diff --git a/Kernel_23/include/CGAL/internal/Projection_traits_3.h b/Kernel_23/include/CGAL/internal/Projection_traits_3.h
index 0a7ed801656..e5ba5ae0123 100644
--- a/Kernel_23/include/CGAL/internal/Projection_traits_3.h
+++ b/Kernel_23/include/CGAL/internal/Projection_traits_3.h
@@ -958,6 +958,12 @@ public:
     return Intersect_2();
   }
 
+  Construct_point_2 construct_point_2_object() const
+  { return Construct_point_2();}
+
+  Construct_weighted_point_2 construct_weighted_point_2_object() const
+  { return Construct_weighted_point_2();}
+
   Construct_segment_2  construct_segment_2_object() const
     {return Construct_segment_2();}
 
diff --git a/Kernel_23/test/Kernel_23/test_projection_traits.cpp b/Kernel_23/test/Kernel_23/test_projection_traits.cpp
index 5e45c679099..97def71ff4c 100644
--- a/Kernel_23/test/Kernel_23/test_projection_traits.cpp
+++ b/Kernel_23/test/Kernel_23/test_projection_traits.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ int main()
 
   assert( k.compute_squared_length_2_object()(v3) == v2.squared_length() );
 
+  assert( p3 == k.construct_point_2_object()(p3) );
+  assert( p3 == k.construct_point_2_object()(wp3) );
+  assert( wp3 == k.construct_weighted_point_2_object()(p3, 1) );
+  assert( wp3 == k.construct_weighted_point_2_object()(wp3) );
+
   assert( k.compare_power_distance_2_object()(p3, wq3, wr3) ==
            CGAL::compare_power_distance(p2, wq2, wr2) );