diff --git a/headers/os/interface/GridLayoutBuilder.h b/headers/os/interface/GridLayoutBuilder.h
index 9ccf040ca8..036e874369 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/GridLayoutBuilder.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/GridLayoutBuilder.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ public:
 			BGridLayoutBuilder& SetColumnWeight(int32 column, float weight);
 			BGridLayoutBuilder& SetRowWeight(int32 row, float weight);
 
+			BGridLayoutBuilder& SetInsets(float left, float top, float right,
+									float bottom);
+
 								operator BGridLayout*();
 								operator BView*();
 
diff --git a/headers/os/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.h b/headers/os/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.h
index a12bfe4dc1..eadc721dbf 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public:
 			BGroupLayoutBuilder& AddGlue(float weight = 1.0f);
 			BGroupLayoutBuilder& AddStrut(float size);
 
+			BGroupLayoutBuilder& SetInsets(float left, float top, float right,
+									float bottom);
+
 								operator BGroupLayout*();
 								operator BView*();
 
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/GridLayoutBuilder.cpp b/src/kits/interface/GridLayoutBuilder.cpp
index 1a8f69e8c7..a496ac9a50 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/GridLayoutBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/GridLayoutBuilder.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ BGridLayoutBuilder::SetRowWeight(int32 row, float weight)
 	return *this;
 }
 
+// SetInsets
+BGridLayoutBuilder&
+BGridLayoutBuilder::SetInsets(float left, float top, float right, float bottom)
+{
+	fLayout->SetInsets(left, top, right, bottom);
+	return *this;
+}
+	
 // cast operator BGridLayout*
 BGridLayoutBuilder::operator BGridLayout*()
 {
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.cpp b/src/kits/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.cpp
index 2e6f2b3844..4de89ba6af 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,16 @@ BGroupLayoutBuilder::AddStrut(float size)
 	return *this;
 }
 
+// SetInsets
+BGroupLayoutBuilder& 
+BGroupLayoutBuilder::SetInsets(float left, float top, float right, float bottom)
+{
+	if (BGroupLayout* layout = TopLayout())
+		layout->SetInsets(left, top, right, bottom);
+
+	return *this;
+}
+	
 // cast operator BGroupLayout*
 BGroupLayoutBuilder::operator BGroupLayout*()
 {