diff --git a/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Iterator_range.h b/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Iterator_range.h
index 677aa9c44d2..708c5c142e3 100644
--- a/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Iterator_range.h
+++ b/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Iterator_range.h
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ namespace CGAL {
   {
     return begin()==end();
   }
+#ifndef CGAL_CFG_NO_CPP0X_TUPLE
+
+  operator std::tuple<I&, I&>()
+  {
+    return std::tuple<I&, I&>{this->first, this->second};
+  }
+
+  operator std::tuple<const I&, const I&>() const 
+  {
+    return std::tuple<const I&, const I&>{this->first, this->second};
+  }
+#endif
 
 };