diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index ecd512a5c..0473943d2 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -907,13 +907,13 @@ Location Applet::location() const
 
 QSizeF Applet::contentSize() const
 {
-    int top , left , right , bottom;
-    d->getBorderSize(left,top,right,bottom);
+    int top, left, right, bottom;
+    d->getBorderSize(left, top, right, bottom);
 
     // kDebug() << "Geometry size: " << geometry().size();
     // kDebug() << "Borders: " << left << top << right << bottom;
 
-    return geometry().size() - QSizeF(left+right,top+bottom);
+    return geometry().size() - QSizeF(left + right, top + bottom);
 }
 
 QSizeF Applet::contentSizeHint() const
@@ -925,6 +925,38 @@ QSizeF Applet::contentSizeHint() const
     return contentSize();
 }
 
+void Applet::setMinimumContentSize(const QSizeF &minSize)
+{
+    int top, left, right, bottom;
+    d->getBorderSize(left, top, right, bottom);
+
+    setMinimumSize(minSize + QSizeF(left + right, top + bottom));
+}
+
+QSizeF Applet::minimumContentSize() const
+{
+    int top, left, right, bottom;
+    d->getBorderSize(left, top, right, bottom);
+
+    return minimumSize() - QSizeF(left + right, top + bottom);
+}
+
+void Applet::setMaximumContentSize(const QSizeF &maxSize)
+{
+    int top, left, right, bottom;
+    d->getBorderSize(left, top, right, bottom);
+
+    setMaximumSize(maxSize + QSizeF(left + right, top + bottom));
+}
+
+QSizeF Applet::maximumContentSize() const
+{
+    int top, left, right, bottom;
+    d->getBorderSize(left, top, right, bottom);
+
+    return maximumSize() - QSizeF(left + right, top + bottom);
+}
+
 QString Applet::globalName() const
 {
     if (!d->appletDescription.isValid()) {
diff --git a/applet.h b/applet.h
index 0d910eb69..b8b220117 100644
--- a/applet.h
+++ b/applet.h
@@ -234,6 +234,26 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Applet : public Widget
          */
         virtual QSizeF contentSizeHint() const;
 
+        /**
+         * Sets the minimum size for the content of this applet
+         */
+        void setMinimumContentSize(const QSizeF &minSize);
+
+        /**
+         * Get the minimum size for the content of this applet
+         */
+        QSizeF minimumContentSize() const;
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the maximum size for the content of this applet.
+         */
+        void setMaximumContentSize(const QSizeF &maxSize);
+
+        /**
+         * Get the minimum size for the content of this applet
+         */
+        QSizeF maximumContentSize() const;
+
         /**
          * Returns a list of all known applets.
          *