diff --git a/scripting/appletscript.cpp b/scripting/appletscript.cpp
index 700f426b3..214294f9d 100644
--- a/scripting/appletscript.cpp
+++ b/scripting/appletscript.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ void AppletScript::paintInterface(QPainter* painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsI
     Q_UNUSED(contentsRect)
 }
 
+QSizeF AppletScript::contentSizeHint() const
+{
+    return applet()->contentSizeHint();
+}
+
 QSizeF AppletScript::size() const
 {
     if (applet()) {
diff --git a/scripting/appletscript.h b/scripting/appletscript.h
index e677619b7..ceea1c575 100644
--- a/scripting/appletscript.h
+++ b/scripting/appletscript.h
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ public:
                                 const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem* option,
                                 const QRect &contentsRect);
 
+    /**
+     * Called to discover the content size hint for the item.
+     * The default implementation simply returns the Applet's contentSizeHint
+     */
+    virtual QSizeF contentSizeHint() const;
+
     Q_INVOKABLE QSizeF size() const;
 
 protected: