diff --git a/source/gui/gtextbox.cpp b/source/gui/gtextbox.cpp
index 7b8c7676b..880b40126 100644
--- a/source/gui/gtextbox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/gtextbox.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,30 @@ void CGUITextBox::render()
 }
 
 
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	Function:
+	Purpose:
+	Params:
+	Returns:
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+int CGUITextBox::getTextWidth()
+{
+	return getFontBank()->getStringWidth((char*)TranslationDatabase::getString(getTextId()));
+}
+
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	Function:
+	Purpose:
+	Params:
+	Returns:
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+int CGUITextBox::getTextHeight()
+{
+	return getFontBank()->getStringHeight((char*)TranslationDatabase::getString(getTextId()));
+}
+
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Function:
 	Purpose:
diff --git a/source/gui/gtextbox.h b/source/gui/gtextbox.h
index b09c9e898..7332c3af3 100644
--- a/source/gui/gtextbox.h
+++ b/source/gui/gtextbox.h
@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void		render();
 
+	int					getTextWidth();
+	int					getTextHeight();
 
 protected:
 	void				recalc();
 
+	int					getTextId()									{return m_textId;}
+
 
 private:
 	unsigned int		m_textId;
@@ -55,9 +59,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 
-
-
-
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Globals
 	------- */