diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index ee38cc91ab83..faed03104c72 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -6777,6 +6777,50 @@ def hist(self, x, bins=None, range=None, density=False, weights=None,
                           else "list[Polygon]")
             return tops, bins, cbook.silent_list(patch_type, patches)
 
+    def vector(self, start, *, delta=None, end=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Plot an arrow indicating a vector.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        start : (float, float)
+            The base point of the vector.
+        delta : (float, float)
+            The delta (deltaX, deltaY) from the start to the end of the vector.
+            Incompatible with *end*
+        end : float (optional)
+            The end point of the vector. Incompatible with *delta*
+
+        Other Parameters
+        ----------------
+        **kwargs
+        `~matplotlib.patches.FancyArrowPatch` properties
+        """
+        if not((delta is None) ^ (end is None)):
+            raise ValueError("Exactly one *delta* or *end* must be Non-Zero")
+        if end is None:
+            end = np.asanyarray(start) + np.asanyarray(delta)
+
+        color = kwargs.pop("color", None)
+        if color is None:
+            color = self._get_lines.get_next_color()
+        shrinkA = kwargs.get("shrinkA", 0)
+        shrinkB = kwargs.get("shrinkB", 0)
+        vect = mpatches.FancyArrowPatch(
+            start, end, color=color, shrinkA=shrinkA, shrinkB=shrinkB, **kwargs
+        )
+        ms = vect._mutation_scale
+        stylekw = {
+            "head_length": kwargs.get("head_length", 12) / ms,
+            "head_width": kwargs.get("head_width", 12) / ms,
+            "tail_width": kwargs.get("tail_width", 4) / ms,
+        }
+        vect.set_arrowstyle(kwargs.get("arrowstyle", "simple"), **stylekw)
+        self.add_patch(vect)
+        self.update_datalim([start, end])
+        self._request_autoscale_view()
+        return vect
+
     @_preprocess_data()
     def stairs(self, values, edges=None, *,
                orientation='vertical', baseline=0, fill=False, **kwargs):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
index 894717dcdd3e..d6700f5fa2c9 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/patches.py
@@ -4378,6 +4378,28 @@ def set_positions(self, posA, posB):
             self._posA_posB[1] = posB
         self.stale = True
 
+    def set_delta(self, delta):
+        """
+        Set the end position by the delta from the start (posA).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        delta : (float, float)
+            The delta between the arrow tail and head.
+        """
+        self._posA_posB[1] = self._posA_posB[0] + delta
+        self.stale = True
+
+    def get_delta(self):
+        """
+        Get the delta between the end and start positions.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        np.array
+        """
+        return np.asanyarray(self._posA_posB[1] - self._posA_posB[0])
+
     def set_patchA(self, patchA):
         """
         Set the tail patch.