diff --git a/source/dom/Control.js b/source/dom/Control.js
index 33f994c63..41cce483a 100644
--- a/source/dom/Control.js
+++ b/source/dom/Control.js
@@ -303,6 +303,12 @@ enyo.kind({
 		enyo.Control.cssTextToDomStyles(inCssText, this.domStyles);
 		this.domStylesChanged();
 	},
+	getComputedStyleValue: function(inStyle, inDefault) {
+		if (this.hasNode()) {
+			return enyo.dom.getComputedStyleValue(this.node, inStyle);
+		}
+		return inDefault;
+	},
 	domStylesChanged: function() {
 		this.domCssText = enyo.Control.domStylesToCssText(this.domStyles);
 		this.invalidateTags();