diff --git a/common/view/view.cpp b/common/view/view.cpp
index 4bf71ec638..5e213c0c1d 100644
--- a/common/view/view.cpp
+++ b/common/view/view.cpp
@@ -1019,3 +1019,38 @@ void VIEW::UpdateItems()
 
     m_needsUpdate.clear();
 }
+
+struct VIEW::extentsVisitor {
+        BOX2I extents;
+        bool first;
+
+        extentsVisitor()
+        {
+            first = true;
+        }
+
+        bool operator()( VIEW_ITEM* aItem )
+        {
+            if(first)
+                extents = aItem->ViewBBox();
+            else
+                extents.Merge ( aItem->ViewBBox() );
+            return false;
+        }
+    };
+
+const BOX2I VIEW::CalculateExtents() 
+{
+  
+    extentsVisitor v;
+    BOX2I fullScene;
+    fullScene.SetMaximum();
+
+
+    BOOST_FOREACH( VIEW_LAYER* l, m_orderedLayers )
+    {
+        l->items->Query( fullScene, v );
+    }
+    
+    return v.extents;
+}
diff --git a/include/view/view.h b/include/view/view.h
index 694042724f..2930af1844 100644
--- a/include/view/view.h
+++ b/include/view/view.h
@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ public:
      */
     void UpdateItems();
 
+	const BOX2I CalculateExtents() ;
+
     static const int VIEW_MAX_LAYERS = 128;      ///< maximum number of layers that may be shown
 
 private:
@@ -534,6 +536,8 @@ private:
     struct unlinkItem;
     struct updateItemsColor;
     struct changeItemsDepth;
+    struct extentsVisitor;
+
 
     ///* Redraws contents within rect aRect
     void redrawRect( const BOX2I& aRect );