diff --git a/gdk/gdk.h b/gdk/gdk.h
index 092226d8b..e80c838b9 100644
--- a/gdk/gdk.h
+++ b/gdk/gdk.h
@@ -770,6 +770,9 @@ guchar		 gdk_color_context_get_index_from_palette (GdkColorContext *cc,
 GdkRegion*     gdk_region_new	    (void);
 void	       gdk_region_destroy   (GdkRegion	   *region);
 
+void	       gdk_region_get_clipbox(GdkRegion    *region,
+				      GdkRectangle *rectangle);
+
 gboolean       gdk_region_empty	    (GdkRegion	   *region);
 gboolean       gdk_region_equal	    (GdkRegion	   *region1,
 				     GdkRegion	   *region2);
diff --git a/gdk/gdkregion.c b/gdk/gdkregion.c
index 4b5c1c866..19b921d03 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkregion.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkregion.c
@@ -82,6 +82,25 @@ gdk_region_equal (GdkRegion      *region1,
   return XEqualRegion (private1->xregion, private2->xregion);
 }
 
+void
+gdk_region_get_clipbox(GdkRegion    *region,
+		       GdkRectangle *rectangle)
+{
+	GdkRegionPrivate *rp;
+	XRectangle r;
+
+	g_return_if_fail(region != NULL);
+	g_return_if_fail(rectangle != NULL);
+
+	rp = (GdkRegionPrivate *)region;
+	XClipBox(rp->xregion, &r);
+
+	rectangle->x = r.x;
+	rectangle->y = r.y;	
+	rectangle->width = r.width;
+	rectangle->height = r.height;
+}
+
 gboolean
 gdk_region_point_in (GdkRegion      *region,
                      gint           x,
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkregion-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkregion-x11.c
index 4b5c1c866..19b921d03 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkregion-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkregion-x11.c
@@ -82,6 +82,25 @@ gdk_region_equal (GdkRegion      *region1,
   return XEqualRegion (private1->xregion, private2->xregion);
 }
 
+void
+gdk_region_get_clipbox(GdkRegion    *region,
+		       GdkRectangle *rectangle)
+{
+	GdkRegionPrivate *rp;
+	XRectangle r;
+
+	g_return_if_fail(region != NULL);
+	g_return_if_fail(rectangle != NULL);
+
+	rp = (GdkRegionPrivate *)region;
+	XClipBox(rp->xregion, &r);
+
+	rectangle->x = r.x;
+	rectangle->y = r.y;	
+	rectangle->width = r.width;
+	rectangle->height = r.height;
+}
+
 gboolean
 gdk_region_point_in (GdkRegion      *region,
                      gint           x,