diff --git a/apps/i18n.cpp b/apps/i18n.cpp
index a5d571288..3b98fe128 100644
--- a/apps/i18n.cpp
+++ b/apps/i18n.cpp
@@ -356,4 +356,8 @@ const char * translate(Message m, Language l) {
   return messages[(int)m][languageIndex-1];
 }
 
+int numberOfLanguages() {
+  return 3;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/escher/include/escher/i18n.h b/escher/include/escher/i18n.h
index 5002a72a6..cf3d7bb31 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/i18n.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/i18n.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace I18n {
   enum class Message : uint16_t;
   enum class Language : uint16_t;
   const char * translate(Message m, Language l = (Language)0);
+  int numberOfLanguages();
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/escher/include/escher/pointer_text_view.h b/escher/include/escher/pointer_text_view.h
index 4b3af6f6f..c51ce9d4f 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/pointer_text_view.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/pointer_text_view.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public:
   void setText(const char * text) override;
   void setMessage(I18n::Message message);
   const char * text() const override;
+  KDSize minimalSizeForOptimalDisplay() const override;
 private:
   I18n::Message m_message;
 };
diff --git a/escher/include/escher/text_view.h b/escher/include/escher/text_view.h
index 918dc1481..91510cf30 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/text_view.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/text_view.h
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ protected:
 #if ESCHER_VIEW_LOGGING
   const char * className() const override;
 #endif
+  KDText::FontSize m_fontSize;
 private:
   float m_horizontalAlignment;
   float m_verticalAlignment;
   KDColor m_textColor;
   KDColor m_backgroundColor;
-  KDText::FontSize m_fontSize;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/escher/src/pointer_text_view.cpp b/escher/src/pointer_text_view.cpp
index 528596270..b7796113a 100644
--- a/escher/src/pointer_text_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/pointer_text_view.cpp
@@ -20,3 +20,13 @@ void PointerTextView::setMessage(I18n::Message message) {
   m_message = message;
   markRectAsDirty(bounds());
 }
+
+KDSize PointerTextView::minimalSizeForOptimalDisplay() const  {
+  KDCoordinate width = 0;
+  for (int l = 0; l < I18n::numberOfLanguages(); l++) {
+    KDCoordinate newWidth = KDText::stringSize(I18n::translate(m_message, (I18n::Language)l), m_fontSize).width();
+    width = width > newWidth ?  width : newWidth;
+    l++;
+  }
+  return KDSize(width, KDText::stringSize(text(), m_fontSize).height());
+}
diff --git a/escher/src/text_view.cpp b/escher/src/text_view.cpp
index 895413738..6d324f6d6 100644
--- a/escher/src/text_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/text_view.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 TextView::TextView(KDText::FontSize size, float horizontalAlignment, float verticalAlignment,
     KDColor textColor, KDColor backgroundColor) :
   View(),
+  m_fontSize(size),
   m_horizontalAlignment(horizontalAlignment),
   m_verticalAlignment(verticalAlignment),
   m_textColor(textColor),
-  m_backgroundColor(backgroundColor),
-  m_fontSize(size)
+  m_backgroundColor(backgroundColor)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/quiz/src/i18n.cpp b/quiz/src/i18n.cpp
index 5da271f0c..c9c871c3f 100644
--- a/quiz/src/i18n.cpp
+++ b/quiz/src/i18n.cpp
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@ const char * translate(Message m, Language l) {
   return nullptr;
 }
 
+int numberOfLanguages() {
+  return 0;
+}
+
 }