diff --git a/direct/src/extensions_native/VBase3_extensions.py b/direct/src/extensions_native/VBase3_extensions.py
index 60fc1c91ba..dd8aed516a 100755
--- a/direct/src/extensions_native/VBase3_extensions.py
+++ b/direct/src/extensions_native/VBase3_extensions.py
@@ -14,3 +14,11 @@ def pPrintValues(self):
     return "% 10.4f, % 10.4f, % 10.4f" % (self[0], self[1], self[2])
 Dtool_funcToMethod(pPrintValues, VBase3)
 del pPrintValues
+
+def asTuple(self):
+    """
+    Returns the vector as a tuple.
+    """
+    return (self[0], self[1], self[2])
+Dtool_funcToMethod(asTuple, VBase3)
+del asTuple
diff --git a/direct/src/extensions_native/VBase4_extensions.py b/direct/src/extensions_native/VBase4_extensions.py
index dedb5afade..1ee0d7c31a 100755
--- a/direct/src/extensions_native/VBase4_extensions.py
+++ b/direct/src/extensions_native/VBase4_extensions.py
@@ -14,3 +14,11 @@ def pPrintValues(self):
     return "% 10.4f, % 10.4f, % 10.4f, % 10.4f" % (self[0], self[1], self[2], self[3])
 Dtool_funcToMethod(pPrintValues, VBase4)
 del pPrintValues
+
+def asTuple(self):
+    """
+    Returns the vector as a tuple.
+    """
+    return (self[0], self[1], self[2], self[3])
+Dtool_funcToMethod(asTuple, VBase4)
+del asTuple