diff --git a/python/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.sip b/python/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.sip
index 2c018e9c73c..b184da8a398 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.sip
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  1. static call to QgsVectorFileWriter::writeAsVectorFormat(...) which saves the whole vector layer
  2. create an instance of the class and issue calls to addFeature(...)
  */
-class QgsVectorFileWriter
+class QgsVectorFileWriter : QgsFeatureSink
 {
 %TypeHeaderCode
 #include <qgsvectorfilewriter.h>
@@ -380,8 +380,11 @@ class QgsVectorFileWriter
     /** Retrieves error message */
     QString errorMessage();
 
+    bool addFeature( QgsFeature &feature /In,Out/ );
+    bool addFeatures( QgsFeatureList &features /In,Out/ );
+
     /** Add feature to the currently opened data source */
-    bool addFeature( QgsFeature& feature, QgsFeatureRenderer* renderer = 0, QgsUnitTypes::DistanceUnit outputUnit = QgsUnitTypes::DistanceMeters );
+    bool addFeature( QgsFeature& feature, QgsFeatureRenderer* renderer, QgsUnitTypes::DistanceUnit outputUnit = QgsUnitTypes::DistanceMeters );
 
     //! @note not available in python bindings
     // QMap<int, int> attrIdxToOgrIdx();
diff --git a/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.cpp b/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.cpp
index 34fa486837e..4afffe615b6 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.cpp
@@ -1818,6 +1818,22 @@ QString QgsVectorFileWriter::errorMessage()
   return mErrorMessage;
 }
 
+bool QgsVectorFileWriter::addFeature( QgsFeature &feature )
+{
+  return addFeature( feature, nullptr, QgsUnitTypes::DistanceMeters );
+}
+
+bool QgsVectorFileWriter::addFeatures( QgsFeatureList &features )
+{
+  QgsFeatureList::iterator fIt = features.begin();
+  bool result = true;
+  for ( ; fIt != features.end(); ++fIt )
+  {
+    result = result && addFeature( *fIt, nullptr, QgsUnitTypes::DistanceMeters );
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
 bool QgsVectorFileWriter::addFeature( QgsFeature &feature, QgsFeatureRenderer *renderer, QgsUnitTypes::DistanceUnit outputUnit )
 {
   // create the feature
diff --git a/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.h b/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.h
index cc972efc17e..e5e98eb0488 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class QgsFeatureIterator;
  1. static call to QgsVectorFileWriter::writeAsVectorFormat(...) which saves the whole vector layer
  2. create an instance of the class and issue calls to addFeature(...)
  */
-class CORE_EXPORT QgsVectorFileWriter
+class CORE_EXPORT QgsVectorFileWriter : public QgsFeatureSink
 {
   public:
     enum OptionType
@@ -497,8 +497,11 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsVectorFileWriter
     //! Retrieves error message
     QString errorMessage();
 
+    bool addFeature( QgsFeature &feature ) override;
+    bool addFeatures( QgsFeatureList &features ) override;
+
     //! Add feature to the currently opened data source
-    bool addFeature( QgsFeature &feature, QgsFeatureRenderer *renderer = nullptr, QgsUnitTypes::DistanceUnit outputUnit = QgsUnitTypes::DistanceMeters );
+    bool addFeature( QgsFeature &feature, QgsFeatureRenderer *renderer, QgsUnitTypes::DistanceUnit outputUnit = QgsUnitTypes::DistanceMeters );
 
     //! \note not available in Python bindings
     QMap<int, int> attrIdxToOgrIdx() { return mAttrIdxToOgrIdx; }