diff --git a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/solve_3.h b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/solve_3.h
index 81d1f422a2d..b6ec10bb023 100644
--- a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/solve_3.h
+++ b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian/solve_3.h
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ void solve (const VectorC3<R> &v0,
               alpha, beta, gamma, denom);
 }
 
+template <class R>
+void solve (const VectorC3<R> &v0,
+            const VectorC3<R> &v1,
+            const VectorC3<R> &v2,
+            const VectorC3<R> &d,
+            typename R::FT &alpha, typename R::FT &beta, typename R::FT &gamma)
+{
+  CGAL::solve(v0.x(), v0.y(), v0.z(),
+              v1.x(), v1.y(), v1.z(),
+              v2.x(), v2.y(), v2.z(),
+              d.x(),  d.y(),  d.z(),
+              alpha, beta, gamma);
+}
+
 } // namespace Cartesian_internal
 
 } //namespace CGAL