diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseRef.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseRef.h
index e10bf6878..f9735fd1c 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseRef.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseRef.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ enum {
 namespace internal {
 
 template<typename Derived> class SparseRefBase;
-  
+
 template<typename MatScalar, int MatOptions, typename MatIndex, int _Options, typename _StrideType>
 struct traits<Ref<SparseMatrix<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, _Options, _StrideType> >
   : public traits<SparseMatrix<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex> >
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct traits<Ref<SparseMatrix<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, _Options, _Stride
   typedef SparseMatrix<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex> PlainObjectType;
   enum {
     Options = _Options,
-    Flags = traits<SparseMatrix<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex> >::Flags | CompressedAccessBit | NestByRefBit
+    Flags = traits<PlainObjectType>::Flags | CompressedAccessBit | NestByRefBit
   };
 
   template<typename Derived> struct match {
@@ -48,7 +48,35 @@ struct traits<Ref<const SparseMatrix<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, _Options, _
     Flags = (traits<SparseMatrix<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex> >::Flags | CompressedAccessBit | NestByRefBit) & ~LvalueBit
   };
 };
-  
+
+template<typename MatScalar, int MatOptions, typename MatIndex, int _Options, typename _StrideType>
+struct traits<Ref<SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, _Options, _StrideType> >
+  : public traits<SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex> >
+{
+  typedef SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex> PlainObjectType;
+  enum {
+    Options = _Options,
+    Flags = traits<PlainObjectType>::Flags | CompressedAccessBit | NestByRefBit
+  };
+
+  template<typename Derived> struct match {
+    enum {
+      MatchAtCompileTime = (Derived::Flags&CompressedAccessBit) && Derived::IsVectorAtCompileTime
+    };
+    typedef typename internal::conditional<MatchAtCompileTime,internal::true_type,internal::false_type>::type type;
+  };
+
+};
+
+template<typename MatScalar, int MatOptions, typename MatIndex, int _Options, typename _StrideType>
+struct traits<Ref<const SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, _Options, _StrideType> >
+  : public traits<Ref<SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, _Options, _StrideType> >
+{
+  enum {
+    Flags = (traits<SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex> >::Flags | CompressedAccessBit | NestByRefBit) & ~LvalueBit
+  };
+};
+
 template<typename Derived>
 struct traits<SparseRefBase<Derived> > : public traits<Derived> {};
 
@@ -195,6 +223,99 @@ class Ref<const SparseMatrix<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType
 };
 
 
+
+/**
+  * \ingroup Sparse_Module
+  *
+  * \brief A sparse vector expression referencing an existing sparse vector expression
+  *
+  * \tparam PlainObjectType the equivalent sparse matrix type of the referenced data
+  * \tparam Options Not used for SparseVector.
+  * \tparam StrideType Only used for dense Ref
+  *
+  * \sa class Ref
+  */
+template<typename MatScalar, int MatOptions, typename MatIndex, int Options, typename StrideType>
+class Ref<SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType >
+  : public internal::SparseRefBase<Ref<SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType > >
+{
+    typedef SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex> PlainObjectType;
+    typedef internal::traits<Ref> Traits;
+    template<int OtherOptions>
+    inline Ref(const SparseVector<MatScalar,OtherOptions,MatIndex>& expr);
+  public:
+
+    typedef internal::SparseRefBase<Ref> Base;
+    EIGEN_SPARSE_PUBLIC_INTERFACE(Ref)
+
+    #ifndef EIGEN_PARSED_BY_DOXYGEN
+    template<int OtherOptions>
+    inline Ref(SparseVector<MatScalar,OtherOptions,MatIndex>& expr)
+    {
+      EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT(bool(Traits::template match<SparseVector<MatScalar,OtherOptions,MatIndex> >::MatchAtCompileTime), STORAGE_LAYOUT_DOES_NOT_MATCH);
+      Base::construct(expr.derived());
+    }
+
+    template<typename Derived>
+    inline Ref(const SparseCompressedBase<Derived>& expr)
+    #else
+    template<typename Derived>
+    inline Ref(SparseCompressedBase<Derived>& expr)
+    #endif
+    {
+      EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT(bool(internal::is_lvalue<Derived>::value), THIS_EXPRESSION_IS_NOT_A_LVALUE__IT_IS_READ_ONLY);
+      EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT(bool(Traits::template match<Derived>::MatchAtCompileTime), STORAGE_LAYOUT_DOES_NOT_MATCH);
+      Base::construct(expr.const_cast_derived());
+    }
+};
+
+// this is the const ref version
+template<typename MatScalar, int MatOptions, typename MatIndex, int Options, typename StrideType>
+class Ref<const SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType>
+  : public internal::SparseRefBase<Ref<const SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType> >
+{
+    typedef SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex> TPlainObjectType;
+    typedef internal::traits<Ref> Traits;
+  public:
+
+    typedef internal::SparseRefBase<Ref> Base;
+    EIGEN_SPARSE_PUBLIC_INTERFACE(Ref)
+
+    template<typename Derived>
+    inline Ref(const SparseMatrixBase<Derived>& expr)
+    {
+      construct(expr.derived(), typename Traits::template match<Derived>::type());
+    }
+
+    inline Ref(const Ref& other) : Base(other) {
+      // copy constructor shall not copy the m_object, to avoid unnecessary malloc and copy
+    }
+
+    template<typename OtherRef>
+    inline Ref(const RefBase<OtherRef>& other) {
+      construct(other.derived(), typename Traits::template match<OtherRef>::type());
+    }
+
+  protected:
+
+    template<typename Expression>
+    void construct(const Expression& expr,internal::true_type)
+    {
+      Base::construct(expr);
+    }
+
+    template<typename Expression>
+    void construct(const Expression& expr, internal::false_type)
+    {
+      TPlainObjectType* obj = reinterpret_cast<TPlainObjectType*>(m_object_bytes);
+      ::new (obj) TPlainObjectType(expr);
+      Base::construct(*obj);
+    }
+
+  protected:
+    char m_object_bytes[sizeof(TPlainObjectType)];
+};
+
 namespace internal {
 
 template<typename MatScalar, int MatOptions, typename MatIndex, int Options, typename StrideType>
@@ -217,6 +338,26 @@ struct evaluator<Ref<const SparseMatrix<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options,
   explicit evaluator(const XprType &mat) : Base(mat) {}
 };
 
+template<typename MatScalar, int MatOptions, typename MatIndex, int Options, typename StrideType>
+struct evaluator<Ref<SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType> >
+  : evaluator<SparseCompressedBase<Ref<SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType> > >
+{
+  typedef evaluator<SparseCompressedBase<Ref<SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType> > > Base;
+  typedef Ref<SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType> XprType;
+  evaluator() : Base() {}
+  explicit evaluator(const XprType &mat) : Base(mat) {}
+};
+
+template<typename MatScalar, int MatOptions, typename MatIndex, int Options, typename StrideType>
+struct evaluator<Ref<const SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType> >
+  : evaluator<SparseCompressedBase<Ref<const SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType> > >
+{
+  typedef evaluator<SparseCompressedBase<Ref<const SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType> > > Base;
+  typedef Ref<const SparseVector<MatScalar,MatOptions,MatIndex>, Options, StrideType> XprType;
+  evaluator() : Base() {}
+  explicit evaluator(const XprType &mat) : Base(mat) {}
+};
+
 }
 
 } // end namespace Eigen
diff --git a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseVector.h b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseVector.h
index f941fa5e1..94f8d0341 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseVector.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/SparseCore/SparseVector.h
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ class SparseVector
     inline SparseVector(const SparseMatrixBase<OtherDerived>& other)
       : m_size(0)
     {
+      #ifdef EIGEN_SPARSE_CREATE_TEMPORARY_PLUGIN
+        EIGEN_SPARSE_CREATE_TEMPORARY_PLUGIN
+      #endif
       check_template_parameters();
       *this = other.derived();
     }
diff --git a/test/sparse_ref.cpp b/test/sparse_ref.cpp
index d2d475616..f4aefbb48 100644
--- a/test/sparse_ref.cpp
+++ b/test/sparse_ref.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,14 @@ EIGEN_DONT_INLINE void call_ref_3(const Ref<const SparseMatrix<float>, StandardC
   VERIFY_IS_EQUAL(a.toDense(),b.toDense());
 }
 
+template<typename B>
+EIGEN_DONT_INLINE void call_ref_4(Ref<SparseVector<float> > a, const B &b) { VERIFY_IS_EQUAL(a.toDense(),b.toDense()); }
+
+template<typename B>
+EIGEN_DONT_INLINE void call_ref_5(const Ref<const SparseVector<float> >& a, const B &b) { VERIFY_IS_EQUAL(a.toDense(),b.toDense()); }
+
 void call_ref()
 {
-//   SparseVector<std::complex<float> > ca = VectorXcf::Random(10).sparseView();
-//   SparseVector<float>                a  = VectorXf::Random(10).sparseView();
   SparseMatrix<float>               A = MatrixXf::Random(10,10).sparseView(0.5,1);
   SparseMatrix<float,RowMajor>      B = MatrixXf::Random(10,10).sparseView(0.5,1);
   SparseMatrix<float>               C = MatrixXf::Random(10,10).sparseView(0.5,1);
@@ -111,6 +115,15 @@ void call_ref()
   VERIFY_EVALUATION_COUNT( call_ref_2(vr, vr.transpose()),  0);
   
   VERIFY_EVALUATION_COUNT( call_ref_2(A.block(1,1,3,3), A.block(1,1,3,3)),  1); // should be 0 (allocate starts/nnz only)
+
+  VERIFY_EVALUATION_COUNT( call_ref_4(vc, vc),  0);
+  VERIFY_EVALUATION_COUNT( call_ref_4(vr, vr.transpose()),  0);
+  VERIFY_EVALUATION_COUNT( call_ref_5(vc, vc),  0);
+  VERIFY_EVALUATION_COUNT( call_ref_5(vr, vr.transpose()),  0);
+  VERIFY_EVALUATION_COUNT( call_ref_4(A.col(2), A.col(2)),  0);
+  VERIFY_EVALUATION_COUNT( call_ref_5(A.col(2), A.col(2)),  0);
+  // VERIFY_EVALUATION_COUNT( call_ref_4(A.row(2), A.row(2).transpose()),  1); // does not compile on purpose
+  VERIFY_EVALUATION_COUNT( call_ref_5(A.row(2), A.row(2).transpose()),  1);
 }
 
 void test_sparse_ref()
@@ -119,5 +132,8 @@ void test_sparse_ref()
     CALL_SUBTEST_1( check_const_correctness(SparseMatrix<float>()) );
     CALL_SUBTEST_1( check_const_correctness(SparseMatrix<double,RowMajor>()) );
     CALL_SUBTEST_2( call_ref() );
+
+    CALL_SUBTEST_3( check_const_correctness(SparseVector<float>()) );
+    CALL_SUBTEST_3( check_const_correctness(SparseVector<double,RowMajor>()) );
   }
 }