diff --git a/src/is_vertex_manifold.cpp b/src/is_vertex_manifold.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a80873b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/is_vertex_manifold.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "default_types.h"
+#include <igl/is_vertex_manifold.h>
+#include <nanobind/nanobind.h>
+#include <nanobind/ndarray.h>
+#include <nanobind/eigen/dense.h>
+
+namespace nb = nanobind;
+using namespace nb::literals;
+
+namespace pyigl
+{
+  // Wrapper for is_vertex_manifold with overload handling
+  auto is_vertex_manifold(
+    const nb::DRef<const Eigen::MatrixXI> &F)
+  {
+    Eigen::Matrix<bool, Eigen::Dynamic, 1> B;
+    igl::is_vertex_manifold(F, B);
+    return B;
+  }
+}
+
+// Bind the wrapper to the Python module
+void bind_is_vertex_manifold(nb::module_ &m)
+{
+  m.def(
+    "is_vertex_manifold",
+    &pyigl::is_vertex_manifold,
+    "F"_a,
+R"(Check if a mesh is vertex-manifold.
+
+This only checks whether the faces incident on each vertex form exactly one
+connected component. Vertices incident on non-manifold edges are not consider
+non-manifold by this function (see is_edge_manifold). Unreferenced verties are
+considered non-manifold (zero components).
+
+@param[in] F  #F by 3 list of triangle indices
+@return B  #V list indicate whether each vertex is locally manifold (the mesh is vertex manifold if all(B) == True)");
+}
diff --git a/tutorial/igl_docs.md b/tutorial/igl_docs.md
index 78168209..221e2b54 100644
--- a/tutorial/igl_docs.md
+++ b/tutorial/igl_docs.md
@@ -1505,7 +1505,23 @@ IS_DELAUNAY Determine if each edge in the mesh (V,F) is Delaunay.
 ### is_edge_manifold
 **`is_edge_manifold(f: array) -> bool`**
 
-See is_edge_manifold for the documentation.
+Check if the mesh is edge-manifold (every edge is incident one one face (boundary) or two oppositely oriented faces).
+
+| | |
+|-|-|
+|Parameters| F: \#F by 3 list of triangle indices |
+|Returns| True iff all edges are manifold |
+
+### is_vertex_manifold
+**`is_vertex_manifold(f: array) -> bool`**
+
+Check if a mesh is vertex-manifold. This only checks whether the faces incident on each vertex form exactly one connected component. Vertices incident on non-manifold edges are not consider non-manifold by this function (see is_edge_manifold). Unreferenced verties are considered non-manifold (zero components).
+
+| | |
+|-|-|
+|Parameters| F  \#F by 3 list of triangle indices |
+|Returns| B \#V list indicate whether each vertex is locally manifold.<br>The mesh is vertex manifold if `all(B) == True`. |
+
 ### is_intrinsic_delaunay
 **`is_intrinsic_delaunay(l: array, f: array)`**