diff --git a/headers/private/shared/Variant.h b/headers/private/shared/Variant.h
index b5b226846b..bbbaa7a6ae 100644
--- a/headers/private/shared/Variant.h
+++ b/headers/private/shared/Variant.h
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2009, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Copyright 2011, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #ifndef _VARIANT_H
 #define _VARIANT_H
 
 
+#include <Rect.h>
 #include <SupportDefs.h>
 #include <TypeConstants.h>
 
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ public:
 	inline						BVariant(uint64 value);
 	inline						BVariant(float value);
 	inline						BVariant(double value);
+	inline						BVariant(const BRect &value);
+	inline						BVariant(float left, float top, float right,
+									float bottom);
 	inline						BVariant(const void* value);
 	inline						BVariant(const char* value,
 									uint32 flags = 0);
@@ -56,6 +61,9 @@ public:
 	inline	void				SetTo(uint64 value);
 	inline	void				SetTo(float value);
 	inline	void				SetTo(double value);
+	inline	void				SetTo(const BRect& value);
+	inline	void				SetTo(float left, float top, float right,
+									float bottom);
 	inline	void				SetTo(const void* value);
 	inline	void				SetTo(const char* value,
 									uint32 flags = 0);
@@ -92,6 +100,7 @@ public:
 			double				ToDouble() const;
 			void*				ToPointer() const;
 			const char*			ToString() const;
+			BRect				ToRect() const;
 			BReferenceable*		ToReferenceable() const;
 
 			void				SwapEndianess();
@@ -123,6 +132,8 @@ private:
 			void				_SetTo(float value);
 			void				_SetTo(double value);
 			void				_SetTo(const void* value);
+			void				_SetTo(float left, float top, float right,
+									float bottom);
 			bool				_SetTo(const char* value,
 									uint32 flags);
 			void				_SetTo(BReferenceable* value, type_code type);
@@ -150,6 +161,11 @@ private:
 				BReferenceable*	fReferenceable;
 				uint8			fBytes[8];
 			};
+			
+			float				fLeft;
+			float				fTop;
+			float				fRight;
+			float				fBottom;
 };
 
 
@@ -227,6 +243,18 @@ BVariant::BVariant(double value)
 }
 
 
+BVariant::BVariant(const BRect& value)
+{
+	_SetTo(value);
+}
+
+
+BVariant::BVariant(float left, float top, float right, float bottom)
+{
+	_SetTo(left, top, right, bottom);
+}
+
+
 BVariant::BVariant(const void* value)
 {
 	_SetTo(value);
@@ -363,6 +391,22 @@ BVariant::SetTo(double value)
 }
 
 
+void
+BVariant::SetTo(const BRect& value)
+{
+	Unset();
+	_SetTo(value.left, value.top, value.right, value.bottom);
+}
+
+
+void
+BVariant::SetTo(float left, float top, float right, float bottom)
+{
+	Unset();
+	_SetTo(left, top, right, bottom);
+}
+
+
 void
 BVariant::SetTo(const void* value)
 {
diff --git a/src/kits/shared/Variant.cpp b/src/kits/shared/Variant.cpp
index 352a8ded9b..d81df4b269 100644
--- a/src/kits/shared/Variant.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/shared/Variant.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2009, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Copyright 2011, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 
@@ -96,6 +97,12 @@ BVariant::SetToTypedData(const void* data, type_code type)
 			break;
 		case B_STRING_TYPE:
 			return _SetTo((const char*)data, 0) ? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY;
+		case B_RECT_TYPE:
+		{
+			BRect *rect = (BRect *)data;
+			_SetTo(rect->left, rect->top, rect->right, rect->bottom);
+			break;
+		}
 		default:
 			return B_BAD_TYPE;
 	}
@@ -169,6 +176,9 @@ BVariant::operator==(const BVariant& other) const
 			if (fString == NULL || other.fString == NULL)
 				return fString == other.fString;
 			return strcmp(fString, other.fString) == 0;
+		case B_RECT_TYPE:
+			return BRect(fLeft, fTop, fRight, fBottom) == BRect(
+				other.fLeft, other.fTop, other.fRight, other.fBottom);
 		default:
 			return false;
 	}
@@ -303,6 +313,13 @@ BVariant::ToDouble() const
 }
 
 
+BRect
+BVariant::ToRect() const
+{
+	return BRect(fLeft, fTop, fRight, fBottom);
+}
+
+
 void*
 BVariant::ToPointer() const
 {
@@ -387,6 +404,9 @@ BVariant::AddToMessage(BMessage& message, const char* fieldName) const
 			return message.AddPointer(fieldName, fPointer);
 		case B_STRING_TYPE:
 			return message.AddString(fieldName, fString);
+		case B_RECT_TYPE:
+			return message.AddRect(fieldName, BRect(fLeft, fTop, fRight,
+				fBottom));
 		default:
 			return B_UNSUPPORTED;
 	}
@@ -443,6 +463,8 @@ BVariant::SizeOfType(type_code type)
 			return sizeof(double);
 		case B_POINTER_TYPE:
 			return sizeof(void*);
+		case B_RECT_TYPE:
+			return sizeof(BRect);
 		default:
 			return 0;
 	}
@@ -606,6 +628,18 @@ BVariant::_SetTo(double value)
 }
 
 
+void
+BVariant::_SetTo(float left, float top, float right, float bottom)
+{
+	fType = B_RECT_TYPE;
+	fFlags = 0;
+	fLeft = left;
+	fTop = top;
+	fRight = right;
+	fBottom = bottom;
+}
+
+
 void
 BVariant::_SetTo(const void* value)
 {