diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/declarative/declarativeitemcontainer.cpp b/scriptengines/javascript/declarative/declarativeitemcontainer.cpp
index ef0eb77d0..b23f6c7a0 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/declarative/declarativeitemcontainer.cpp
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/declarative/declarativeitemcontainer.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ void DeclarativeItemContainer::setDeclarativeItem(QDeclarativeItem *item, bool r
     resize(item->width(), item->height());
     connect(m_declarativeItem.data(), SIGNAL(widthChanged()), this, SLOT(widthChanged()));
     connect(m_declarativeItem.data(), SIGNAL(heightChanged()), this, SLOT(heightChanged()));
+
+    QObject::connect(m_declarativeItem.data(), SIGNAL(minimumWidthChanged()), this, SLOT(minimumWidthChanged()));
+    QObject::connect(m_declarativeItem.data(), SIGNAL(minimumHeightChanged()), this, SLOT(minimumHeightChanged()));
+    minimumWidthChanged();
+    minimumHeightChanged();
 }
 
 QDeclarativeItem *DeclarativeItemContainer::declarativeItem() const
@@ -86,4 +91,25 @@ void DeclarativeItemContainer::heightChanged()
     resize(newSize);
 }
 
+void DeclarativeItemContainer::minimumWidthChanged()
+{
+    if (!m_declarativeItem) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    qreal minimumWidth = m_declarativeItem.data()->property("minimumWidth").toReal();
+    setMinimumWidth(minimumWidth);
+}
+
+void DeclarativeItemContainer::minimumHeightChanged()
+{
+    if (!m_declarativeItem) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    qreal minimumHeight = m_declarativeItem.data()->property("minimumHeight").toReal();
+    setMinimumHeight(minimumHeight);
+}
+
+
 #include "declarativeitemcontainer_p.moc"
diff --git a/scriptengines/javascript/declarative/declarativeitemcontainer_p.h b/scriptengines/javascript/declarative/declarativeitemcontainer_p.h
index d900fff94..27d2f1dcc 100644
--- a/scriptengines/javascript/declarative/declarativeitemcontainer_p.h
+++ b/scriptengines/javascript/declarative/declarativeitemcontainer_p.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ protected:
 protected Q_SLOTS:
     void widthChanged();
     void heightChanged();
+    void minimumWidthChanged();
+    void minimumHeightChanged();
 
 private:
     QWeakPointer<QDeclarativeItem> m_declarativeItem;