diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 6ee895d9af3..0acb2ab74c1 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1541,6 +1541,7 @@ Envelope_3/test/Envelope_3/spheres_test.cmd eol=lf
 Envelope_3/test/Envelope_3/triangles_test.cmd eol=lf
 Filtered_kernel/developer_scripts/profile_cleanup -text
 Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/internal/Static_filters/Compare_squared_radius_3.h -text
+Filtered_kernel/test/Filtered_kernel/test_lazy_vector_objects.cpp -text
 Generator/demo/Generator/qt3/help/index.html svneol=native#text/html
 Generator/doc_tex/Generator/Segment_generator_prog1.png -text svneol=unset#image/png
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diff --git a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian_converter.h b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian_converter.h
index 8275270d454..22a6dd87318 100644
--- a/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian_converter.h
+++ b/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian_converter.h
@@ -103,14 +103,20 @@ public:
 
 #include <CGAL/Kernel/interface_macros.h>
 
-      if (const std::vector<typename K1::Point_2> * ptr = object_cast<std::vector<typename K1::Point_2> >(&obj)) {
-	std::vector<typename K2::Point_2> res;
-        res.reserve((*ptr).size());
-	for(unsigned int i=0; i < (*ptr).size(); i++){
-	  res.push_back(operator()((*ptr)[i]));
-	}
-	return make_object(res);
+#define CGAL_Kernel_obj(X) \
+      if (const std::vector<typename K1::X> * ptr = object_cast<std::vector<typename K1::X> >(&obj)) { \
+	std::vector<typename K2::X> res; \
+        res.reserve((*ptr).size()); \
+	for(unsigned int i=0; i < (*ptr).size(); i++){ \
+	  res.push_back(operator()((*ptr)[i])); \
+	} \
+	return make_object(res); \
       }
+
+      CGAL_Kernel_obj(Point_2)
+      CGAL_Kernel_obj(Point_3)
+#undef CGAL_Kernel_obj
+       
       CGAL_error_msg("Cartesian_converter is unable to determine what is wrapped in the Object");
       return Object();
 	
diff --git a/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/Lazy.h b/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/Lazy.h
index 11f2e960a00..06b53aac52c 100644
--- a/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/Lazy.h
+++ b/Filtered_kernel/include/CGAL/Lazy.h
@@ -1371,6 +1371,24 @@ struct Ith {
   }
 };
 
+// This functor selects the i'th element in a vector of T2's
+template <typename T2>
+struct Ith_for_intersection {
+  typedef T2 result_type;
+  int i;
+
+  Ith_for_intersection(int i_)
+    : i(i_)
+  {}
+
+  const T2&
+  operator()(const Object& o) const
+  {
+    const std::vector<T2>* ptr = object_cast<std::vector<T2> >(&o);
+    return (*ptr)[i];
+  }
+};
+
 
 template <typename LK, typename AC, typename EC>
 struct Lazy_cartesian_const_iterator_2
@@ -1690,6 +1708,29 @@ public:
 
 #include <CGAL/Kernel/interface_macros.h>
 
+    // We now check vector<X>
+  
+      #define CGAL_Kernel_obj(X) \
+        {  \
+        const std::vector<typename AK::X>* v_ptr;\
+        if ( (v_ptr = object_cast<std::vector<typename AK::X> >(& (lo.approx()))) ) { \
+        \
+        std::vector<typename LK::X> V;\
+        V.resize(v_ptr->size());                           \
+        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < v_ptr->size(); i++) {               \
+          V[i] = typename LK::X(new Lazy_rep_1<Ith_for_intersection<typename AK::X>, \
+                                Ith_for_intersection<typename EK::X>, E2A, Lazy_object> \
+                                (Ith_for_intersection<typename AK::X>(i), Ith_for_intersection<typename EK::X>(i), lo)); \
+                                                                        \
+        }                                                               \
+        return make_object(V);                                          \
+        }\
+    }
+
+  CGAL_Kernel_obj(Point_2)
+  CGAL_Kernel_obj(Point_3)  
+  #undef CGAL_Kernel_obj
+
       std::cerr << "object_cast inside Lazy_construction_rep::operator() failed. It needs more else if's (#1)" << std::endl;
       std::cerr << "dynamic type of the Object : " << lo.approx().type().name() << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/Filtered_kernel/test/Filtered_kernel/test_lazy_vector_objects.cpp b/Filtered_kernel/test/Filtered_kernel/test_lazy_vector_objects.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6094615114f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Filtered_kernel/test/Filtered_kernel/test_lazy_vector_objects.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel.h>
+#include <CGAL/intersection_2.h>
+#include <CGAL/intersection_3.h>
+
+
+typedef CGAL::Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel K;
+typedef K::Segment_2 Segment_2;
+typedef K::Triangle_2 Triangle_2;
+typedef K::Triangle_3 Triangle_3;
+typedef K::Point_2 Point_2;
+typedef K::Point_3 Point_3;
+
+
+int main()
+{
+  {
+    Point_2 p1(0,0), p2(2,0), p3(1,3), q1(0,2), q2(2,2), q3(1,-1);
+    Triangle_2 t1(p1,p2,p3);
+    Triangle_2 t2(q1,q2,q3);
+    
+    Segment_2 s1(p1,p3), s2(p2, q1);
+    CGAL::Object obj = CGAL::intersection(t1,t2);
+    const std::vector<Point_2> *V;
+    if( !(V = CGAL::object_cast<std::vector<Point_2> > (&obj))  ){
+      std::cerr << "ERROR" << std::endl;
+      return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+    else{
+      std::cerr << "OK" << std::endl;
+      for(std::size_t i = 0; i < V->size(); i++){
+        std::cerr << (*V)[i] << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << CGAL::exact((*V)[i]) << std::endl;
+      } 
+    }
+    obj = CGAL::intersection(s1,s2);
+  }
+
+  {
+    Point_3 p1(0,0,1), p2(2,0,1), p3(1,3,1), q1(0,2,1), q2(2,2,1), q3(1,-1,1);
+    Triangle_3 t1(p1,p2,p3);
+    Triangle_3 t2(q1,q2,q3);
+    
+    CGAL::Object obj = CGAL::intersection(t1,t2);
+    const std::vector<Point_3> *V;
+    if( !(V = CGAL::object_cast<std::vector<Point_3> > (&obj))  ){
+      std::cerr << "ERROR" << std::endl;
+      return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+    else{
+      std::cerr << "OK" << std::endl;
+      for(std::size_t i = 0; i < V->size(); i++){
+        std::cerr << (*V)[i] << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << CGAL::exact((*V)[i]) << std::endl;
+      } 
+    }
+  }
+
+}