diff --git a/fem/common/dofiterator.hh b/fem/common/dofiterator.hh
index 23242d9670ed113719b8bae0071bf76663907c61..4db8c4c7a894a93588455f75f2bec542ab30e23b 100644
--- a/fem/common/dofiterator.hh
+++ b/fem/common/dofiterator.hh
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ namespace Dune {
       it_.reset();
     }
 
+    const DofType * vector () const { return it_.vector(); }
+
   private:
     DofIteratorImp it_;
   }; // end class DofIteratorDefault