diff --git a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OFF.h b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OFF.h
index 6f43f09ab27..35a9d57cb1e 100644
--- a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OFF.h
+++ b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/IO/OFF.h
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ bool read_OFF_BGL(std::istream& in,
     \cgalParamBegin{vertex_point_map} the property map with the points associated to the vertices of `g`.
       If this parameter is omitted, an internal property map for
       `CGAL::vertex_point_t` should be available in `FaceGraph`\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_normal_map} the property map with the normals associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_texture_map} the property map with the textures associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{face_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the faces of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
     \cgalNamedParamsEnd
 
   \pre The data must represent a 2-manifold
@@ -111,6 +119,14 @@ bool read_OFF(std::istream& in, FaceGraph& g, const CGAL_BGL_NP_CLASS& np)
     \cgalParamBegin{vertex_point_map} the property map with the points associated to the vertices of `g`.
       If this parameter is omitted, an internal property map for
       `CGAL::vertex_point_t` should be available in `FaceGraph`\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_normal_map} the property map with the normals associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_texture_map} the property map with the textures associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{face_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the faces of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
     \cgalNamedParamsEnd
 
   \pre The data must represent a 2-manifold
@@ -172,9 +188,16 @@ bool write_OFF_BGL(std::ostream& os,
   \cgalNamedParamsBegin
     \cgalParamBegin{vertex_point_map} the property map with the points associated to the vertices of `g`.
       If this parameter is omitted, an internal property map for
-      `CGAL::vertex_point_t` should be available in `FaceGraph`
-    \cgalParamEnd
-  \cgalNamedParamsEnd
+      `CGAL::vertex_point_t` should be available in `FaceGraph`\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_normal_map} the property map with the normals associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_texture_map} the property map with the textures associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{face_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the faces of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+    \cgalNamedParamsEnd
 
   \sa Overloads of this function for specific models of the concept `FaceGraph`.
 
@@ -194,9 +217,16 @@ bool write_OFF(std::ostream& os, const FaceGraph& g, const CGAL_BGL_NP_CLASS& np
   \cgalNamedParamsBegin
     \cgalParamBegin{vertex_point_map} the property map with the points associated to the vertices of `g`.
       If this parameter is omitted, an internal property map for
-      `CGAL::vertex_point_t` should be available in `FaceGraph`
-    \cgalParamEnd
-  \cgalNamedParamsEnd
+      `CGAL::vertex_point_t` should be available in `FaceGraph`\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_normal_map} the property map with the normals associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_texture_map} the property map with the textures associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{face_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the faces of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+    \cgalNamedParamsEnd
 
   \sa Overloads of this function for specific models of the concept `FaceGraph`.
 
diff --git a/BGL/test/BGL/test_bgl_read_write.cpp b/BGL/test/BGL/test_bgl_read_write.cpp
index 050dde0b74a..fa59f5ab624 100644
--- a/BGL/test/BGL/test_bgl_read_write.cpp
+++ b/BGL/test/BGL/test_bgl_read_write.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ void test_bgl_read_write(const char* filename)
   CGAL::write_OFF(std::cout, sm);
 }
 
+void test_bgl_soup_off(const char* filename)
+{
+  std::vector<Point> points;
+  std::vector<std::vector<std::size_t> > polygons;
+  std::ifstream in(filename);
+  CGAL::read_OFF(in,points, polygons);
+  CGAL::write_OFF(std::cout, points, polygons);
+}
+
 #ifdef CGAL_USE_VTK
 template<typename Mesh>
 bool test_bgl_vtp(bool binary = false)
@@ -386,6 +395,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
   test_bgl_read_write<Polyhedron>(filename);
   test_bgl_read_write<SM>(filename);
   test_bgl_read_write<LCC>(filename);
+  test_bgl_soup_off(filename);
 #ifdef CGAL_USE_OPENMESH
   test_bgl_read_write<OMesh>(filename);
 #endif
diff --git a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/Generic_writer.h b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/Generic_writer.h
index 3412143f842..ae38bc4985e 100644
--- a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/Generic_writer.h
+++ b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/Generic_writer.h
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 // ETH Zurich (Switzerland),
 // INRIA Sophia-Antipolis (France),
 // Max-Planck-Institute Saarbruecken (Germany),
-// and Tel-Aviv University (Israel).  All rights reserved. 
+// and Tel-Aviv University (Israel).  All rights reserved.
 //
 // This file is part of CGAL (www.cgal.org)
 //
 // $URL$
 // $Id$
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Commercial
-// 
+//
 //
 // Author(s)     : Lutz Kettner  <kettner@mpi-sb.mpg.de>
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
     m_writer.write_facet_header();
     for(std::size_t i=0, end=polygons.size(); i<end; ++i)
     {
-      Polygon_3& polygon = polygons[i];
+      const Polygon_3& polygon = polygons[i];
       const std::size_t size = polygon.size();
 
       m_writer.write_facet_begin(size);
diff --git a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/OFF.h b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/OFF.h
index 9d7143a2b6d..0e70bc19d1d 100644
--- a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/OFF.h
+++ b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/OFF.h
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ bool read_OFF(std::istream& is,
  *
  * reads the content of `is` into `points` and `polygons`, in the OFF format.
  *
+ * \cgalNamedParamsBegin
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_normal_map} the property map with the normals associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_texture_map} the property map with the textures associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{face_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the faces of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+    \cgalNamedParamsEnd
+ *
  * \see \ref IOStreamOFF
  */
 template <typename PointRange, typename PolygonRange, typename NamedParameters>
@@ -181,6 +191,16 @@ bool read_OFF(std::istream& is,
  *
  * reads the content of the file `fname` into `points` and `polygons`, in the OFF format.
  *
+ * * \cgalNamedParamsBegin
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_normal_map} the property map with the normals associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{vertex_texture_map} the property map with the textures associated to the vertices of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+
+    \cgalParamBegin{face_color_map} the property map with the colors associated to the faces of `g`.\cgalParamEnd
+    \cgalNamedParamsEnd
+ *
  * \see \ref IOStreamOFF
  */
 template <typename PointRange, typename PolygonRange, typename CGAL_BGL_NP_TEMPLATE_PARAMETERS>
@@ -232,10 +252,10 @@ template <typename PointRange, typename PolygonRange, typename CGAL_BGL_NP_TEMPL
 bool write_OFF(std::ostream& os,
                const PointRange& points,
                const PolygonRange& polygons,
-               const CGAL_BGL_NP_CLASS& np)
+               const CGAL_BGL_NP_CLASS& )
 {
   Generic_writer<std::ostream, File_writer_OFF> writer(os);
-  return writer(points, polygons, np);
+  return writer(points, polygons);
 }
 
 template <typename PointRange, typename PolygonRange>