diff --git a/openeo/rest/connection.py b/openeo/rest/connection.py
index 5da173ef4..d892d9669 100644
--- a/openeo/rest/connection.py
+++ b/openeo/rest/connection.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 from openeo.rest.rest_capabilities import RESTCapabilities
 from openeo.rest.service import Service
 from openeo.rest.udp import RESTUserDefinedProcess, Parameter
+from openeo.rest.vectorcube import VectorCube
 from openeo.util import ensure_list, dict_no_none, rfc3339, load_json_resource, LazyLoadCache, \
     ContextTimer, str_truncate
 
@@ -899,6 +900,19 @@ def _api_version(self) -> ComparableVersion:
         # TODO make this a public property (it's also useful outside the Connection class)
         return self.capabilities().api_version_check
 
+    def vectorcube_from_paths(self, paths:List[str], format:str, options:dict={}) -> VectorCube:
+        """
+        Loads one or more files referenced by url or path that is accessible by the backend.
+
+        :param paths: The files to read.
+        :param format:  The file format to read from. It must be one of the values that the server reports as supported input file formats.
+        :param options: The file format parameters to be used to read the files. Must correspond to the parameters that the server reports as supported parameters for the chosen format.
+
+        :return: A :py:class:`VectorCube`.
+        """
+        graph = PGNode("load_uploaded_files", arguments=dict(paths=paths,format=format,options=options))
+        return VectorCube(graph=graph, connection=self)
+
     def datacube_from_process(self, process_id: str, namespace: str = None, **kwargs) -> DataCube:
         """
         Load a data cube from a (custom) process.
diff --git a/tests/rest/test_connection.py b/tests/rest/test_connection.py
index a7e941b03..a7eda760a 100644
--- a/tests/rest/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/rest/test_connection.py
@@ -2402,6 +2402,16 @@ def test_version_info(requests_mock, capabilities, expected):
     con = Connection(API_URL)
     assert con.version_info() == expected
 
+def test_vectorcube_from_paths(requests_mock):
+    requests_mock.get("https://oeo.test/", json={"api_version": "1.1.0"})
+    con = Connection(API_URL)
+    vc = con.vectorcube_from_paths(["mydata.pq"],format="parquet")
+    assert {'loaduploadedfiles1': {'arguments': {'format': 'parquet',
+                                      'options': {},
+                                      'paths': ['mydata.pq']},
+                        'process_id': 'load_uploaded_files',
+                        'result': True}} == vc.flat_graph()
+
 
 class TestExecute:
     # Dummy process graphs