diff --git a/src/gui/widget.cpp b/src/gui/widget.cpp
index 6349e802a..ae5c1fab4 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget.cpp
@@ -679,6 +679,19 @@ void Widget::setBounds(const Rect& rc)
   jwidget_set_rect(this, &jrc);
 }
 
+Border Widget::getBorder() const
+{
+  return Border(border_width.l, border_width.t, border_width.r, border_width.b);
+}
+
+void Widget::setBorder(const Border& br)
+{
+  border_width.l = br.left();
+  border_width.t = br.top();
+  border_width.r = br.right();
+  border_width.b = br.bottom();
+}
+
 void jwidget_relayout(JWidget widget)
 {
   jwidget_set_rect(widget, widget->rc);
diff --git a/src/gui/widget.h b/src/gui/widget.h
index 9a2b0a9c0..f30307f50 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget.h
+++ b/src/gui/widget.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "gfx/rect.h"
+#include "gfx/border.h"
 #include "gui/component.h"
 #include "gui/jbase.h"
 #include "gui/jrect.h"
@@ -243,6 +244,9 @@ public:
   gfx::Rect getBounds() const;
   void setBounds(const gfx::Rect& rc);
 
+  gfx::Border getBorder() const;
+  void setBorder(const gfx::Border& border);
+
   // ===============================================================
   // REFRESH ISSUES
   // ===============================================================