diff --git a/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/VertexRDD.scala b/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/VertexRDD.scala
index f1b6df9a3025e..f0f41b692fa86 100644
--- a/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/VertexRDD.scala
+++ b/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/VertexRDD.scala
@@ -111,6 +111,18 @@ class VertexRDD[@specialized VD: ClassTag](
     partitionsRDD.map(_.size).reduce(_ + _)
   }
 
+  override def checkpoint() {
+    partitionsRDD.checkpoint()
+  }
+
+  override def getCheckpointFile: Option[String] = {
+    partitionsRDD.getCheckpointFile
+  }
+
+  override def isCheckpointed: Boolean = {
+    partitionsRDD.isCheckpointed
+  }
+
   /**
    * Provides the `RDD[(VertexId, VD)]` equivalent output.
    */