diff --git a/vcg/complex/base.h b/vcg/complex/base.h
index 8ffac95b..06079eec 100644
--- a/vcg/complex/base.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/base.h
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ bool HasPerMeshAttribute(const MESH_TYPE &m,   std::string   name){
 
 template <class MeshType> void RequireVFAdjacency    (MeshType &m) { if(!tri::HasVFAdjacency   (m)) throw vcg::MissingComponentException("VFAdjacency"); }
 template <class MeshType> void RequireFFAdjacency    (MeshType &m) { if(!tri::HasFFAdjacency   (m)) throw vcg::MissingComponentException("FFAdjacency"); }
+template <class MeshType> void RequireEEAdjacency    (MeshType &m) { if(!tri::HasEEAdjacency   (m)) throw vcg::MissingComponentException("EEAdjacency"); }
 template <class MeshType> void RequireFEAdjacency    (MeshType &m) { if(!tri::HasVEAdjacency   (m)) throw vcg::MissingComponentException("VEAdjacency"); }
 template <class MeshType> void RequireFHAdjacency    (MeshType &m) { if(!tri::HasVHAdjacency   (m)) throw vcg::MissingComponentException("VHAdjacency"); }