diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/Vector11T.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/Vector11T.hh
index b9113a6a..3ebf2394 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/Vector11T.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/Vector11T.hh
@@ -759,6 +759,21 @@ VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& minimize(VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& _v1, VectorT<Scalar, DIM>&
     return _v1.minimize(_v2);
 }
 
+/// \relates OpenMesh::VectorT
+/// non-member max
+template<typename Scalar, int DIM>
+VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& max(VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& _v1, VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& _v2) {
+    return VectorT<Scalar, DIM>(_v1).maximize(_v2);
+}
+
+/// \relates OpenMesh::VectorT
+/// non-member min
+template<typename Scalar, int DIM>
+VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& min(VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& _v1, VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& _v2) {
+    return VectorT<Scalar, DIM>(_v1).minimize(_v2);
+}
+
+
 //== TYPEDEFS =================================================================
 
 /** 1-byte signed vector */
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh
index ef407a2a..cf8e7c40 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh
@@ -317,6 +317,22 @@ VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& minimize(VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& _v1, VectorT<Scalar, DIM>&
 }
 
 
+/// \relates OpenMesh::VectorT
+/// non-member max
+template<typename Scalar, int DIM>
+VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& max(VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& _v1, VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& _v2) {
+    return VectorT<Scalar, DIM>(_v1).maximize(_v2);
+}
+
+
+/// \relates OpenMesh::VectorT
+/// non-member min
+template<typename Scalar, int DIM>
+VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& max(VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& _v1, VectorT<Scalar, DIM>& _v2) {
+    return VectorT<Scalar, DIM>(_v1).minimize(_v2);
+}
+
+
 //== TYPEDEFS =================================================================
 
 /** 1-byte signed vector */