diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
index e6fbd15f9..64f430fa9 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,62 @@
 #include <Plasma/Dialog>
 
 
+DialogMargins::DialogMargins(Plasma::Dialog *dialog, QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent),
+      m_dialog(dialog)
+{
+    checkMargins();
+}
+
+void DialogMargins::checkMargins()
+{
+    int left, top, right, bottom;
+    m_dialog->getContentsMargins(&left, &top, &right, &bottom);
+
+    if (left != m_left) {
+        m_left = left;
+        emit leftChanged();
+    }
+    if (top != m_top) {
+        m_top = top;
+        emit topChanged();
+    }
+    if (right != m_right) {
+        m_right = right;
+        emit rightChanged();
+    }
+    if (bottom != m_bottom) {
+        m_bottom = bottom;
+        emit bottomChanged();
+    }
+}
+
+int DialogMargins::left() const
+{
+    return m_left;
+}
+
+int DialogMargins::top() const
+{
+    return m_top;
+}
+
+int DialogMargins::right() const
+{
+    return m_right;
+}
+
+int DialogMargins::bottom() const
+{
+    return m_bottom;
+}
+
 DialogProxy::DialogProxy(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent),
       m_declarativeItemContainer(0)
 {
     m_dialog = new Plasma::Dialog();
+    m_margins = new DialogMargins(m_dialog, this);
     m_dialog->installEventFilter(this);
     m_flags = m_dialog->windowFlags();
 }
@@ -177,6 +228,11 @@ void DialogProxy::setWindowFlags(const int flags)
     m_dialog->setWindowFlags((Qt::WindowFlags)flags);
 }
 
+QObject *DialogProxy::margins() const
+{
+    return m_margins;
+}
+
 bool DialogProxy::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
 {
     if (watched == m_dialog && event->type() == QEvent::Move) {
@@ -187,6 +243,9 @@ bool DialogProxy::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
         if (me->oldPos().y() != me->pos().y()) {
             emit yChanged();
         }
+        if ((me->oldPos().x() != me->pos().x()) || (me->oldPos().y() != me->pos().y())) {
+            m_margins->checkMargins();
+        }
     } else if (watched == m_dialog && event->type() == QEvent::Resize) {
         QResizeEvent *re = static_cast<QResizeEvent *>(event);
         if (re->oldSize().width() != re->size().width()) {
diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h
index 8cfdc1664..41845b699 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h
@@ -32,6 +32,41 @@ namespace Plasma
 
 class DeclarativeItemContainer;
 
+class DialogMargins : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    Q_PROPERTY(int left READ left NOTIFY leftChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int top READ top NOTIFY topChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int right READ right NOTIFY rightChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int bottom READ bottom NOTIFY bottomChanged)
+
+public:
+    DialogMargins(Plasma::Dialog *dialog, QObject *parent = 0);
+
+    int left() const;
+    int top() const;
+    int right() const;
+    int bottom() const;
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void leftChanged();
+    void rightChanged();
+    void topChanged();
+    void bottomChanged();
+
+protected:
+    void checkMargins();
+
+private:
+    int m_left;
+    int m_top;
+    int m_right;
+    int m_bottom;
+    Plasma::Dialog *m_dialog;
+    friend class DialogProxy;
+};
+
 class DialogProxy : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -44,6 +79,7 @@ class DialogProxy : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(int width READ width NOTIFY widthChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int height READ width NOTIFY heightChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int windowFlags READ windowFlags WRITE setWindowFlags)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QObject *margins READ margins CONSTANT)
 
 public:
     enum WidgetAttribute {
@@ -72,6 +108,8 @@ public:
     int windowFlags() const;
     void setWindowFlags(const int);
 
+    QObject *margins() const;
+
     //FIXME: alignment should be Qt::AlignmentFlag
     Q_INVOKABLE QPoint popupPosition(QGraphicsObject *item, int alignment=Qt::AlignLeft) const;
     //FIXME:: Qt::WidgetAttribute should be already 
@@ -96,6 +134,7 @@ private:
     Qt::WindowFlags m_flags;
     DeclarativeItemContainer *m_declarativeItemContainer;
     QWeakPointer<QGraphicsObject> m_mainItem;
+    DialogMargins *m_margins;
 };
 
 #endif