diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik_feature.cpp b/bindings/python/mapnik_feature.cpp
index a46cc1ea2..e55842e26 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik_feature.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik_feature.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void feature_add_geometries_from_wkt(Feature &feature, std::string wkt)
 std::string feature_to_geojson(Feature const& feature)
 {
     std::string json;
-    mapnik::json::geojson_generator g;
+    mapnik::json::feature_generator g;
     if (!g.generate(json,feature))
     {
         throw std::runtime_error("Failed to generate GeoJSON");
diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik_geometry.cpp b/bindings/python/mapnik_geometry.cpp
index a1501e63a..06aa96207 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik_geometry.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik_geometry.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <mapnik/geometry.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/wkt/wkt_factory.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/wkb.hpp>
+#include <mapnik/json/geojson_generator.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/version.hpp>
 #if BOOST_VERSION >= 104700
@@ -163,6 +164,16 @@ std::string to_wkt2( path_type const& geom)
 #endif
 }
 
+std::string to_geojson( path_type const& geom)
+{
+    std::string json;
+    mapnik::json::geometry_generator g;
+    if (!g.generate(json,geom))
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to generate GeoJSON");
+    }
+    return json;
+}
 
 void export_geometry()
 {
@@ -200,6 +211,7 @@ void export_geometry()
         .def("to_wkb",&to_wkb2)
         .def("from_wkt",from_wkt_impl)
         .def("from_wkb",from_wkb_impl)
+        .def("to_geojson",to_geojson)
         .staticmethod("from_wkt")
         .staticmethod("from_wkb")
         ;