diff --git a/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/Buffer.py b/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/Buffer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5060a949179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/Buffer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+***************************************************************************
+    Buffer.py
+    ---------------------
+    Date                 : Janaury 2015
+    Copyright            : (C) 2015 by Giovanni Manghi
+    Email                : giovanni dot manghi at naturalgis dot pt
+***************************************************************************
+*                                                                         *
+*   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+*   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+*   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+*   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+*                                                                         *
+***************************************************************************
+"""
+
+__author__ = 'Giovanni Manghi'
+__date__ = 'January 2015'
+__copyright__ = '(C) 2015, Giovanni Manghi'
+
+# This will get replaced with a git SHA1 when you do a git archive
+
+__revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
+
+from qgis.core import (QgsProcessing,
+                       QgsProcessingParameterDefinition,
+                       QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSource,
+                       QgsProcessingParameterField,
+                       QgsProcessingParameterString,
+                       QgsProcessingParameterNumber,
+                       QgsProcessingParameterBoolean,
+                       QgsProcessingParameterVectorDestination,
+                       QgsProcessingOutputVectorLayer)
+from processing.algs.gdal.GdalAlgorithm import GdalAlgorithm
+from processing.algs.gdal.GdalUtils import GdalUtils
+
+
+class Buffer(GdalAlgorithm):
+
+    INPUT = 'INPUT'
+    FIELD = 'FIELD'
+    GEOMETRY = 'GEOMETRY'
+    DISTANCE = 'DISTANCE'
+    DISSOLVE = 'DISSOLVE'
+    EXPLODE_COLLECTIONS = 'EXPLODE_COLLECTIONS'
+    OPTIONS = 'OPTIONS'
+    OUTPUT = 'OUTPUT'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def initAlgorithm(self, config=None):
+        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSource(self.INPUT,
+                                                              self.tr('Input layer')))
+        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterString(self.GEOMETRY,
+                                                       self.tr('Geometry column name'),
+                                                       defaultValue='geometry'))
+        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterNumber(self.DISTANCE,
+                                                       self.tr('Buffer distance'),
+                                                       type=QgsProcessingParameterNumber.Double,
+                                                       minValue=0.0,
+                                                       defaultValue=10.0))
+        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterField(self.FIELD,
+                                                      self.tr('Dissolve by attribute'),
+                                                      None,
+                                                      self.INPUT,
+                                                      QgsProcessingParameterField.Any,
+                                                      optional=True))
+        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterBoolean(self.DISSOLVE,
+                                                        self.tr('Dissolve all results'),
+                                                        defaultValue=False))
+        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterBoolean(self.EXPLODE_COLLECTIONS,
+                                                        self.tr('Produce one feature for each geometry in any kind of geometry collection in the source file'),
+                                                        defaultValue=False))
+
+        options_param = QgsProcessingParameterString(self.OPTIONS,
+                                                     self.tr('Additional creation options'),
+                                                     defaultValue='',
+                                                     optional=True)
+        options_param.setFlags(options_param.flags() | QgsProcessingParameterDefinition.FlagAdvanced)
+        self.addParameter(options_param)
+
+        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterVectorDestination(self.OUTPUT,
+                                                                  self.tr('Buffer'),
+                                                                  QgsProcessing.TypeVectorPolygon))
+
+    def name(self):
+        return 'buffervectors'
+
+    def displayName(self):
+        return self.tr('Buffer vectors')
+
+    def group(self):
+        return self.tr('Vector geoprocessing')
+
+    def commandName(self):
+        return 'ogr2ogr'
+
+    def getConsoleCommands(self, parameters, context, feedback):
+        ogrLayer, layerName = self.getOgrCompatibleSource(self.INPUT, parameters, context, feedback)
+        geometry = self.parameterAsString(parameters, self.GEOMETRY, context)
+        distance = self.parameterAsDouble(parameters, self.DISTANCE, context)
+        fieldName = self.parameterAsString(parameters, self.FIELD, context)
+        dissolve = self.parameterAsString(parameters, self.DISSOLVE, context)
+        options = self.parameterAsString(parameters, self.OPTIONS, context)
+        outFile = self.parameterAsOutputLayer(parameters, self.OUTPUT, context)
+
+        output, outputFormat = GdalUtils.ogrConnectionStringAndFormat(outFile, context)
+
+        arguments = []
+        arguments.append(output)
+        arguments.append(ogrLayer)
+        arguments.append('-dialect')
+        arguments.append('sqlite')
+        arguments.append('-sql')
+
+        if dissolve or field:
+            sql = "SELECT ST_Union(ST_Buffer({}, {})), * FROM '{}'".format(geometry, distance, layerName)
+        else:
+            sql = "SELECT ST_Buffer({}, {}), * FROM '{}'".format(geometry, distance, layerName)
+
+        if fieldName:
+            sql = '{} GROUP BY {}'.format(sql, fieldName)
+
+        arguments.append(sql)
+
+        if self.parameterAsBool(parameters, self.EXPLODE_COLLECTIONS, context):
+            arguments.append('-explodecollections')
+
+        if options:
+            arguments.append(options)
+
+        if outputFormat:
+            arguments.append('-f {}'.format(outputFormat))
+
+        return ['ogr2ogr', GdalUtils.escapeAndJoin(arguments)]
diff --git a/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/OffsetCurve.py b/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/OffsetCurve.py
index 8742aa981d4..6585691778d 100644
--- a/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/OffsetCurve.py
+++ b/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/OffsetCurve.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ __copyright__ = '(C) 2015, Giovanni Manghi'
 __revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
 
 from qgis.core import (QgsProcessing,
+                       QgsProcessingParameterDefinition,
                        QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSource,
                        QgsProcessingParameterString,
                        QgsProcessingParameterNumber,
@@ -57,10 +58,13 @@ class OffsetCurve(GdalAlgorithm):
                                                        self.tr('Offset distance (left-sided: positive, right-sided: negative)'),
                                                        type=QgsProcessingParameterNumber.Double,
                                                        defaultValue=10))
-        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterString(self.OPTIONS,
-                                                       self.tr('Additional creation options'),
-                                                       defaultValue='',
-                                                       optional=True))
+
+        options_param = QgsProcessingParameterString(self.OPTIONS,
+                                                     self.tr('Additional creation options'),
+                                                     defaultValue='',
+                                                     optional=True)
+        options_param.setFlags(options_param.flags() | QgsProcessingParameterDefinition.FlagAdvanced)
+        self.addParameter(options_param)
 
         self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterVectorDestination(self.OUTPUT,
                                                                   self.tr('Offset curve'),
@@ -100,4 +104,7 @@ class OffsetCurve(GdalAlgorithm):
         if options:
             arguments.append(options)
 
+        if outputFormat:
+            arguments.append('-f {}'.format(outputFormat))
+
         return ['ogr2ogr', GdalUtils.escapeAndJoin(arguments)]