diff --git a/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.cpp b/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.cpp
index 1a9f47b..5353440 100644
--- a/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.cpp
+++ b/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,12 @@ void BaseDesignIntf::setWidth(qreal width)
         updateItemAlign();
 }
 
+QString BaseDesignIntf::setItemWidth(qreal width)
+{
+    setWidth(width * mmFactor());
+    return QString();
+}
+
 qreal BaseDesignIntf::height() const
 {
     return rect().height();
@@ -191,6 +197,12 @@ void BaseDesignIntf::setHeight(qreal height)
     setGeometry(QRectF(rect().x(), rect().y(), rect().width(), height));
 }
 
+QString BaseDesignIntf::setItemHeight(qreal height)
+{
+    setHeight(height * mmFactor());
+    return QString();
+}
+
 QFont BaseDesignIntf::transformToSceneFont(const QFont& value) const
 {
     QFont f = value;
diff --git a/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h b/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h
index 440a53e..bb93d23 100644
--- a/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h
+++ b/limereport/lrbasedesignintf.h
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ public:
     virtual bool canContainChildren(){ return false;}    
     ReportSettings* reportSettings() const;
     void setReportSettings(ReportSettings *reportSettings);
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString setItemWidth(qreal width);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString setItemHeight(qreal height);
 protected:
 
     //ICollectionContainer