diff --git a/src/controls/QskQuick.cpp b/src/controls/QskQuick.cpp
index c820b45e..77ecf29c 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskQuick.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskQuick.cpp
@@ -621,4 +621,15 @@ QRectF qskConstrainedItemRect( const QQuickItem* item,
     return qskAlignedRectF( rect, size.width(), size.height(), alignment );
 }
 
+void qskItemUpdateRecursive( QQuickItem* item )
+{
+    if ( item == nullptr )
+        return;
 
+    if ( item->flags() & QQuickItem::ItemHasContents )
+        item->update();
+
+    const auto& children = QQuickItemPrivate::get( item )->childItems;
+    for ( auto child : children )
+        qskItemUpdateRecursive( child );
+}
diff --git a/src/controls/QskQuick.h b/src/controls/QskQuick.h
index be5a039a..0f723f5d 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskQuick.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskQuick.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ QSK_EXPORT void qskInputMethodSetVisible( const QQuickItem*, bool );
 QSK_EXPORT const QSGNode* qskItemNode( const QQuickItem* );
 QSK_EXPORT const QSGNode* qskPaintNode( const QQuickItem* );
 
+QSK_EXPORT void qskItemUpdateRecursive( QQuickItem* );
+
 inline void qskSetItemGeometry(
     QQuickItem* item, qreal x, qreal y, qreal width, qreal height )
 {