diff --git a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h
index d5c93ae82..fc3fe47af 100644
--- a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h
+++ b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public:
   bool intersects(const KDRect & other) const;
   KDRect intersectedWith(const KDRect & other) const;
   KDRect unionedWith(const KDRect & other) const; // Returns the smallest rectangle containing r1 and r2
+  KDRect differencedWith(const KDRect & other) const; // Returns the smallest rectangle containing r1\r2
   bool contains(KDPoint p) const;
   bool isAbove(KDPoint p) const;
   bool isUnder(KDPoint p) const;
diff --git a/kandinsky/src/rect.cpp b/kandinsky/src/rect.cpp
index 9cf0df654..4373d4f93 100644
--- a/kandinsky/src/rect.cpp
+++ b/kandinsky/src/rect.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,47 @@ KDRect KDRect::unionedWith(const KDRect & other) const {
     );
 }
 
+KDRect KDRect::differencedWith(const KDRect & other) const {
+  if (this->isEmpty() || other.isEmpty()) {
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  KDRect intersection = intersectedWith(other);
+  if (intersection.isEmpty()) {
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  if (intersection == *this) {
+    return KDRectZero;
+  }
+
+  KDCoordinate resultLeft = left();
+  KDCoordinate resultTop = top();
+  KDCoordinate resultRight = right();
+  KDCoordinate resultBottom = bottom();
+
+  if (intersection.height() == height()) {
+    if (intersection.left() == left()) {
+      resultLeft = intersection.right() + 1;
+    } else if (intersection.right() == right()) {
+      resultRight = intersection.left() - 1;
+    }
+  } else if (intersection.width() == width()) {
+    if (intersection.top() == top()) {
+      resultTop = intersection.bottom() + 1;
+    } else if (intersection.bottom() == bottom()) {
+      resultBottom = intersection.top() - 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return KDRect(
+    resultLeft,
+    resultTop,
+    resultRight-resultLeft+1,
+    resultBottom-resultTop+1
+    );
+}
+
 bool KDRect::contains(KDPoint p) const {
   return (p.x() >= x() && p.x() <= right() && p.y() >= y() && p.y() <= bottom());
 }