diff --git a/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/impl/EdgeRDDImpl.scala b/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/impl/EdgeRDDImpl.scala
index a8169613b4fd2..504559da977d8 100644
--- a/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/impl/EdgeRDDImpl.scala
+++ b/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/impl/EdgeRDDImpl.scala
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class EdgeRDDImpl[ED: ClassTag, VD: ClassTag] private[graphx] (
     this
   }
 
+  override def checkpoint() = {
+    partitionsRDD.checkpoint()
+  }
+    
   /** The number of edges in the RDD. */
   override def count(): Long = {
     partitionsRDD.map(_._2.size.toLong).reduce(_ + _)
diff --git a/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/impl/VertexRDDImpl.scala b/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/impl/VertexRDDImpl.scala
index d92a55a189298..c8898b1369565 100644
--- a/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/impl/VertexRDDImpl.scala
+++ b/graphx/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/graphx/impl/VertexRDDImpl.scala
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class VertexRDDImpl[VD] private[graphx] (
     this
   }
 
+  override def checkpoint() = {
+    partitionsRDD.checkpoint()
+  }
+    
   /** The number of vertices in the RDD. */
   override def count(): Long = {
     partitionsRDD.map(_.size).reduce(_ + _)