diff --git a/docs/journey-leg.md b/docs/journey-leg.md
index 95de8c14..f54b0e6e 100644
--- a/docs/journey-leg.md
+++ b/docs/journey-leg.md
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ With `opt`, you can override the default options, which look like this:
 ```js
 {
 	when: new Date(),
-	passedStations: true // return stations on the way?
+	passedStations: true, // return stations on the way?
+	polyline: false // return a shape for the leg?
 }
 ```
 
@@ -116,3 +117,5 @@ The response looked like this:
 	passed: [ /* … */ ]
 }
 ```
+
+If you pass `polyline: true`, the leg will have a `polyline` field, containing an encoded shape. You can use e.g. [`@mapbox/polyline`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mapbox/polyline) to decode it.
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 93c9fdc9..f6762927 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 			throw new Error('lineName must be a non-empty string.')
 		}
 		opt = Object.assign({
-			passedStations: true // return stations on the way?
+			passedStations: true, // return stations on the way?
+			polyline: false
 		}, opt)
 		opt.when = opt.when || new Date()
 
@@ -280,11 +281,16 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 			req: {
 				jid: ref,
 				name: lineName,
-				date: profile.formatDate(profile, opt.when)
+				date: profile.formatDate(profile, opt.when),
+				getPolyline: !!opt.polyline
 			}
 		})
 		.then((d) => {
-			const parse = profile.parseJourneyLeg(profile, d.locations, d.lines, d.remarks)
+			let polylines = []
+			if (opt.polyline && Array.isArray(d.common.polyL)) {
+				polylines = d.common.polyL.map(p => p.crdEncYX)
+			}
+			const parse = profile.parseJourneyLeg(profile, d.locations, d.lines, d.remarks, polylines)
 
 			const leg = { // pretend the leg is contained in a journey
 				type: 'JNY',
diff --git a/p/vbb/example.js b/p/vbb/example.js
index 0f0831c7..85d6ea28 100644
--- a/p/vbb/example.js
+++ b/p/vbb/example.js
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ client.journeys('900000003201', '900000024101', {results: 1, polylines: true})
 // client.nearby(52.5137344, 13.4744798, {distance: 60})
 // client.radar(52.52411, 13.41002, 52.51942, 13.41709, {results: 10})
 
+// .then(([journey]) => {
+// 	const leg = journey.legs[0]
+// 	return client.journeyLeg(leg.id, leg.line.name, {polyline: true})
+// })
 .then((data) => {
 	console.log(require('util').inspect(data, {depth: null}))
 })