diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-sections.txt
index fe439c97f1..fd7c85ab41 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-sections.txt
@@ -6258,6 +6258,7 @@ gtk_border_free
 <SUBSECTION>
 gtk_render_arrow
 gtk_render_background
+gtk_render_background_get_clip
 gtk_render_check
 gtk_render_expander
 gtk_render_extension
diff --git a/gtk/gtkrender.c b/gtk/gtkrender.c
index 6be35a0c21..42cd58f7f2 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkrender.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkrender.c
@@ -282,6 +282,39 @@ gtk_render_background (GtkStyleContext *context,
   cairo_restore (cr);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gtk_render_background_get_clip:
+ * @context: a #GtkStyleContext
+ * @x: X origin of the rectangle
+ * @y: Y origin of the rectangle
+ * @width: rectangle width
+ * @height: rectangle height
+ * @out_clip: (out): return location for the clip
+ *
+ * Returns the area that will be affected (i.e. drawn to) when
+ * calling gtk_render_background() for the given @context and
+ * rectangle.
+ *
+ * Since: 3.20
+ */
+void
+gtk_render_background_get_clip (GtkStyleContext *context,
+                                gdouble          x,
+                                gdouble          y,
+                                gdouble          width,
+                                gdouble          height,
+                                GdkRectangle    *out_clip)
+{
+  GtkBorder shadow;
+
+  _gtk_css_shadows_value_get_extents (_gtk_style_context_peek_property (context, GTK_CSS_PROPERTY_BOX_SHADOW), &shadow);
+
+  out_clip->x = floor (x) - shadow.left;
+  out_clip->y = floor (y) - shadow.top;
+  out_clip->width = ceil (width) + shadow.left + shadow.right;
+  out_clip->height = ceil (height) + shadow.top + shadow.bottom;
+}
+
 /**
  * gtk_render_frame:
  * @context: a #GtkStyleContext
diff --git a/gtk/gtkrender.h b/gtk/gtkrender.h
index ea4b84ae63..81566c5452 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkrender.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkrender.h
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ void        gtk_render_background  (GtkStyleContext     *context,
                                     gdouble              y,
                                     gdouble              width,
                                     gdouble              height);
+
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_20
+void        gtk_render_background_get_clip  (GtkStyleContext     *context,
+                                             gdouble              x,
+                                             gdouble              y,
+                                             gdouble              width,
+                                             gdouble              height,
+                                             GdkRectangle        *out_clip);
+
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void        gtk_render_frame       (GtkStyleContext     *context,
                                     cairo_t             *cr,