diff --git a/src/servers/app/Canvas.cpp b/src/servers/app/Canvas.cpp
index 4fd87a0322..729a160ff4 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/Canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/Canvas.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,17 @@ Canvas::PenToScreenTransform() const GCC_2_NRV(transform)
 }
 
 
+SimpleTransform
+Canvas::PenToLocalTransform() const GCC_2_NRV(transform)
+{
+#if __GNUC__ >= 3
+	SimpleTransform transform;
+#endif
+	fDrawState->Transform(transform);
+	return transform;
+}
+
+
 SimpleTransform
 Canvas::ScreenToPenTransform() const GCC_2_NRV(transform)
 {
@@ -218,4 +229,3 @@ OffscreenCanvas::ResyncDrawState()
 {
 	fDrawingEngine->SetDrawState(fDrawState);
 }
-
diff --git a/src/servers/app/Canvas.h b/src/servers/app/Canvas.h
index acb52d09e5..8bc799aae3 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/Canvas.h
+++ b/src/servers/app/Canvas.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
 			SimpleTransform LocalToScreenTransform() const;
 			SimpleTransform ScreenToLocalTransform() const;
 			SimpleTransform PenToScreenTransform() const;
+			SimpleTransform PenToLocalTransform() const;
 			SimpleTransform ScreenToPenTransform() const;
 
 	virtual	DrawingEngine*	GetDrawingEngine() const = 0;