diff --git a/src/common/QskBoxBorderMetrics.cpp b/src/common/QskBoxBorderMetrics.cpp
index 18178062..9d96c82b 100644
--- a/src/common/QskBoxBorderMetrics.cpp
+++ b/src/common/QskBoxBorderMetrics.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <qhashfunctions.h>
 #include <qvariant.h>
+#include <qrect.h>
 
 static void qskRegisterBoxBorderMetrics()
 {
@@ -79,6 +80,15 @@ QskBoxBorderMetrics QskBoxBorderMetrics::toAbsolute( const QSizeF& size ) const
     return absoluted;
 }
 
+QRectF QskBoxBorderMetrics::adjustedRect( const QRectF& rect ) const
+{
+    if ( m_sizeMode == Qt::AbsoluteSize )
+        return rect.marginsRemoved( m_widths );
+
+    const auto m = toAbsolute( rect.size() );
+    return rect.marginsRemoved( m.m_widths );
+}
+
 QskBoxBorderMetrics QskBoxBorderMetrics::interpolated(
     const QskBoxBorderMetrics& to, qreal ratio ) const noexcept
 {
diff --git a/src/common/QskBoxBorderMetrics.h b/src/common/QskBoxBorderMetrics.h
index 189eb30c..8d6d277b 100644
--- a/src/common/QskBoxBorderMetrics.h
+++ b/src/common/QskBoxBorderMetrics.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskBoxBorderMetrics
 
     constexpr bool isEquidistant() const noexcept;
 
+    QRectF adjustedRect( const QRectF& )const ;
+
   private:
     QskMargins m_widths;
     Qt::SizeMode m_sizeMode;