diff --git a/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h b/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h
index 1242fd81..fcea4510 100644
--- a/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h
+++ b/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h
@@ -115,16 +115,25 @@ extern "C" {
 #define psb_Trans_      "T"
 #define psb_ConjTrans_  "C"
 
+  /*  legal values for dupl argument  (must match Fortran psb_const_mod) */
+#define psb_dupl_null_   0
+#define psb_dupl_add_    1
+#define psb_dupl_ovwrt_  2
+#define psb_dupl_err_    3
+#define psb_dupl_def_    psb_dupl_add_
+
+/* PETSc-style insertion mode aliases */
+#define PSB_INSERT_VALUES psb_dupl_ovwrt_
+#define PSB_ADD_VALUES psb_dupl_add_
+/* Error code returned by psb_c_dgeins_v when insertion mode is changed
+ * while entries are already buffered (i.e. without an intervening assembly). */
+#define PSB_ERR_MODE_MISMATCH  (-2)
+
 #if 0
   /*  legal values for upd argument */
 #define psb_upd_srch_   98764
 #define psb_upd_perm_   98765
 #define psb_upd_def_    psb_upd_srch_
-  /*  legal values for dupl argument */
-#define psb_dupl_ovwrt_  0
-#define psb_dupl_add_    1
-#define psb_dupl_err_    2
-#define psb_dupl_def_    psb_dupl_ovwrt_
 
   /*  legal values for halo swap modes argument */
 #define  psb_swap_send_  1
diff --git a/cbind/base/psb_c_dbase.h b/cbind/base/psb_c_dbase.h
index 6a82fe77..2cb81623 100644
--- a/cbind/base/psb_c_dbase.h
+++ b/cbind/base/psb_c_dbase.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ psb_i_t    psb_c_dgeins(psb_i_t nz, const psb_l_t *irw, const psb_d_t *val,
 		    psb_c_dvector *xh, psb_c_descriptor *cdh);
 psb_i_t    psb_c_dgeins_add(psb_i_t nz, const psb_l_t *irw, const psb_d_t *val,
 			psb_c_dvector *xh, psb_c_descriptor *cdh);
+psb_i_t psb_c_dgeins_options(psb_i_t nz, const psb_l_t *irw, const psb_d_t *val,
+                       psb_c_dvector *xh, psb_c_descriptor *cdh, psb_i_t mode);
 psb_i_t    psb_c_dgeasb(psb_c_dvector *xh, psb_c_descriptor *cdh);
 psb_i_t    psb_c_dgeasb_options(psb_c_dvector *xh, psb_c_descriptor *cdh, psb_i_t dupl);
 psb_i_t	   psb_c_dgeasb_options_format(psb_c_dvector *xh, psb_c_descriptor *cdh,
diff --git a/cbind/base/psb_d_tools_cbind_mod.F90 b/cbind/base/psb_d_tools_cbind_mod.F90
index 935b6cc6..6f216c08 100644
--- a/cbind/base/psb_d_tools_cbind_mod.F90
+++ b/cbind/base/psb_d_tools_cbind_mod.F90
@@ -293,6 +293,78 @@ contains
 
     return
   end function psb_c_dgeins
+  
+    function psb_c_dgeins_options(nz,irw,val,xh,cdh,mode) bind(c) result(res)
+
+      implicit none
+    integer(psb_c_ipk_) :: res
+    integer(psb_c_ipk_), value :: nz
+    integer(psb_c_lpk_)        :: irw(*)
+    real(c_double)             :: val(*)
+    type(psb_c_dvector)        :: xh
+    type(psb_c_descriptor)     :: cdh
+    integer(psb_c_ipk_), value :: mode
+
+    type(psb_desc_type), pointer    :: descp
+    type(psb_d_vect_type), pointer  :: xp
+    integer(psb_c_ipk_)             :: ixb, info
+    integer(psb_ipk_)               :: nrmt_
+
+    res = -1
+    info = 0
+    if (c_associated(cdh%item)) then
+      call c_f_pointer(cdh%item,descp)
+    else
+      return
+    end if
+    if (c_associated(xh%item)) then
+      call c_f_pointer(xh%item,xp)
+    else
+      return
+    end if
+
+    if (xp%is_asb()) then
+      if (mode == psb_dupl_ovwrt_) then
+        call xp%zero()
+        call xp%set_bld()
+      else
+        call xp%set_upd()
+      end if
+      call xp%set_dupl(mode)
+      call xp%set_remote_build(psb_matbld_remote_)
+      call xp%set_nrmv(izero)
+      call xp%set_ncfs(izero)
+      nrmt_ = max(100, descp%get_local_cols() - descp%get_local_rows())
+      call psb_ensure_size(nrmt_, xp%rmtv,  info)
+      if (info == 0) call psb_ensure_size(nrmt_, xp%rmidx, info)
+      if (info /= 0) then
+        res = -1
+        return
+      end if
+    end if
+
+    ! avoid mode mixing
+    if ((xp%get_ncfs() > izero .or. xp%get_nrmv() > izero) &
+        & .and. xp%get_dupl() /= mode) then
+      res = -2  ! PSB_ERR_MODE_MISMATCH
+      return
+    end if
+
+
+    call xp%set_dupl(mode)
+    ixb = psb_c_get_index_base()
+    if (ixb == 1) then
+      call psb_geins(nz,irw(1:nz),val(1:nz),&
+           & xp,descp,info)
+    else
+      call psb_geins(nz,(irw(1:nz)+(1-ixb)),val(1:nz),&
+           & xp,descp,info)
+    end if
+
+    res = min(0,info)
+
+    return
+  end function psb_c_dgeins_options
 
  function psb_c_dspall(mh,cdh) bind(c) result(res)