diff --git a/src/kits/interface/TwoDimensionalLayout.cpp b/src/kits/interface/TwoDimensionalLayout.cpp
index ffb93b0441..a37f67a792 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/TwoDimensionalLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/TwoDimensionalLayout.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "CollapsingLayouter.h"
 
 
+
+
 // Some words of explanation:
 //
 // This class is the base class for BLayouts that organize their items
@@ -921,6 +923,13 @@ BTwoDimensionalLayout::VerticalCompoundLayouter::InternalGetHeightForWidth(
 		}
 
 		updateCachedInfo = true;
+
+		// get the height for width info
+		fCachedMinHeightForWidth = fHeightForWidthLayouter->MinSize();
+		fCachedMaxHeightForWidth = fHeightForWidthLayouter->MaxSize();
+		fCachedPreferredHeightForWidth
+			= fHeightForWidthLayouter->PreferredSize();
+
 	} else if (localLayouter->HasHeightForWidth()) {
 		// There is a height for width layouter and it has been initialized
 		// in the current layout context. So we just add the height for width