diff --git a/gtsam/slam/expressions.h b/gtsam/slam/expressions.h
index 680f2d175d..c6aa02774e 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/expressions.h
+++ b/gtsam/slam/expressions.h
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ inline Line3_ transformTo(const Pose3_ &wTc, const Line3_ &wL) {
   return Line3_(f, wTc, wL);
 }
 
+inline Point3_ cross(const Point3_& a, const Point3_& b) {
+  Point3 (*f)(const Point3 &, const Point3 &,
+             OptionalJacobian<3, 3>, OptionalJacobian<3, 3>) = &cross;
+  return Point3_(f, a, b);
+}
+
+inline Double_ dot(const Point3_& a, const Point3_& b) {
+  double (*f)(const Point3 &, const Point3 &,
+             OptionalJacobian<1, 3>, OptionalJacobian<1, 3>) = &dot;
+  return Double_(f, a, b);
+}
+
 namespace internal {
 // define getter that returns value rather than reference
 inline Rot3 rotation(const Pose3& pose, OptionalJacobian<3, 6> H) {
diff --git a/tests/testExpressionFactor.cpp b/tests/testExpressionFactor.cpp
index e3e37e7c7d..c31baeadfe 100644
--- a/tests/testExpressionFactor.cpp
+++ b/tests/testExpressionFactor.cpp
@@ -727,6 +727,39 @@ TEST(ExpressionFactor, variadicTemplate) {
 }
 
 
+TEST(ExpressionFactor, crossProduct) {
+  auto model = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(3, 1);
+
+  // Create expression
+  const auto a = Vector3_(1);
+  const auto b = Vector3_(2);
+  Vector3_ f_expr = cross(a, b);
+
+  // Check derivatives
+  Values values;
+  values.insert(1, Vector3(0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
+  values.insert(2, Vector3(0.4, 0.5, 0.6));
+  ExpressionFactor<Vector3> factor(model, Vector3::Zero(), f_expr);
+  EXPECT_CORRECT_FACTOR_JACOBIANS(factor, values, 1e-5, 1e-5);
+}
+
+TEST(ExpressionFactor, dotProduct) {
+  auto model = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(1, 1);
+
+  // Create expression
+  const auto a = Vector3_(1);
+  const auto b = Vector3_(2);
+  Double_ f_expr = dot(a, b);
+
+  // Check derivatives
+  Values values;
+  values.insert(1, Vector3(0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
+  values.insert(2, Vector3(0.4, 0.5, 0.6));
+  ExpressionFactor<double> factor(model, .0, f_expr);
+  EXPECT_CORRECT_FACTOR_JACOBIANS(factor, values, 1e-5, 1e-5);
+}
+
+
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 int main() {
   TestResult tr;