diff --git a/pcbnew/class_module.cpp b/pcbnew/class_module.cpp
index 7bf8af178f..d564b3f639 100644
--- a/pcbnew/class_module.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/class_module.cpp
@@ -863,6 +863,12 @@ unsigned int MODULE::ViewGetLOD( int aLayer ) const
         return 30;
 }
 
+const BOX2I MODULE::ViewBBox() const
+{
+    EDA_RECT fpRect = GetFootprintRect();
+
+    return BOX2I( VECTOR2I( fpRect.GetOrigin() ), VECTOR2I( fpRect.GetSize() ) );
+}
 
 /* Test for validity of the name in a library of the footprint
  * ( no spaces, dir separators ... )
diff --git a/pcbnew/class_module.h b/pcbnew/class_module.h
index 27b87ab889..a34e610784 100644
--- a/pcbnew/class_module.h
+++ b/pcbnew/class_module.h
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@ public:
     /// @copydoc VIEW_ITEM::ViewGetLOD()
     virtual unsigned int ViewGetLOD( int aLayer ) const;
 
+    /// @copydoc VIEW_ITEM::ViewBBox()
+    virtual const BOX2I ViewBBox() const;
+
     /**
      * Function CopyNetlistSettings
      * copies the netlist settings to \a aModule.