diff --git a/blendish.h b/blendish.h
index 6cb7dce..3b9d11d 100644
--- a/blendish.h
+++ b/blendish.h
@@ -343,6 +343,15 @@ void bndMenuItem(NVGcontext *ctx,
 // Draw a tooltip background with its lower left origin at (x,y) and size of (w,h)
 void bndTooltipBackground(NVGcontext *ctx, float x, float y, float w, float h);
         
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+        
+// Estimator Functions
+// -------------------
+// Use these functions to estimate sizes for widgets with your NVGcontext.
+
+// returns the ideal width for a label with given icon and text
+float bndLabelWidth(NVGcontext *ctx, int iconid, const char *label);
+        
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // Low Level Functions
@@ -988,6 +997,21 @@ void bndMenuItem(NVGcontext *ctx,
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+float bndLabelWidth(NVGcontext *ctx, int iconid, const char *label) {
+    int w = BND_PAD_LEFT + BND_PAD_RIGHT;
+    if (iconid >= 0) {
+        w += BND_ICON_SHEET_RES;
+    }
+    if (label && (bnd_font >= 0)) {
+        nvgFontFaceId(ctx, bnd_font);
+        nvgFontSize(ctx, BND_LABEL_FONT_SIZE);
+        w += nvgTextBounds(ctx, 1, 1, label, NULL, NULL);
+    }
+    return w;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 void bndRoundedBox(NVGcontext *ctx, float x, float y, float w, float h, 
     float cr0, float cr1, float cr2, float cr3) {
     float d;
diff --git a/oui.h b/oui.h
index 4c1bdb3..4e9029d 100644
--- a/oui.h
+++ b/oui.h
@@ -840,12 +840,14 @@ int uiGetRelToDown(int item) {
 }
 
 
-UI_INLINE int uiComputeChainSize(UIitem *pkid, int dim) {
+UI_INLINE void uiComputeChainSize(UIitem *pkid, 
+    int *need_size, int *hard_size, int dim) {
     UIitem *pitem = pkid;
     int wdim = dim+2;
-    int size = 0;
-    if (pitem->rect.v[wdim])
-        size = pitem->rect.v[wdim] + pitem->margins[dim] + pitem->margins[wdim];
+    int size = pitem->rect.v[wdim] + pitem->margins[dim] + pitem->margins[wdim];
+    *need_size = size;
+    *hard_size = pitem->size.v[dim]?size:0;
+    
     int it = 0;
     pitem->visited |= 1<<dim;
     // traverse along left neighbors
@@ -853,8 +855,9 @@ UI_INLINE int uiComputeChainSize(UIitem *pkid, int dim) {
         if (pitem->relto[dim] < 0) break;
         pitem = uiItemPtr(pitem->relto[dim]);
         pitem->visited |= 1<<dim;
-        if (pitem->rect.v[wdim])
-            size += pitem->rect.v[wdim] + pitem->margins[dim] + pitem->margins[wdim];
+        size = pitem->rect.v[wdim] + pitem->margins[dim] + pitem->margins[wdim];
+        *need_size = (*need_size) + size;
+        *hard_size = (*hard_size) + (pitem->size.v[dim]?size:0);
         it++;
         assert(it<1000000); // infinite loop
     }
@@ -865,31 +868,35 @@ UI_INLINE int uiComputeChainSize(UIitem *pkid, int dim) {
         if (pitem->relto[wdim] < 0) break;
         pitem = uiItemPtr(pitem->relto[wdim]);
         pitem->visited |= 1<<dim;
-        if (pitem->rect.v[wdim])
-            size += pitem->rect.v[wdim] + pitem->margins[dim] + pitem->margins[wdim];
+        size = pitem->rect.v[wdim] + pitem->margins[dim] + pitem->margins[wdim];
+        *need_size = (*need_size) + size;
+        *hard_size = (*hard_size) + (pitem->size.v[dim]?size:0);
         it++;
         assert(it<1000000); // infinite loop
     }
-    return size;
 }
 
 UI_INLINE void uiComputeSizeDim(UIitem *pitem, int dim) {
     int wdim = dim+2;
-    int size = 0;
+    int need_size = 0;
+    int hard_size = 0;
     int kid = pitem->firstkid;
     while (kid >= 0) {
         UIitem *pkid = uiItemPtr(kid);
         if (!(pkid->visited & (1<<dim))) {
-            size = ui_max(size, uiComputeChainSize(pkid, dim));
+            int ns,hs;
+            uiComputeChainSize(pkid, &ns, &hs, dim);
+            need_size = ui_max(need_size, ns);
+            hard_size = ui_max(hard_size, hs);
         }
         kid = uiNextSibling(kid);
     }
-    pitem->computed_size.v[dim] = size;
-        
+    pitem->computed_size.v[dim] = hard_size;
+    
     if (pitem->size.v[dim]) {
         pitem->rect.v[wdim] = pitem->size.v[dim];
     } else {
-        pitem->rect.v[wdim] = size;
+        pitem->rect.v[wdim] = need_size;
     }
 }