diff --git a/widgets/frame.cpp b/widgets/frame.cpp
index 84e0b73fa..7d4aa5b90 100644
--- a/widgets/frame.cpp
+++ b/widgets/frame.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,20 @@ Frame::Shadow Frame::frameShadow() const
     return d->shadow;
 }
 
+void Frame::setEnabledBorders(const FrameSvg::EnabledBorders borders)
+{
+    if (borders != d->svg->enabledBorders()) {
+        d->svg->setEnabledBorders(borders);
+        d->syncBorders();
+        update();
+    }
+}
+
+FrameSvg::EnabledBorders Frame::enabledBorders() const
+{
+    return d->svg->enabledBorders();
+}
+
 void Frame::setText(QString text)
 {
     d->text = text;
@@ -203,9 +217,7 @@ QWidget *Frame::nativeWidget() const
     return 0;
 }
 
-void Frame::paint(QPainter *painter,
-                   const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option,
-                   QWidget *widget)
+void Frame::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(option)
     Q_UNUSED(widget)
diff --git a/widgets/frame.h b/widgets/frame.h
index 0fb305e27..fe908f0e0 100644
--- a/widgets/frame.h
+++ b/widgets/frame.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <QtGui/QGraphicsWidget>
 
 #include <plasma/plasma_export.h>
+#include <plasma/framesvg.h>
 
 class QFrame;
 
@@ -75,10 +76,24 @@ public:
     */
     Shadow frameShadow() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets what borders should be painted
+     * @arg flags borders we want to paint
+     */
+    void setEnabledBorders(const FrameSvg::EnabledBorders borders);
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to get the enabled borders
+     * @return what borders are painted
+     * @since 4.4
+     */
+    FrameSvg::EnabledBorders enabledBorders() const;
+
    /**
     * Set the text to display by this Frame
     *
     * @arg text the text
+    * @since 4.4
     */
     void setText(QString text);