diff --git a/lemon/hartmann_orlin.h b/lemon/hartmann_orlin.h
--- a/lemon/hartmann_orlin.h
+++ b/lemon/hartmann_orlin.h
@@ -282,6 +282,24 @@
       return *this;
     }
 
+    /// \brief Set the tolerance used by the algorithm.
+    ///
+    /// This function sets the tolerance object used by the algorithm.
+    ///
+    /// \return <tt>(*this)</tt>
+    HartmannOrlin& tolerance(const Tolerance& tolerance) {
+      _tolerance = tolerance;
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+    /// \brief Return a const reference to the tolerance.
+    ///
+    /// This function returns a const reference to the tolerance object
+    /// used by the algorithm.
+    const Tolerance& tolerance() const {
+      return _tolerance;
+    }
+
     /// \name Execution control
     /// The simplest way to execute the algorithm is to call the \ref run()
     /// function.\n