diff --git a/src/jinete/jwidget.cpp b/src/jinete/jwidget.cpp
index 6cd5bb53d..194856dc2 100644
--- a/src/jinete/jwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/jinete/jwidget.cpp
@@ -1093,6 +1093,18 @@ void jwidget_noborders(JWidget widget)
   jwidget_dirty(widget);
 }
 
+void jwidget_set_border(JWidget widget, int value)
+{
+  assert_valid_widget(widget);
+
+  widget->border_width.l = value;
+  widget->border_width.t = value;
+  widget->border_width.r = value;
+  widget->border_width.b = value;
+
+  jwidget_dirty(widget);
+}
+
 void jwidget_set_border(JWidget widget, int l, int t, int r, int b)
 {
   assert_valid_widget(widget);
diff --git a/src/jinete/jwidget.h b/src/jinete/jwidget.h
index 6da7e3698..531d318b4 100644
--- a/src/jinete/jwidget.h
+++ b/src/jinete/jwidget.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ void jwidget_get_texticon_info(JWidget widget,
 			       int icon_align, int icon_w, int icon_h);
 
 void jwidget_noborders(JWidget widget);
+void jwidget_set_border(JWidget widget, int value);
 void jwidget_set_border(JWidget widget, int l, int t, int r, int b);
 void jwidget_set_rect(JWidget widget, JRect rect);
 void jwidget_set_min_size(JWidget widget, int w, int h);