diff --git a/library/DFProcess-linux-SHM.cpp b/library/DFProcess-linux-SHM.cpp
index d87ebb8bc..3d13f0397 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-linux-SHM.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-linux-SHM.cpp
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@ void SHMProcess::readSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet)
     read(address + d->vector_start, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
 }
 
+void SHMProcess::writeSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet)
+{
+    write(address + d->vector_start, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
+}
+
 
 string SHMProcess::doReadClassName (uint32_t vptr)
 {
diff --git a/library/DFProcess-linux-wine.cpp b/library/DFProcess-linux-wine.cpp
index 58c309173..0fb56d88f 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-linux-wine.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-linux-wine.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ namespace {
             bool forceresume();
 
             void readSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet);
+            void writeSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet);
             const std::string readSTLString (uint32_t offset);
             size_t readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity);
             size_t writeSTLString(const uint32_t address, const std::string writeString);
@@ -152,6 +153,11 @@ void WineProcess::readSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet)
     read(address + vector_start, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
 }
 
+void WineProcess::writeSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet)
+{
+    write(address + vector_start, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
+}
+
 size_t WineProcess::readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity)
 {
     return stl.readSTLString(offset, buffer, bufcapacity);
diff --git a/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp b/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp
index 6926d229e..f1f99ee64 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace {
             bool forceresume();
 
             void readSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet);
+            void writeSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet);
             const std::string readSTLString (uint32_t offset);
             size_t readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity);
             size_t writeSTLString(const uint32_t address, const std::string writeString);
@@ -178,6 +179,11 @@ void NormalProcess::readSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet
     read(address + vector_start, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
 }
 
+void NormalProcess::writeSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet)
+{
+    write(address + vector_start, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
+}
+
 const string NormalProcess::readSTLString (uint32_t offset)
 {
     _Rep_base header;
diff --git a/library/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp b/library/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp
index 9ce4fa2cf..ae5b71e77 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-windows-SHM.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ void SHMProcess::readSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet)
     read(address + d->vector_start, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
 }
 
+void SHMProcess::writeSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet)
+{
+    write(address + d->vector_start, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
+}
+
 string SHMProcess::doReadClassName (uint32_t vptr)
 {
     int rtti = Process::readDWord(vptr - 0x4);
diff --git a/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp b/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp
index 10a5d1459..cb651e3af 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ namespace
             void write(uint32_t address, uint32_t length, uint8_t* buffer);
 
             void readSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet);
+            void writeSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet);
             const std::string readSTLString (uint32_t offset);
             size_t readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity);
             size_t writeSTLString(const uint32_t address, const std::string writeString);
@@ -575,6 +576,11 @@ void NormalProcess::readSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet
     read(address + vector_start, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
 }
 
+void NormalProcess::writeSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet)
+{
+    write(address + vector_start, sizeof(triplet), (uint8_t *) &triplet);
+}
+
 size_t NormalProcess::readSTLString (uint32_t offset, char * buffer, size_t bufcapacity)
 {
     return stl.readSTLString(offset, buffer, bufcapacity);
diff --git a/library/include/dfhack/DFProcess.h b/library/include/dfhack/DFProcess.h
index 32c24b554..9fddd8f18 100644
--- a/library/include/dfhack/DFProcess.h
+++ b/library/include/dfhack/DFProcess.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ namespace DFHack
 
             /// read a STL vector
             virtual void readSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet) = 0;
+            virtual void writeSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet) = 0;
             /// get class name of an object with rtti/type info
             virtual std::string doReadClassName(uint32_t vptr) = 0;
 
diff --git a/library/include/dfhack/DFVector.h b/library/include/dfhack/DFVector.h
index cbe32d8c9..b9e4d698e 100644
--- a/library/include/dfhack/DFVector.h
+++ b/library/include/dfhack/DFVector.h
@@ -31,18 +31,30 @@ distribution.
 #include "DFExport.h"
 #include "VersionInfo.h"
 #include "DFProcess.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+
 namespace DFHack
 {
     template <class T>
     class DFHACK_EXPORT DfVector
     {
         private:
+            Process *_p;
+            uint32_t _address;
             t_vecTriplet t;
             uint32_t _size;// vector size
             
             T * data; // cached data
+
+            bool isMetadataInSync()
+            {
+                t_vecTriplet t2;
+                _p->readSTLVector(_address,t2);
+                return (t2.start == t.start || t2.end == t.end || t2.alloc_end == t.alloc_end);
+            }
         public:
-            DfVector(Process * p, uint32_t address)
+            DfVector(Process *p, uint32_t address) : _p(p), _address(address)
             {
                 p->readSTLVector(address,t);
                 uint32_t byte_size = t.end - t.start;
@@ -60,18 +72,43 @@ namespace DFHack
                     delete [] data;
             };
             // get offset of the specified index
-            inline T& operator[] (uint32_t index)
+            inline const T& operator[] (uint32_t index)
             {
                 // FIXME: vector out of bounds exception
                 //assert(index < size);
                 return data[index];
             };
             // get offset of the specified index
-            inline T& at (uint32_t index)
+            inline const T& at (uint32_t index)
             {
                 //assert(index < size);
                 return data[index];
             };
+            // update value at index
+            bool set(uint32_t index, T value)
+            {
+                if (index >= _size)
+                    return false;
+                data[index] = value;
+                _p->write(t.start + sizeof(T)*index, sizeof(T), (uint8_t *)&data[index]);
+                return true;
+            }
+            // remove value
+            bool remove(uint32_t index)
+            {
+                if (index >= _size || !isMetadataInSync())
+                    return false;
+                // Remove the item
+                _size--;
+                t.end -= sizeof(T);
+                int tail = (_size-index)*sizeof(T);
+                memmove(&data[index], &data[index+1], tail);
+                // Write back the data
+                if (tail)
+                    _p->write(t.start + sizeof(T)*index, tail, (uint8_t *)&data[index]);
+                _p->writeSTLVector(_address,t);
+                return true;
+            }
             // get vector size
             inline uint32_t size ()
             {
diff --git a/library/private/SHMProcess.h b/library/private/SHMProcess.h
index 560a259e5..7ff463189 100644
--- a/library/private/SHMProcess.h
+++ b/library/private/SHMProcess.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         size_t writeSTLString(const uint32_t address, const std::string writeString);
 
         void readSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet);
+        void writeSTLVector(const uint32_t address, t_vecTriplet & triplet);
         // get class name of an object with rtti/type info
         std::string doReadClassName(uint32_t vptr);