diff --git a/xbmc/interfaces/legacy/Window.cpp b/xbmc/interfaces/legacy/Window.cpp
index c1dd7987a7a5c..a7ab47693235f 100644
--- a/xbmc/interfaces/legacy/Window.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/interfaces/legacy/Window.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ namespace XBMCAddon
         break;
       case CGUIControl::GUICONTROL_SLIDER:
         pControl = new ControlSlider();
-        break;			
+        break;          
       case CGUIControl::GUICONTAINER_LIST:
       case CGUIControl::GUICONTAINER_WRAPLIST:
       case CGUIControl::GUICONTAINER_FIXEDLIST:
@@ -657,6 +657,22 @@ namespace XBMCAddon
       ref(window)->ClearProperties();
     }
 
+    long Window::getGridWidth()
+    {
+      XBMC_TRACE;
+      SingleLockWithDelayGuard gslock(g_graphicsContext, languageHook);
+      RESOLUTION_INFO resInfo = ref(window)->GetCoordsRes();
+      return resInfo.iWidth;
+    }
+
+    long Window::getGridHeight()
+    {
+      XBMC_TRACE;
+      SingleLockWithDelayGuard gslock(g_graphicsContext, languageHook);
+      RESOLUTION_INFO resInfo = ref(window)->GetCoordsRes();
+      return resInfo.iHeight;
+    }
+
     void Window::close()
     {
       XBMC_TRACE;
diff --git a/xbmc/interfaces/legacy/Window.h b/xbmc/interfaces/legacy/Window.h
index 5c17488b1fca9..f9c4e12687ed9 100644
--- a/xbmc/interfaces/legacy/Window.h
+++ b/xbmc/interfaces/legacy/Window.h
@@ -850,6 +850,68 @@ namespace XBMCAddon
       SWIGHIDDENVIRTUAL void clearProperties();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_USE_THIS
+      ///
+      /// \ingroup python_xbmcgui_window
+      /// @brief \python_func{ getGridWidth() }
+      ///-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      /// Returns the width of the visible part for the Window coordinate grid
+      ///
+      /// This value can be used to correctly place Controls inside the Window.
+      ///
+      /// @return the visible width of the coordinate grid in pixels
+      ///
+      /// @note This value does not depend on the current display resolution,
+      ///       unlike getWidth() which returns the current display width.
+      ///
+      ///-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      ///
+      /// **Example:**
+      /// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~{.py}
+      /// ..
+      /// win = xbmcgui.Window(xbmcgui.getCurrentWindowId())
+      /// height = win.getGridWidth()
+      /// ..
+      /// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+      ///-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      /// @python_v18 New function added.
+      ///
+      getGridWidth(...);
+#else
+      SWIGHIDDENVIRTUAL long getGridWidth();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_USE_THIS
+      ///
+      /// \ingroup python_xbmcgui_window
+      /// @brief \python_func{ getGridHeight() }
+      ///-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      /// Returns the height of the visible part for the Window coordinate grid
+      ///
+      /// This value can be used to correctly place Controls inside the Window.
+      ///
+      /// @return the visible height of the coordinate grid in pixels
+      ///
+      /// @note This value does not depend on the current display resolution,
+      ///       unlike getHeight() which returns the current display height.
+      ///
+      ///-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      ///
+      /// **Example:**
+      /// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~{.py}
+      /// ..
+      /// win = xbmcgui.Window(xbmcgui.getCurrentWindowId())
+      /// height = win.getGridHeight()
+      /// ..
+      /// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+      ///-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+      /// @python_v18 New function added.
+      ///
+      getGridHeight(...);
+#else
+      SWIGHIDDENVIRTUAL long getGridHeight();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_USE_THIS
       ///
       /// \ingroup python_xbmcgui_window