diff --git a/libs/main/containers/pimap.h b/libs/main/containers/pimap.h
index 5057a394..beb45106 100644
--- a/libs/main/containers/pimap.h
+++ b/libs/main/containers/pimap.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public:
 		iterator(): parent(0), pos(0) {}
 		const Key & key() const {return const_cast<PIMap<Key, T> * >(parent)->_key(pos);}
 		T & value() {return const_cast<PIMap<Key, T> * >(parent)->_value(pos);}
+		inline PIPair<Key, T> operator *() const {return PIPair<Key, T>(const_cast<PIMap<Key, T> * >(parent)->_key(pos), const_cast<PIMap<Key, T> * >(parent)->_value(pos));}
 		void operator ++() {++pos;}
 		void operator ++(int) {++pos;}
 		void operator --() {--pos;}
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ public:
 		reverse_iterator(): parent(0), pos(0) {}
 		const Key & key() const {return const_cast<PIMap<Key, T> * >(parent)->_key(pos);}
 		T & value() const {return const_cast<PIMap<Key, T> * >(parent)->_value(pos);}
+		inline PIPair<Key, T> operator *() const {return PIPair<Key, T>(const_cast<PIMap<Key, T> * >(parent)->_key(pos), const_cast<PIMap<Key, T> * >(parent)->_value(pos));}
 		void operator ++() {--pos;}
 		void operator ++(int) {--pos;}
 		void operator --() {++pos;}