diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
index 6602d76439..5220788901 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
@@ -424,6 +424,30 @@ OpenLayers.Bounds.prototype = {
                                      this.right + x, this.top + y);
     },
 
+    /**
+     * @param {OpenLayers.LonLat} ll
+     * @param {Boolean} inclusive Whether or not to include the border. 
+     *                            Default is true
+     *
+     * @return Whether or not the passed-in lonlat is within this bounds
+     * @type Boolean
+     */
+    containsLonLat:function(ll, inclusive) {
+        return this.contains(ll.lon, ll.lat, inclusive);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @param {OpenLayers.Pixel} px
+     * @param {Boolean} inclusive Whether or not to include the border. 
+     *                            Default is true
+     *
+     * @return Whether or not the passed-in pixel is within this bounds
+     * @type Boolean
+     */
+    containsPixel:function(px, inclusive) {
+        return this.contains(px.x, px.y, inclusive);
+    },
+    
     /**
     * @param {float} x
     * @param {float} y
diff --git a/tests/test_Bounds.html b/tests/test_Bounds.html
index 2a0561c9fe..2f9aaa6235 100644
--- a/tests/test_Bounds.html
+++ b/tests/test_Bounds.html
@@ -53,12 +53,19 @@
      }
 
      function test_04_Bounds_contains(t) {
-         t.plan( 4 );
+         t.plan( 6 );
          bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(10,10,40,40);
          t.eq( bounds.contains(20,20), true, "bounds(10,10,40,40) correctly contains LonLat(20,20)" );
          t.eq( bounds.contains(0,0), false, "bounds(10,10,40,40) correctly does not contain LonLat(0,0)" );
          t.eq( bounds.contains(40,40), true, "bounds(10,10,40,40) correctly contains LonLat(40,40) with inclusive set to true" );
          t.eq( bounds.contains(40,40, false), false, "bounds(10,10,40,40) correctly does not contain LonLat(40,40) with inclusive set to false" );
+
+         var px = new OpenLayers.Pixel(15,30);
+         t.eq( bounds.containsPixel(px), bounds.contains(px.x, px.y), "containsPixel works");
+
+         var ll = new OpenLayers.LonLat(15,30);
+         t.eq( bounds.containsLonLat(ll), bounds.contains(ll.lon, ll.lat), "containsLonLat works");
+
      }
 
      function test_05_Bounds_fromString(t) {