diff --git a/widgets/pushbutton.cpp b/widgets/pushbutton.cpp
index 66256b850..563228306 100644
--- a/widgets/pushbutton.cpp
+++ b/widgets/pushbutton.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,23 @@ void PushButton::mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
     update();
 }
 
+QSizeF PushButton::minimumSize() const
+{
+    QFontMetricsF m = qApp->fontMetrics();
+    return m.boundingRect(text()).size() + QSizeF(5.0f, 5.0f);
+}
+
+Qt::Orientations PushButton::expandingDirections() const
+{
+    return Qt::Horizontal;
+}
+
+QSizeF PushButton::sizeHint() const
+{
+    return minimumSize();
+}
+
+
 } // namespace Plasma
 
 #include "pushbutton.moc"
diff --git a/widgets/pushbutton.h b/widgets/pushbutton.h
index 6bcb14838..bfb8ad3b4 100644
--- a/widgets/pushbutton.h
+++ b/widgets/pushbutton.h
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ public:
     */
     void setFlat(bool flat);
 
+    // NOTE: bogus
+    QSizeF minimumSize() const;
+    Qt::Orientations expandingDirections() const;
+    QSizeF sizeHint() const;
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     /**
     * Triggered when the button has been clicked.