diff --git a/Polygon_repair_2/examples/Polygon_repair_2/repair_polygon_2.cpp b/Polygon_repair_2/examples/Polygon_repair_2/repair_polygon_2.cpp
index 0b9b41bdb9b..74e48446283 100644
--- a/Polygon_repair_2/examples/Polygon_repair_2/repair_polygon_2.cpp
+++ b/Polygon_repair_2/examples/Polygon_repair_2/repair_polygon_2.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel.h>
 #include <CGAL/Polygon_repair_2/Polygon_repair_2.h>
 #include <CGAL/Polygon_repair_2/draw_multipolygon_with_holes_2.h>
-
 // #include <CGAL/IO/WKT.h>
 
 typedef CGAL::Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel Kernel;
diff --git a/Stream_support/examples/Stream_support/Polygon_WKT.cpp b/Stream_support/examples/Stream_support/Polygon_WKT.cpp
index f417e4a48ee..7c7acf1b95d 100644
--- a/Stream_support/examples/Stream_support/Polygon_WKT.cpp
+++ b/Stream_support/examples/Stream_support/Polygon_WKT.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel.h>
 #include <CGAL/IO/WKT.h>
+#include <CGAL/Polygon_repair_2/Multipolygon_with_holes_2.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
   typedef CGAL::Polygon_with_holes_2<Kernel> Polygon;
   typedef std::deque<Polygon> MultiPolygon;
-
+  typedef CGAL::Multipolygon_with_holes_2<Kernel> Multipolygon_with_holes_2;
   {
     std::ifstream is((argc>1)?argv[1]:"data/polygons.wkt");
     std::list<Polygon> polys;
@@ -33,5 +34,14 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     for(Polygon p : mp)
       std::cout<<p<<std::endl;
   }
+
+  {
+    std::ifstream  is((argc>2)?argv[2]:"data/multipolygon.wkt");
+    Multipolygon_with_holes_2 mp;
+    CGAL::IO::read_multi_polygon_WKT(is, mp);
+    std::cout << mp << std::endl;
+    CGAL::IO::write_multi_polygon_WKT(std::cout, mp);
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+  }
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/WKT.h b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/WKT.h
index 266939338fd..303f793e0ff 100644
--- a/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/WKT.h
+++ b/Stream_support/include/CGAL/IO/WKT.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <CGAL/Point_3.h>
 #include <CGAL/Polygon_2.h>
 #include <CGAL/Polygon_with_holes_2.h>
+#include <CGAL/Polygon_repair_2/Multipolygon_with_holes_2.h>
 
 #include <CGAL/IO/WKT/traits_point.h>
 #include <CGAL/IO/WKT/traits_point_3.h>
@@ -345,6 +346,22 @@ bool read_multi_polygon_WKT(std::istream& in,
   return !in.fail();
 }
 
+
+template<typename Kernel, typename Container>
+bool read_multi_polygon_WKT(std::istream& in,
+                            Multipolygon_with_holes_2<Kernel,Container>& mp)
+{
+  return read_multi_polygon_WKT(in, mp.polygons());
+}
+
+
+template<typename Kernel, typename Container>
+std::ostream& write_multi_polygon_WKT(std::ostream& out,
+                                      Multipolygon_with_holes_2<Kernel,Container>& mp)
+{
+  return write_multi_polygon_WKT(out, mp.polygons());
+}
+
 //! \ingroup PkgStreamSupportIoFuncsWKT
 //!
 //! \brief writes `point` into a WKT stream.