diff --git a/headers/private/app/PortLink.h b/headers/private/app/PortLink.h
index 29da78f5cc..ce990a2538 100644
--- a/headers/private/app/PortLink.h
+++ b/headers/private/app/PortLink.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 
 	status_t Attach(const void *data, ssize_t size);
 	status_t AttachString(const char *string);
+	status_t AttachRegion(const BRegion &region);
 	template <class Type> status_t Attach(const Type& data)
 	{
 		return Attach(&data, sizeof(Type));
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ public:
 	status_t GetNextReply(int32 *code, bigtime_t timeout = B_INFINITE_TIMEOUT);
 	status_t Read(void *data, ssize_t size);
 	status_t ReadString(char **string);
+	status_t ReadRegion(BRegion *region);
 	template <class T> status_t Read(T *data)
 	{
 		return fReader->Read(data,sizeof(T));
diff --git a/src/kits/app/PortLink.cpp b/src/kits/app/PortLink.cpp
index fc72b24cfc..1978ea293d 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/PortLink.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/app/PortLink.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <new>
+#include <Region.h>
 
 #include <ServerProtocol.h>
 #include <PortLink.h>
@@ -106,3 +107,18 @@ status_t BPortLink::AttachString(const char *string)
 {
 	return fSender->AttachString(string);
 }
+
+status_t BPortLink::ReadRegion(BRegion *region)
+{
+	fReader->Read(&region->count, sizeof(long));
+	fReader->Read(&region->bound, sizeof(clipping_rect));
+	region->set_size(region->count + 1);
+	return fReader->Read(region->data, region->count * sizeof(clipping_rect));
+}
+
+status_t BPortLink::AttachRegion(const BRegion &region)
+{
+	fSender->Attach(&region.count, sizeof(long));
+	fSender->Attach(&region.bound, sizeof(clipping_rect));
+	return fSender->Attach(region.data, region.count * sizeof(clipping_rect));
+}