diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index 09ccd09b..ab0270be 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 --------------------------
 Changes in 1.9 (not yet released)
+- Add typedefs like value_type and size_type to array, list and map like std containers have. Thanks @SLC for idea (http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=52363)
 - Remove unused enum E_LOST_RESOURCE
 - CGUIComboBox uses now EGDS_SCROLLBAR_SIZE instead of EGDS_WINDOW_BUTTON_WIDTH for the width of the listbox button to allow changing that without changing window topbar height.
   Thanks @LunaRebirth for reporting. (Forum: http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=52297&p=303682#p303682)
diff --git a/include/irrArray.h b/include/irrArray.h
index 05528035..3e008e55 100644
--- a/include/irrArray.h
+++ b/include/irrArray.h
@@ -604,6 +604,9 @@ public:
 		other.is_sorted = helper_is_sorted;
 	}
 
+	typedef TAlloc allocator_type;
+	typedef T value_type;
+	typedef u32 size_type;
 
 private:
 	T* data;
diff --git a/include/irrList.h b/include/irrList.h
index cbf3575e..27044a45 100644
--- a/include/irrList.h
+++ b/include/irrList.h
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ public:
 		core::swap(allocator, other.allocator); // memory is still released by the same allocator used for allocation
 	}
 
+	typedef T value_type;
+	typedef u32 size_type;
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/include/irrMap.h b/include/irrMap.h
index e2fa23fd..430f0adc 100644
--- a/include/irrMap.h
+++ b/include/irrMap.h
@@ -664,6 +664,11 @@ class map
 		clear();
 	}
 
+	// typedefs
+	typedef KeyType key_type;
+	typedef ValueType value_type;
+	typedef u32 size_type;
+
 	//------------------------------
 	// Public Commands
 	//------------------------------