diff --git a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h
index 3d6bba6b4..2e6b879c4 100644
--- a/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h
+++ b/kandinsky/include/kandinsky/rect.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ public:
   KDCoordinate bottom() const { return m_y+m_height; }
   KDCoordinate left() const { return m_x; }
 
+  KDPoint topLeft() const { return KDPoint(left(), top()); }
+  KDPoint bottomRight() const { return KDPoint(right(), bottom()); }
+
   bool operator ==(const KDRect &other) const {
     return (m_x == other.m_x && m_y == other.m_y
         && m_width == other.m_width && m_height == other.m_height);