diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index 496911224..d5df15b8b 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -5056,7 +5056,18 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
     return outgoing;
   }
 
+  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+  // SHAPE CREATION
+  
+  public PShape createGroup() {
+    return g.createGroup();
+  }  
+  
+  public PShape createGeometry(int kind) {
+    return g.createGeometry(kind);
+  }
+  
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
index 59976e4ae..d6be0a01c 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
@@ -7358,6 +7358,17 @@ public class PGraphics extends PImage implements PConstants {
 
   // New API:
 
+  public PShape createGroup() {
+    showMissingWarning("createGroup");
+    return null;
+  }  
+  
+  public PShape createGeometry(int kind) {
+    showMissingWarning("createGeometry");
+    return null;
+  }
+  
+  
   protected String[] getSupportedShapeFormats() {
     showMissingWarning("getSupportedShapeFormats");
     return null;