diff --git a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties_Surface_mesh.h b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties_Surface_mesh.h
index 35a3197444c..4ecec4365c4 100644
--- a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties_Surface_mesh.h
+++ b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/properties_Surface_mesh.h
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ namespace boost
   template<typename Point>
   struct graph_has_property<CGAL::Surface_mesh<Point>, CGAL::vertex_point_t>
     : CGAL::Tag_true {};
+  template<typename Point>
+  struct graph_has_property<CGAL::Surface_mesh<Point>, edge_weight_t>
+    : CGAL::Tag_true {};
 
 } //boost