diff --git a/src/amuse/couple/bridge.py b/src/amuse/couple/bridge.py
index cc56c458bb..06c87a98f7 100644
--- a/src/amuse/couple/bridge.py
+++ b/src/amuse/couple/bridge.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def get_gravity_at_point(self,radius,x,y,z):
 class GravityCodeInField(object):
 
 
-    def __init__(self, code, field_codes, do_sync=True, verbose=False, radius_is_eps=False, h_smooth_is_eps=False, zero_smoothing=False):
+    def __init__(self, code, field_codes, do_sync=True, verbose=False, radius_is_eps=False, h_smooth_is_eps=False, zero_smoothing=False, use_velocity=False):
         """
         verbose indicates whether to output some run info
         """
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ def __init__(self, code, field_codes, do_sync=True, verbose=False, radius_is_eps
         except CoreException:  # hasattr will fail with an exception
             self.zero_smoothing = True
 
+        self.use_velocity=use_velocity
+
 
     def evolve_model(self,tend,timestep=None):
         """
@@ -487,12 +489,23 @@ def get_potential_energy_in_field_code(self, particles, field_code):
         return (pot*particles.mass).sum() / 2
 
     def kick_with_field_code(self, particles, field_code, dt):
-        ax,ay,az=field_code.get_gravity_at_point(
-            self._softening_lengths(particles),
-            particles.x,
-            particles.y,
-            particles.z
-        )
+        if self.use_velocity:
+            ax,ay,az=field_code.get_gravity_at_point(
+                    self._softening_lengths(particles),
+                    particles.x,
+                    particles.y,
+                    particles.z,
+                    particles.vx,
+                    particles.vy,
+                    particles.vz
+                )
+        else:
+            ax,ay,az=field_code.get_gravity_at_point(
+                self._softening_lengths(particles),
+                particles.x,
+                particles.y,
+                particles.z
+            )
         self.update_velocities(particles, dt, ax, ay, az)
 
     def update_velocities(self,particles, dt,  ax, ay, az):
@@ -711,3 +724,52 @@ def kick_codes(self,dt):
                 de += x.kick(dt)
 
         self.kick_energy += de
+
+
+class VelocityDependentBridge(Bridge):
+    def __init__(self, timestep=None, verbose=False, use_threading=True, method=None):
+        """
+        verbose indicates whether to output some run info
+        """
+        self.codes=[]
+        self.use_velocity=[]
+        self.time=quantities.zero
+        self.verbose=verbose
+        self.timestep=timestep
+        self.kick_energy = quantities.zero
+        self.use_threading = use_threading
+        self.time_offsets = dict()
+        self.method=method
+        self.channels = datamodel.Channels()
+
+    def add_system(self, interface, partners=set(), do_sync=True,
+            radius_is_eps=False, h_smooth_is_eps=False, zero_smoothing=False,use_velocity=False):
+        """
+        add a system to bridge integrator
+        """
+
+        if hasattr(interface, "particles"):
+            code = GravityCodeInField(interface, partners, do_sync, self.verbose,
+                radius_is_eps, h_smooth_is_eps, zero_smoothing, use_velocity)
+            self.add_code(code)
+        else:
+            if len(partners):
+                raise Exception("You added a code without particles, but with partners, this is not supported!")
+            self.add_code(interface)
+
+        self.use_velocity.append(use_velocity)
+
+    def get_gravity_at_point(self,radius,x,y,z,**kwargs):
+        ax=quantities.zero
+        ay=quantities.zero
+        az=quantities.zero
+        for i,code in enumerate(self.codes):
+            if self.use_velocity[i]:
+                vx,vy,vz=kwargs.get('vx'),kwargs.get('vy'),kwargs.get('vz')
+                _ax,_ay,_az=code.get_gravity_at_point(radius,x,y,z,vx=vx,vy=vy,vz=vz)
+            else:
+                _ax,_ay,_az=code.get_gravity_at_point(radius,x,y,z)
+            ax=ax+_ax
+            ay=ay+_ay
+            az=az+_az
+        return ax,ay,az