diff --git a/svg.cpp b/svg.cpp
index 858eab344..18d2cc466 100644
--- a/svg.cpp
+++ b/svg.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,18 @@ class Svg::Private
             return elementSize.toSize();
         }
 
+        QRect elementRect(const QString& elementId)
+        {
+            createRenderer();
+            QRectF elementRect = renderer->boundsOnElement(elementId);
+            QSizeF naturalSize = renderer->defaultSize();
+            qreal dx = size.width() / naturalSize.width();
+            qreal dy = size.height() / naturalSize.height();
+
+            return QRect(elementRect.x() * dx, elementRect.y() * dy,
+                         elementRect.width() * dx, elementRect.height() * dy);
+        }
+
         static QHash<QString, SharedSvgRenderer::Ptr> renderers;
         SharedSvgRenderer::Ptr renderer;
         QString themePath;
@@ -238,6 +250,11 @@ QSize Svg::elementSize(const QString& elementId) const
     return d->elementSize(elementId);
 }
 
+QRect Svg::elementRect(const QString& elementId) const
+{
+    return d->elementRect(elementId);
+}
+
 bool Svg::elementExists(const QString& elementId) const
 {
     d->createRenderer();
diff --git a/svg.h b/svg.h
index f0804b5a6..3e82fd0b7 100644
--- a/svg.h
+++ b/svg.h
@@ -138,10 +138,17 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Svg : public QObject
         /**
          * Size of a given element
          * @arg elementId the id of the element to check
-         * @return the current size of a given element
+         * @return the current size of a given element, given the current size of the Svg
          **/
         Q_INVOKABLE QSize elementSize( const QString& elementId ) const;
 
+        /**
+         * The bounding rect of a given element
+         * @arg elementId the id of the element to check
+         * @return the current rect of a given element, given the current size of the Svg
+         **/
+        Q_INVOKABLE QRect elementRect(const QString& elementId) const;
+
         /**
          * Check when an element exists in the loaded Svg
          * @arg elementId the id of the element to check