diff --git a/src/gui/infoicons.cpp b/src/gui/infoicons.cpp
index c830362ab..b7cdf9db2 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoicons.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/infoicons.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,19 @@ void CInfoIcons::enableInfoIcons(bool enable)
 	}
 }
 
+int CInfoIcons::getHeightRel()
+{
+	if (is_painted)
+	{
+		if (g_settings.mode_icons_background)
+			return y + height + OFFSET_SHADOW;
+		else
+			return y + height;
+	}
+	else
+		return y;
+}
+
 void CInfoIcons::saveIconstate()
 {
 	std::ofstream file("/var/etc/infoicons");
diff --git a/src/gui/infoicons.h b/src/gui/infoicons.h
index 730f8c939..7484cd088 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoicons.h
+++ b/src/gui/infoicons.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class CInfoIcons
 		void	enableInfoIcons(bool enable);
 		void	switchInfoIconsOnOff();
 		void	saveIconstate();
+		int	getHeightRel();
 
 		bool	getStatus(void) { return status; }
 };