diff --git a/doc/tutorial.cpp b/doc/tutorial.cpp
index 5daf2f027..8348cab52 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial.cpp
+++ b/doc/tutorial.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ int main(int, char **)
   // notice how we are mixing fixed-size and dynamic-size types.
   
   cout << "In the top-left block, we put the matrix m shown above." << endl;
-  m2.block(0,0,2,2) = m;
+  m2.block<2,2>(0,0) = m;
   cout << "In the bottom-left block, we put the matrix m*m, which is:" << endl << m*m << endl;
-  m2.block(2,0,2,2) = m * m;
+  m2.block<2,2>(2,0) = m * m;
   cout << "In the top-right block, we put the matrix m+m, which is:" << endl << m+m << endl;
-  m2.block(0,2,2,2) = m + m;
+  m2.block<2,2>(0,2) = m + m;
   cout << "In the bottom-right block, we put the matrix m-m, which is:" << endl << m-m << endl;
-  m2.block(2,2,2,2) = m - m;
+  m2.block<2,2>(2,2) = m - m;
   cout << "Now the 4x4 matrix m2 is:" << endl << m2 << endl;
   
   cout << "Row 0 of m2 is:" << endl << m2.row(0) << endl;
diff --git a/src/Core.h b/src/Core.h
index c1fde09be..6e009b538 100644
--- a/src/Core.h
+++ b/src/Core.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace Eigen {
 #include "Core/Row.h"
 #include "Core/Column.h"
 #include "Core/DynBlock.h"
+#include "Core/Block.h"
 #include "Core/Minor.h"
 #include "Core/Transpose.h"
 #include "Core/Conjugate.h"
diff --git a/src/Core/DynBlock.h b/src/Core/DynBlock.h
index 05f67aefd..ea9be7680 100644
--- a/src/Core/DynBlock.h
+++ b/src/Core/DynBlock.h
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 // License. This exception does not invalidate any other reasons why a work
 // based on this file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
 
-#ifndef EIGEN_BLOCK_H
-#define EIGEN_BLOCK_H
+#ifndef EIGEN_DYNBLOCK_H
+#define EIGEN_DYNBLOCK_H
 
 template<typename MatrixType> class DynBlock
   : public MatrixBase<typename MatrixType::Scalar, DynBlock<MatrixType> >
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ DynBlock<Derived> MatrixBase<Scalar, Derived>
                         startRow, startCol, blockRows, blockCols);
 }
 
-#endif // EIGEN_BLOCK_H
+#endif // EIGEN_DYNBLOCK_H
diff --git a/src/Core/MatrixBase.h b/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
index c37967cbf..db4c2befb 100644
--- a/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
+++ b/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ template<typename Scalar, typename Derived> class MatrixBase
     
     DynBlock<Derived> dynBlock(int startRow, int startCol,
                                int blockRows, int blockCols) const;
-    //template<int BlockRows, int BlockCols> Block<Derived, BlockRows, BlockCols>
-    //block(int startRow, int startCol) const;
+    template<int BlockRows, int BlockCols>
+    Block<Derived, BlockRows, BlockCols> block(int startRow, int startCol) const;
     
     Transpose<Derived> transpose() const;
     Conjugate<Derived> conjugate() const;
diff --git a/src/Core/Util.h b/src/Core/Util.h
index 615fd610e..aaa94c53d 100644
--- a/src/Core/Util.h
+++ b/src/Core/Util.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ template<typename MatrixType> class Row;
 template<typename MatrixType> class Column;
 template<typename MatrixType> class Minor;
 template<typename MatrixType> class DynBlock;
+template<typename MatrixType, int BlockRows, int BlockCols> class Block;
 template<typename MatrixType> class Transpose;
 template<typename MatrixType> class Conjugate;
 template<typename MatrixType> class Opposite;