diff --git a/docs/SkRect_Reference.bmh b/docs/SkRect_Reference.bmh
index 2a8275c74f..3b9f1199df 100644
--- a/docs/SkRect_Reference.bmh
+++ b/docs/SkRect_Reference.bmh
@@ -1494,6 +1494,39 @@ describes an area: fLeft is less than fRight, and fTop is less than fBottom.
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#Method    bool contains(SkScalar x, SkScalar y) const
+
+#In Intersection
+Returns true if: fLeft <= x < fRight && fTop <= y < fBottom.
+Returns false if SkRect is empty.
+
+#Param x  test SkPoint x-coordinate ##
+#Param y  test SkPoint y-coordinate ##
+
+#Return true if (x, y) is inside SkRect ##
+
+#Example
+    SkRect rect = { 30, 50, 40, 60 };
+    SkPoint tests[] = { { 30, 50 }, { 39, 49 }, { 29, 59 } };
+    for (auto contained : tests) {
+        SkDebugf("rect: (%g, %g, %g, %g) %s (%g, %g)\n",
+                 rect.left(), rect.top(), rect.right(), rect.bottom(),
+                 rect.contains(contained.x(), contained.y()) ? "contains" : "does not contain",
+                 contained.x(), contained.y());
+    }
+#StdOut
+rect: (30, 50, 40, 60) contains (30, 50)
+rect: (30, 50, 40, 60) does not contain (39, 49)
+rect: (30, 50, 40, 60) does not contain (29, 59)
+##
+##
+
+#SeeAlso SkIRect::contains
+
+##
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 #Method    bool contains(const SkRect& r) const
 
 #In Intersection
diff --git a/include/core/SkRect.h b/include/core/SkRect.h
index ff7715853a..7f1eff0690 100644
--- a/include/core/SkRect.h
+++ b/include/core/SkRect.h
@@ -1423,6 +1423,17 @@ public:
         fBottom = SkMaxScalar(fBottom, r.bottom());
     }
 
+    /** Returns true if: fLeft <= x < fRight && fTop <= y < fBottom.
+        Returns false if SkRect is empty.
+
+        @param x  test SkPoint x-coordinate
+        @param y  test SkPoint y-coordinate
+        @return   true if (x, y) is inside SkRect
+    */
+    bool contains(SkScalar x, SkScalar y) const {
+        return x >= fLeft && x < fRight && y >= fTop && y < fBottom;
+    }
+
     /** Returns true if SkRect contains r.
         Returns false if SkRect is empty or r is empty.
 
diff --git a/tools/viewer/SlideDir.cpp b/tools/viewer/SlideDir.cpp
index ce036b4885..da8685ddf7 100644
--- a/tools/viewer/SlideDir.cpp
+++ b/tools/viewer/SlideDir.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ public:
     bool onMouse(SkScalar x, SkScalar y, sk_app::Window::InputState state, uint32_t modifiers) {
         SkASSERT(fTarget);
 
-        // TODO: no SkRect::contains(SkPoint) ?!
-        if (x < fRect.fLeft || x > fRect.fRight || y < fRect.fTop || y > fRect.fBottom) {
+        if (!fRect.contains(x, y)) {
             this->startUnfocus();
             return true;
         }