diff --git a/src/data/local_storage.js b/src/data/local_storage.js
index 9289c6c6ef..3051e677e5 100644
--- a/src/data/local_storage.js
+++ b/src/data/local_storage.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import p5 from '../core/main';
  * @method storeItem
  * @for p5
  * @param {String} key
- * @param {String|Number|Object|Boolean|p5.Color} value
+ * @param {String|Number|Object|Boolean|p5.Color|p5.Vector} value
  *
  * @example
  * <div><code>
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ p5.prototype.storeItem = (key, value) => {
     case 'object':
       if (value instanceof p5.Color) {
         type = 'p5.Color';
+      } else if (value instanceof p5.Vector) {
+        type = 'p5.Vector';
+        const coord = [value.x, value.y, value.z];
+        value = coord;
       }
       value = JSON.stringify(value);
       break;
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ p5.prototype.storeItem = (key, value) => {
  * @method getItem
  * @for p5
  * @param {String} key name that you wish to use to store in local storage
- * @return {Number|Object|String|Boolean|p5.Color} Value of stored item
+ * @return {Number|Object|String|Boolean|p5.Color|p5.Vector} Value of stored item
  *
  * @example
  * <div><code>
@@ -149,6 +153,10 @@ p5.prototype.getItem = function(key) {
         value = JSON.parse(value);
         value = this.color(...value.levels);
         break;
+      case 'p5.Vector':
+        value = JSON.parse(value);
+        value = this.createVector(...value);
+        break;
       case 'string':
       default:
         break;
diff --git a/test/unit/data/local_storage.js b/test/unit/data/local_storage.js
index 028ce0a8b1..9ba6e42b02 100644
--- a/test/unit/data/local_storage.js
+++ b/test/unit/data/local_storage.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ suite('local storage', function() {
   var myNumber = 46;
   var myString = 'coolio';
   var myColor;
+  var myVector;
 
   var hardCodedTypeID = 'p5TypeID';
 
@@ -13,11 +14,13 @@ suite('local storage', function() {
       p.setup = function() {
         myp5 = p;
         myColor = myp5.color(40, 100, 70);
+        myVector = myp5.createVector(10, 20, 30);
         myp5.storeItem('myBoolean', myBoolean);
         myp5.storeItem('myObject', myObject);
         myp5.storeItem('myNumber', myNumber);
         myp5.storeItem('myString', myString);
         myp5.storeItem('myColor', myColor);
+        myp5.storeItem('myVector', myVector);
         done();
       };
     });
@@ -66,6 +69,9 @@ suite('local storage', function() {
     test('p5 Color should retrieve as p5 Color', function() {
       assert.isTrue(myp5.getItem('myColor') instanceof p5.Color);
     });
+    test('p5 Vector should retrieve as p5 Vector', function() {
+      assert.isTrue(myp5.getItem('myVector') instanceof p5.Vector);
+    });
   });
 
   var checkRemoval = function(key) {
@@ -94,5 +100,9 @@ suite('local storage', function() {
     test('color should be removable', function() {
       checkRemoval('myColor');
     });
+
+    test('vector should be removable', function() {
+      checkRemoval('myVector');
+    });
   });
 });