diff --git a/include/osg/GLBeginEndAdapter b/include/osg/GLBeginEndAdapter
index 813193c9d..39312e59e 100644
--- a/include/osg/GLBeginEndAdapter
+++ b/include/osg/GLBeginEndAdapter
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ class OSG_EXPORT GLBeginEndAdapter
         void Vertex3f(GLfloat x, GLfloat y, GLfloat z);
         void Vertex3fv(const GLfloat* v) { Vertex3f(v[0], v[1], v[2]); }
 
+        void Vertex3dv(GLdouble x, GLdouble y, GLdouble z) { Vertex3f(x,y,z); }
+        void Vertex3dv(const GLdouble* v) { Vertex3f(v[0], v[1], v[2]); }
+
         void Color4f(GLfloat red, GLfloat green, GLfloat blue, GLfloat alpha)
         {
             _colorAssigned = true;
diff --git a/src/osg/ArrayDispatchers.cpp b/src/osg/ArrayDispatchers.cpp
index aef3b64a0..f04c1d28d 100644
--- a/src/osg/ArrayDispatchers.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/ArrayDispatchers.cpp
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ void ArrayDispatchers::init()
     _useGLBeginEndAdapter = false;
 
     _vertexDispatchers->assignGLBeginEnd<GLfloat>(Array::Vec3ArrayType, &GLBeginEndAdapter::Vertex3fv, 3);
+    _vertexDispatchers->assignGLBeginEnd<GLdouble>(Array::Vec3dArrayType, &GLBeginEndAdapter::Vertex3dv, 3);
     _normalDispatchers->assignGLBeginEnd<GLfloat>(Array::Vec3ArrayType, &GLBeginEndAdapter::Normal3fv, 3);
     _colorDispatchers->assignGLBeginEnd<GLubyte>(Array::Vec4ubArrayType, &GLBeginEndAdapter::Color4ubv, 4);
     _colorDispatchers->assignGLBeginEnd<GLfloat>(Array::Vec4ArrayType, &GLBeginEndAdapter::Color4fv, 4);