diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index f0a870ab9..8ad4c1e0b 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -7955,6 +7955,78 @@ clutter_actor_box_equal (const ClutterActorBox *box_a,
          box_a->x2 == box_b->x2 && box_a->y2 == box_b->y2;
 }
 
+/**
+ * clutter_actor_get_x:
+ * @box: a #ClutterActorBox
+ *
+ * Retrieves the X coordinate of the origin of @box
+ *
+ * Return value: the X coordinate of the origin
+ *
+ * Since: 1.0
+ */
+gfloat
+clutter_actor_box_get_x (const ClutterActorBox *box)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (box != NULL, 0.);
+
+  return box->x1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * clutter_actor_get_y:
+ * @box: a #ClutterActorBox
+ *
+ * Retrieves the Y coordinate of the origin of @box
+ *
+ * Return value: the Y coordinate of the origin
+ *
+ * Since: 1.0
+ */
+gfloat
+clutter_actor_box_get_y (const ClutterActorBox *box)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (box != NULL, 0.);
+
+  return box->y1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * clutter_actor_get_width:
+ * @box: a #ClutterActorBox
+ *
+ * Retrieves the width of the @box
+ *
+ * Return value: the width of the box
+ *
+ * Since: 1.0
+ */
+gfloat
+clutter_actor_box_get_width (const ClutterActorBox *box)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (box != NULL, 0.);
+
+  return box->x2 - box->x1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * clutter_actor_get_height:
+ * @box: a #ClutterActorBox
+ *
+ * Retrieves the height of the @box
+ *
+ * Return value: the height of the box
+ *
+ * Since: 1.0
+ */
+gfloat
+clutter_actor_box_get_height (const ClutterActorBox *box)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (box != NULL, 0.);
+
+  return box->y2 - box->y1;
+}
+
 /**
  * clutter_actor_box_get_origin:
  * @box: a #ClutterActorBox
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-types.h b/clutter/clutter-types.h
index dd09d62d1..69d6aa129 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-types.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-types.h
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ ClutterActorBox *clutter_actor_box_copy          (const ClutterActorBox *box);
 void             clutter_actor_box_free          (ClutterActorBox       *box);
 gboolean         clutter_actor_box_equal         (const ClutterActorBox *box_a,
                                                   const ClutterActorBox *box_b);
+gfloat           clutter_actor_box_get_x         (const ClutterActorBox *box);
+gfloat           clutter_actor_box_get_y         (const ClutterActorBox *box);
+gfloat           clutter_actor_box_get_width     (const ClutterActorBox *box);
+gfloat           clutter_actor_box_get_height    (const ClutterActorBox *box);
 void             clutter_actor_box_get_origin    (const ClutterActorBox *box,
                                                   gfloat                *x,
                                                   gfloat                *y);
diff --git a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
index 0441653ab..2bb70e88c 100644
--- a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ clutter_actor_box_new
 clutter_actor_box_copy
 clutter_actor_box_free
 clutter_actor_box_equal
+clutter_actor_box_get_x
+clutter_actor_box_get_y
+clutter_actor_box_get_width
+clutter_actor_box_get_height
 clutter_actor_box_get_origin
 clutter_actor_box_get_size
 clutter_actor_box_get_area