diff --git a/dist/all.js b/dist/all.js
index 26660389..cc22d37d 100644
--- a/dist/all.js
+++ b/dist/all.js
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ fabric.Observable = {
       }
     };
   }
-
+  
   if (!Array.prototype.map) {
     Array.prototype.map = function(fn, context) {
       var result = [ ];
@@ -7746,6 +7746,30 @@ fabric.util.object.extend(fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype, {
 
       return this;
     },
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns width of an object's bounding rectangle
+     * @method getBoundingRectWidth
+     * @return {Number} width value
+     */
+    getBoundingRectWidth: function() {
+      var xCoords = [this.oCoords.tl.x, this.oCoords.tr.x, this.oCoords.br.x, this.oCoords.bl.x];
+      var minX = fabric.util.array.min(xCoords);
+      var maxX = fabric.util.array.max(xCoords);
+      return Math.abs(minX - maxX);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Returns height of an object's bounding rectangle
+     * @method getBoundingRectHeight
+     * @return {Number} height value
+     */
+    getBoundingRectHeight: function() {
+      var yCoords = [this.oCoords.tl.y, this.oCoords.tr.y, this.oCoords.br.y, this.oCoords.bl.y];
+      var minY = fabric.util.array.min(yCoords);
+      var maxY = fabric.util.array.max(yCoords);      
+      return Math.abs(minY - maxY);
+    },    
 
     /**
      * Draws borders of an object's bounding box.
@@ -7948,11 +7972,9 @@ fabric.util.object.extend(fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype, {
       if (!el.getContext && typeof G_vmlCanvasManager != 'undefined') {
         G_vmlCanvasManager.initElement(el);
       }
-
-      // TODO: should probably use bounding rectangle dimensions instead
-
-      el.width = this.getWidth();
-      el.height = this.getHeight();
+      
+      el.width  = this.getBoundingRectWidth(); 
+      el.height = this.getBoundingRectHeight();
 
       fabric.util.wrapElement(el, 'div');
 
diff --git a/src/object.class.js b/src/object.class.js
index e38bfb52..6ef6c6ef 100644
--- a/src/object.class.js
+++ b/src/object.class.js
@@ -562,7 +562,31 @@
 
       return this;
     },
+    
+     /**
+     * Returns width of an object's bounding rectangle
+     * @method getBoundingRectWidth
+     * @return {Number} width value
+     */
+    getBoundingRectWidth: function() {
+      var xCoords = [this.oCoords.tl.x, this.oCoords.tr.x, this.oCoords.br.x, this.oCoords.bl.x];
+      var minX = fabric.util.array.min(xCoords);
+      var maxX = fabric.util.array.max(xCoords);
+      return Math.abs(minX - maxX);
+    },
 
+    /**
+     * Returns height of an object's bounding rectangle
+     * @method getBoundingRectHeight
+     * @return {Number} height value
+     */
+    getBoundingRectHeight: function() {
+      var yCoords = [this.oCoords.tl.y, this.oCoords.tr.y, this.oCoords.br.y, this.oCoords.bl.y];
+      var minY = fabric.util.array.min(yCoords);
+      var maxY = fabric.util.array.max(yCoords);      
+      return Math.abs(minY - maxY);
+    },    
+  
     /**
      * Draws borders of an object's bounding box.
      * Requires public properties: width, height
@@ -765,10 +789,8 @@
         G_vmlCanvasManager.initElement(el);
       }
 
-      // TODO: should probably use bounding rectangle dimensions instead
-
-      el.width = this.getWidth();
-      el.height = this.getHeight();
+      el.width  = this.getBoundingRectWidth(); 
+      el.height = this.getBoundingRectHeight();
 
       fabric.util.wrapElement(el, 'div');