diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qlayoutitem.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qlayoutitem.cpp
index f195ac81c9..a79d9bb2c6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qlayoutitem.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qlayoutitem.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,14 @@ QSpacerItem * QSpacerItem::spacerItem()
     return this;
 }
 
+/*!
+    Returns the size policy of this item.
+*/
+QSizePolicy QSpacerItem::sizePolicy() const
+{
+    return sizeP;
+}
+
 /*!
     If this item is a QWidget, it is returned as a QWidget; otherwise
     0 is returned. This function provides type-safe casting.
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qlayoutitem.h b/src/widgets/kernel/qlayoutitem.h
index 7de94852e6..eaa129a85b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qlayoutitem.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qlayoutitem.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public:
     void setGeometry(const QRect&);
     QRect geometry() const;
     QSpacerItem *spacerItem();
+    QSizePolicy sizePolicy() const;
 
 private:
     int width;