diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/vector.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/vector.cpp
index bd00b01961d5..8a39bfd27f90 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/vector.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/vector.cpp
@@ -52,24 +52,6 @@ namespace ipa {
  * \copydoc Vector::operator[](size_t i) const
  */
 
-/**
- * \fn Vector::x()
- * \brief Convenience function to access the first element of the vector
- * \return The first element of the vector
- */
-
-/**
- * \fn Vector::y()
- * \brief Convenience function to access the second element of the vector
- * \return The second element of the vector
- */
-
-/**
- * \fn Vector::z()
- * \brief Convenience function to access the third element of the vector
- * \return The third element of the vector
- */
-
 /**
  * \fn Vector::operator-() const
  * \brief Negate a Vector by negating both all of its coordinates
@@ -111,6 +93,39 @@ namespace ipa {
  * \return The vector divided by \a factor
  */
 
+/**
+ * \fn T &Vector::x()
+ * \brief Convenience function to access the first element of the vector
+ * \return The first element of the vector
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn T &Vector::y()
+ * \brief Convenience function to access the second element of the vector
+ * \return The second element of the vector
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn T &Vector::z()
+ * \brief Convenience function to access the third element of the vector
+ * \return The third element of the vector
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn constexpr const T &Vector::x() const
+ * \copydoc Vector::x()
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn constexpr const T &Vector::y() const
+ * \copydoc Vector::y()
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn constexpr const T &Vector::z() const
+ * \copydoc Vector::z()
+ */
+
 /**
  * \fn Vector::length2()
  * \brief Get the squared length of the vector
diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/vector.h b/src/ipa/libipa/vector.h
index 8612a06a2ab2..1b11a34deee4 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/vector.h
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/vector.h
@@ -53,30 +53,6 @@ public:
 		return data_[i];
 	}
 
-#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
-	template<bool Dependent = false, typename = std::enable_if_t<Dependent || Rows >= 1>>
-#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
-	constexpr T x() const
-	{
-		return data_[0];
-	}
-
-#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
-	template<bool Dependent = false, typename = std::enable_if_t<Dependent || Rows >= 2>>
-#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
-	constexpr T y() const
-	{
-		return data_[1];
-	}
-
-#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
-	template<bool Dependent = false, typename = std::enable_if_t<Dependent || Rows >= 3>>
-#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
-	constexpr T z() const
-	{
-		return data_[2];
-	}
-
 	constexpr Vector<T, Rows> operator-() const
 	{
 		Vector<T, Rows> ret;
@@ -125,6 +101,31 @@ public:
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
+	template<bool Dependent = false, typename = std::enable_if_t<Dependent || Rows >= 1>>
+#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
+	constexpr const T &x() const { return data_[0]; }
+#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
+	template<bool Dependent = false, typename = std::enable_if_t<Dependent || Rows >= 2>>
+#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
+	constexpr const T &y() const { return data_[1]; }
+#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
+	template<bool Dependent = false, typename = std::enable_if_t<Dependent || Rows >= 3>>
+#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
+	constexpr const T &z() const { return data_[2]; }
+#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
+	template<bool Dependent = false, typename = std::enable_if_t<Dependent || Rows >= 1>>
+#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
+	T &x() { return data_[0]; }
+#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
+	template<bool Dependent = false, typename = std::enable_if_t<Dependent || Rows >= 2>>
+#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
+	T &y() { return data_[1]; }
+#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
+	template<bool Dependent = false, typename = std::enable_if_t<Dependent || Rows >= 3>>
+#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
+	T &z() { return data_[2]; }
+
 	constexpr double length2() const
 	{
 		double ret = 0;