diff --git a/boxedcpp/bootstrap_stl.hpp b/boxedcpp/bootstrap_stl.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91e3c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boxedcpp/bootstrap_stl.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#ifndef __bootstrap_stl_hpp
+#define __bootstrap_stl_hpp__
+
+#include "boxedcpp.hpp"
+
+template<typename ContainerType>
+void bootstrap_reversible_container(BoxedCPP_System &system)
+{
+}
+
+template<typename ContainerType>
+void bootstrap_random_access_container(BoxedCPP_System &system)
+{
+  bootstrap_reversible_container<ContainerType>(system);
+
+  typedef typename ContainerType::reference(ContainerType::*indexoper)(size_t);
+
+  system.register_function(
+      boost::function<typename ContainerType::reference (ContainerType *, int)>(indexoper(&ContainerType::operator[])), "[]");
+}
+
+template<typename ContainerType>
+void bootstrap_container(BoxedCPP_System &system)
+{
+}
+
+template<typename ContainerType>
+void bootstrap_forward_container(BoxedCPP_System &system)
+{
+  bootstrap_container<ContainerType>(system);
+}
+
+template<typename Type>
+void bootstrap_default_constructible(BoxedCPP_System &system)
+{
+}
+
+template<typename SequenceType>
+void bootstrap_sequence(BoxedCPP_System &system)
+{
+  bootstrap_forward_container<SequenceType>(system);
+  bootstrap_default_constructible<SequenceType>(system);
+}
+
+template<typename SequenceType>
+void bootstrap_back_insertion_sequence(BoxedCPP_System &system)
+{
+  bootstrap_sequence<SequenceType>(system);
+
+
+  typedef typename SequenceType::reference (SequenceType::*backptr)();
+
+  system.register_function(boost::function<typename SequenceType::reference (SequenceType *)>(backptr(&SequenceType::back)), "back");
+  system.register_function(boost::function<void (SequenceType *,typename SequenceType::value_type)>(&SequenceType::push_back), "push_back");
+  system.register_function(boost::function<void (SequenceType *)>(&SequenceType::pop_back), "pop_back");
+}
+
+template<typename VectorType>
+void bootstrap_vector(BoxedCPP_System &system)
+{
+  bootstrap_random_access_container<VectorType>(system);
+  bootstrap_back_insertion_sequence<VectorType>(system);
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/boxedcpp/test.cpp b/boxedcpp/test.cpp
index 4a7cbb0..340c5eb 100644
--- a/boxedcpp/test.cpp
+++ b/boxedcpp/test.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "boxedcpp.hpp"
 #include "bootstrap.hpp"
+#include "bootstrap_stl.hpp"
 
 struct Test
 {
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ int main()
 {
   BoxedCPP_System ss;
   bootstrap(ss);
+  bootstrap_vector<std::vector<int> >(ss);
   dump_system(ss);
 
   //Calling a function by name and allowing the built in dispatch mechanism to