diff --git a/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.c b/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.c
index d58227fdd..8d8c8522b 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.c
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ clutter_offscreen_effect_create_texture (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect,
  *   and %FALSE otherwise
  *
  * Since: 1.8
+ *
+ * Deprecated: 1.14: Use clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_rect() instead
  */
 gboolean
 clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_size (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect,
@@ -621,3 +623,43 @@ clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_size (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect,
 
   return TRUE;
 }
+
+/**
+ * clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_rect:
+ * @effect: a #ClutterOffscreenEffect
+ * @rect: (out caller-allocates): return location for the target area
+ *
+ * Retrieves the origin and size of the offscreen buffer used by @effect to
+ * paint the actor to which it has been applied.
+ *
+ * This function should only be called by #ClutterOffscreenEffect
+ * implementations, from within the <function>paint_target()</function>
+ * virtual function.
+ *
+ * Return value: %TRUE if the offscreen buffer has a valid rectangle,
+ *   and %FALSE otherwise
+ *
+ * Since: 1.14
+ */
+gboolean
+clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_rect (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect,
+                                          ClutterRect            *rect)
+{
+  ClutterOffscreenEffectPrivate *priv;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_OFFSCREEN_EFFECT (effect), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (rect != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  priv = effect->priv;
+
+  if (priv->texture == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  clutter_rect_init (rect,
+                     priv->x_offset,
+                     priv->y_offset,
+                     cogl_texture_get_width (priv->texture),
+                     cogl_texture_get_height (priv->texture));
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.h b/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.h
index a5987d754..6e70cbe45 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.h
@@ -103,10 +103,16 @@ void            clutter_offscreen_effect_paint_target           (ClutterOffscree
 CoglHandle      clutter_offscreen_effect_create_texture         (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect,
                                                                  gfloat                  width,
                                                                  gfloat                  height);
+
+CLUTTER_DEPRECATED_IN_1_14_FOR (clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_rect)
 gboolean        clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_size        (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect,
                                                                  gfloat                 *width,
                                                                  gfloat                 *height);
 
+CLUTTER_AVAILABLE_IN_1_14
+gboolean        clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_rect        (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect,
+                                                                 ClutterRect            *rect);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_OFFSCREEN_EFFECT_H__ */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter.symbols b/clutter/clutter.symbols
index 37b0ce35d..ecb8ff567 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter.symbols
+++ b/clutter/clutter.symbols
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ clutter_model_set_types
 clutter_modifier_type_get_type
 clutter_offscreen_effect_create_texture
 clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target
+clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_rect
 clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_size
 clutter_offscreen_effect_get_texture
 clutter_offscreen_effect_get_type
diff --git a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
index 1e4471a9c..3c5473fa7 100644
--- a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
@@ -2746,6 +2746,7 @@ clutter_offscreen_effect_get_texture
 clutter_offscreen_effect_create_texture
 clutter_offscreen_effect_paint_target
 clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_size
+clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target_rect
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 CLUTTER_TYPE_OFFSCREEN_EFFECT
 CLUTTER_OFFSCREEN_EFFECT