diff --git a/setter.go b/setter.go
index 8d061e8..6e5f50f 100644
--- a/setter.go
+++ b/setter.go
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ type TypeSetter struct {
 	face  font.Face
 	maxWidth  int
 	maxHeight int
-
+	
+	horizontalExtent      fixed.Int26_6
+	horizontalExtentSpace fixed.Int26_6
 	layoutBounds      image.Rectangle
 	layoutBoundsSpace image.Rectangle
 }
@@ -35,8 +37,8 @@ func (setter *TypeSetter) needLayout () {
 	if len(setter.text) == 0 { return }
 	if setter.face  == nil { return }
 
-	horizontalExtent      := fixed.Int26_6(0)
-	horizontalExtentSpace := fixed.Int26_6(0)
+	setter.horizontalExtent      = fixed.Int26_6(0)
+	setter.horizontalExtentSpace = fixed.Int26_6(0)
 
 	metrics   := setter.face.Metrics()
 	remaining := setter.text
@@ -50,12 +52,12 @@ func (setter *TypeSetter) needLayout () {
 		// add the line
 		line.Y = y
 		y += metrics.Height
-		if line.Width > horizontalExtent {
-			horizontalExtent = line.Width
+		if line.Width > setter.horizontalExtent {
+			setter.horizontalExtent = line.Width
 		}
 		lineWidthSpace := line.Width + line.SpaceAfter
-		if lineWidthSpace > horizontalExtentSpace {
-			horizontalExtentSpace = lineWidthSpace
+		if lineWidthSpace > setter.horizontalExtentSpace {
+			setter.horizontalExtentSpace = lineWidthSpace
 		}
 		setter.lines = append(setter.lines, line)
 	}
@@ -64,10 +66,10 @@ func (setter *TypeSetter) needLayout () {
 	// maximum width
 	if setter.maxWidth == 0 {
 		for index := range setter.lines {
-			setter.lines[index].Width = horizontalExtent
+			setter.lines[index].Width = setter.horizontalExtent
 		}
-		setter.layoutBounds.Max.X      = horizontalExtent.Round()
-		setter.layoutBoundsSpace.Max.X = horizontalExtentSpace.Round()
+		setter.layoutBounds.Max.X      = setter.horizontalExtent.Round()
+		setter.layoutBoundsSpace.Max.X = setter.horizontalExtentSpace.Round()
 	} else {
 		setter.layoutBounds.Max.X      = setter.maxWidth
 		setter.layoutBoundsSpace.Max.X = setter.maxWidth
@@ -296,6 +298,19 @@ func (setter *TypeSetter) LayoutBoundsSpace () (image.Rectangle) {
 	return setter.layoutBoundsSpace
 }
 
+// MinimumSize returns the minimum width and height needed to display text. If
+// wrapping is enabled, this method will return (Em(), 0) 
+func (setter *TypeSetter) MinimumSize () image.Point {
+	setter.needLayout()
+	if setter.maxWidth == 0 {
+		return image.Pt(setter.Em().Round(), 0)
+	}
+
+	return image.Pt (
+		setter.horizontalExtentSpace.Round(),
+		(fixed.I(len(setter.lines)) * setter.LineHeight()).Round())
+}
+
 // ReccomendedHeightFor returns the reccomended max height if the text were to
 // have its maximum width set to the given width. This does not alter the
 // typesetter's state.