diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
index 63b8fe51e8..859515f811 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
@@ -260,6 +260,24 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection.prototype =
         }
     },
 
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: resize
+     * Resize a geometry relative to some origin.  Use this method to apply
+     *     a uniform scaling to a geometry.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * scale - {Float} Factor by which to scale the geometry.  A scale of 2
+     *                 doubles the size of the geometry in each dimension
+     *                 (lines, for example, will be twice as long, and polygons
+     *                 will have four times the area).
+     * origin - {OpenLayers.Geometry.Point} Point of origin for resizing
+     */
+    resize: function(scale, origin) {
+        for(var i=0; i<this.components.length; ++i) {
+            this.components[i].resize(scale, origin);
+        }
+    },
+
     /**
      * APIMethod: equals
      * Tests for equivalent geometries
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Point.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Point.js
index cd7e2b16b2..e66cb33c1f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Point.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Point.js
@@ -148,6 +148,23 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Point.prototype =
         this.y = origin.y + (radius * Math.sin(theta));
     },
 
+    /**
+     * APIMethod: resize
+     * Resize a point relative to some origin.  For points, this has the effect
+     *     of scaling a vector (from the origin to the point).  This method is
+     *     more useful on geometry collection subclasses.
+     *
+     * Parameters:
+     * scale - {Float} Ratio of the new distance from the origin to the old
+     *                 distance from the origin.  A scale of 2 doubles the
+     *                 distance between the point and origin.
+     * origin - {OpenLayers.Geometry.Point} Point of origin for resizing
+     */
+    resize: function(scale, origin) {
+        this.x = origin.x + (scale * (this.x - origin.x));
+        this.y = origin.y + (scale * (this.y - origin.y));
+    },
+
     /** @final @type String */
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point"
 });
diff --git a/tests/Geometry/test_LineString.html b/tests/Geometry/test_LineString.html
index 3b60709fb4..1809217db1 100644
--- a/tests/Geometry/test_LineString.html
+++ b/tests/Geometry/test_LineString.html
@@ -106,6 +106,48 @@
         }
     }
 
+    function test_LineString_resize(t) {
+        t.plan(7);
+        
+        var tolerance = 1e-10;
+
+        var components = [new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(10 * Math.random(),
+                                                        10 * Math.random()), 
+                          new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(10 * Math.random(),
+                                                        10 * Math.random())];
+        var geometry = new OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString(components);
+
+        var origin = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(10 * Math.random(),
+                                                   10 * Math.random());
+        
+        var scale = 10 * Math.random();
+        
+        var oldLength = geometry.getLength();
+        geometry.resize(scale, origin);
+        var newLength = geometry.getLength();
+        t.ok((((newLength / oldLength) - scale) / scale) < tolerance,
+             "resize correctly changes the length of a linestring")
+
+        var originals = [];
+        var comp;
+        for(var i=0; i<geometry.components.length; ++i) {
+            comp = geometry.components[i];
+            originals[i] = comp.resize;
+            comp.resize = function(s, o) {
+                t.ok(true, "resize called for component " + i);
+                t.ok(s == scale, "resize called with correct scale");
+                t.ok(o == origin, "resize called with correct origin");
+            }
+        }
+        geometry.resize(scale, origin);
+        
+        // restore the original resize defs
+        for(var i=0; i<geometry.components.length; ++i) {
+            comp.resize = originals[i];
+        }
+        
+    }
+    
     function test_LineString_equals(t) {
         t.plan(3);
         
diff --git a/tests/Geometry/test_Point.html b/tests/Geometry/test_Point.html
index 3e2f89cd50..5b7301dcfb 100644
--- a/tests/Geometry/test_Point.html
+++ b/tests/Geometry/test_Point.html
@@ -103,6 +103,30 @@
              "rotate 1/8 turn correctly")
     }
 
+    function test_Point_resize(t) {
+        t.plan(2);
+        
+        var tolerance = 1e-10;
+        var x = 100 * Math.random();
+        var y = 100 * Math.random();
+        var point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(x, y);
+        
+        var i = 100 * Math.random();
+        var j = 100 * Math.random();
+        var origin = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(i, j);
+        
+        var scale = 10 * Math.random();
+        var oldDistance = origin.distanceTo(point);
+        
+        point.resize(scale, origin);
+        var newDistance = origin.distanceTo(point);
+        
+        t.ok((origin.x == i) && (origin.y == j),
+             "resize leaves the origin untouched");
+        t.ok((((newDistance / oldDistance) - scale) / scale) < tolerance,
+             "resize moves points the correct distance from the origin")        
+    }
+
     function test_Point_equals(t) {
         t.plan(3);
         
diff --git a/tests/Geometry/test_Polygon.html b/tests/Geometry/test_Polygon.html
index 326fc8334d..b9951b9eca 100644
--- a/tests/Geometry/test_Polygon.html
+++ b/tests/Geometry/test_Polygon.html
@@ -133,6 +133,46 @@
         }
     }
 
+    function test_Polygon_resize(t) {
+        t.plan(8);
+        
+        var tolerance = 1e-10;
+        var geometry = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon([linearRing, linearRing2]);
+        var origin = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(10 * Math.random(),
+                                                   10 * Math.random());
+        var scale = 10 * Math.random();
+        
+        var oldArea = geometry.getArea();
+        var oldPerimeter = geometry.getLength();
+        geometry.resize(scale, origin);
+        var newArea = geometry.getArea();
+        var newPerimeter = geometry.getLength();
+        
+        t.ok((((newArea / oldArea) - (scale * scale)) / (scale * scale)) < tolerance,
+             "resize correctly changes the area of a polygon")
+        t.ok((((newPerimeter / oldPerimeter) - scale) / scale) < tolerance,
+             "resize correctly changes the perimeter of a polygon")
+
+        var originals = [];
+        var comp;
+        for(var i=0; i<geometry.components.length; ++i) {
+            comp = geometry.components[i];
+            originals[i] = comp.resize;
+            comp.resize = function(s, o) {
+                t.ok(true, "resize called for component " + i);
+                t.ok(s == scale, "resize called with correct scale");
+                t.ok(o == origin, "resize called with correct origin");
+            }
+        }
+        geometry.resize(scale, origin);
+        
+        // restore the original resize defs
+        for(var i=0; i<geometry.components.length; ++i) {
+            comp.resize = originals[i];
+        }
+        
+    }
+
     function test_Polygon_equals(t) {
         t.plan(3);