diff --git a/svg.cpp b/svg.cpp
index 6b9d933db..33984ac80 100644
--- a/svg.cpp
+++ b/svg.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,12 @@ void Svg::paint(QPainter *painter, const QRectF &rect, const QString &elementID)
     painter->drawPixmap(rect, pix, QRectF(QPointF(0, 0), pix.size()));
 }
 
+void Svg::paint(QPainter *painter, int x, int y, int width, int height, const QString &elementID)
+{
+    QPixmap pix(d->findInCache(elementID, QSizeF(width, height)));
+    painter->drawPixmap(x, y, pix, 0, 0, pix.size().width(), pix.size().height());
+}
+
 QSize Svg::size() const
 {
     return d->size.toSize();
diff --git a/svg.h b/svg.h
index 3ad6f42ef..d76b899e5 100644
--- a/svg.h
+++ b/svg.h
@@ -120,6 +120,19 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Svg : public QObject
         Q_INVOKABLE void paint(QPainter *painter, const QRectF &rect,
                                const QString &elementID = QString());
 
+        /**
+         * Paints the SVG represented by this object
+         * @arg painter the QPainter to use
+         * @arg x the horizontal coordinate to start painting from
+         * @arg y the vertical coordinate to start painting from
+         * @arg width the width of the element to draw
+         * @arg height the height of the element do draw
+         * @arg elelementId the ID string of the element to render, or an empty
+         *                  string for the whole SVG (the default)
+         */
+        Q_INVOKABLE void paint(QPainter *painter, int x, int y, int width,
+                               int height, const QString &elementID = QString());
+
         /**
          * Currently set size of the SVG
          * @return the current size of a given element