &length ) )
+			throw( VError() ); 
+
+		std::vector<int> vector( array, array + length );
+
+		return( vector );
+	}
+
 	double 
 	get_double( const char *field ) const
 	{