diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
index 9a927e1fa0..bf1b52e779 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
@@ -202,7 +202,18 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WFS.prototype =
             } 
         }
     },
-        
+
+    /**
+     * Call the onMapResize method of the appropriate parent class. 
+     */
+    onMapResize: function() {
+        if(this.vectorMode) {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.onMapResize.apply(this, arguments);
+        } else {
+            OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.onMapResize.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+    },
+
     /**
      * @param {Object} obj
      * 
diff --git a/tests/Layer/test_WFS.html b/tests/Layer/test_WFS.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..332dcba353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Layer/test_WFS.html
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+<script src="../../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript"><!--
+
+    var name = "Vector Layer";
+    
+    function test_01_Layer_WFS_constructor(t) {
+        t.plan(3);
+
+        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WFS(name, "url", {});
+        t.ok(layer instanceof OpenLayers.Layer.WFS, "new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector returns correct object" );
+        t.eq(layer.name, name, "layer name is correctly set");
+        t.ok(layer.renderer.CLASS_NAME, "layer has a renderer");
+
+    }
+    function test_02_Layer_WFS_mapresizevector(t) {
+        t.plan(2);
+
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map("map");
+        map.addLayer(new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("WMS", "url", {}));
+        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WFS(name, "url", {});
+        t.ok(layer.renderer.CLASS_NAME, "layer has a renderer");
+        map.addLayer(layer);
+        setSize = false;
+        layer.renderer.setSize = function() { setSize = true; }
+        layer.onMapResize();
+        t.eq(setSize, true, "Renderer resize called on map size change.");
+
+    }
+  // -->
+  </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div id="map" style="width:500px;height:550px"></div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/list-tests.html b/tests/list-tests.html
index 5ef330d379..d8104a89e4 100644
--- a/tests/list-tests.html
+++ b/tests/list-tests.html
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     <li>Layer/test_MapServer_Untiled.html</li>
     <li>Layer/test_Text.html</li>
     <li>Layer/test_WMS.html</li>
+    <li>Layer/test_WFS.html</li>
     <li>Layer/test_TMS.html</li>
     <li>Layer/test_Vector.html</li>
     <li>Layer/test_GML.html</li>
