diff --git a/starling/src/starling/display/Button.as b/starling/src/starling/display/Button.as
index d868edf4c..ac82ebc94 100644
--- a/starling/src/starling/display/Button.as
+++ b/starling/src/starling/display/Button.as
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ package starling.display
             _textField.style = value;
         }
 
+        /** Get access to button's TextField object */
+        public function get textField():TextField
+        {
+            if (_textField == null) createTextField();
+            return _textField;
+        }
+
         /** The style that is used to render the button.
          *  Note that a style instance may only be used on one mesh at a time. */
         public function get style():MeshStyle { return _body.style; }
@@ -423,4 +430,4 @@ package starling.display
         public function get abortDistance():Number { return _behavior.abortDistance; }
         public function set abortDistance(value:Number):void { _behavior.abortDistance = value; }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/starling/src/starling/display/DisplayObject.as b/starling/src/starling/display/DisplayObject.as
index 9b91c0675..7a7cca5b4 100644
--- a/starling/src/starling/display/DisplayObject.as
+++ b/starling/src/starling/display/DisplayObject.as
@@ -287,6 +287,12 @@ package starling.display
         {
             throw new AbstractMethodError();
         }
+
+        /** Same as getBounds but only for visible objects (visible = true) */
+        public function getVisibleBounds(targetSpace:DisplayObject, out:Rectangle=null):Rectangle
+        {
+            throw new AbstractMethodError();
+        }
         
         /** Returns the object that is found topmost beneath a point in local coordinates, or nil
          *  if the test fails. Untouchable and invisible objects will cause the test to fail. */
diff --git a/starling/src/starling/display/DisplayObjectContainer.as b/starling/src/starling/display/DisplayObjectContainer.as
index e5e7b1967..15b4739c8 100644
--- a/starling/src/starling/display/DisplayObjectContainer.as
+++ b/starling/src/starling/display/DisplayObjectContainer.as
@@ -341,6 +341,61 @@ package starling.display
             return out;
         }
 
+        /** @inheritDoc */
+        public override function getVisibleBounds(targetSpace:DisplayObject, resultRect:Rectangle=null):Rectangle
+        {
+            if (resultRect == null) resultRect = new Rectangle();
+
+            var numChildren:int = this.numChildren;
+
+            if (numChildren == 0)
+            {
+                getTransformationMatrix(targetSpace, sBoundsMatrix);
+                MatrixUtil.transformCoords(sBoundsMatrix, 0.0, 0.0, sBoundsPoint);
+                resultRect.setTo(sBoundsPoint.x, sBoundsPoint.y, 0, 0);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var visibleSizedChildrenCount:uint = 0;
+                var minX:Number = Number.MAX_VALUE, maxX:Number = -Number.MAX_VALUE;
+                var minY:Number = Number.MAX_VALUE, maxY:Number = -Number.MAX_VALUE;
+
+                for (var i:int=0; i<numChildren; ++i)
+                {
+                    var child:DisplayObject = getChildAt(i);
+                    if (child.visible)
+                    {
+                        child.getBounds(targetSpace, resultRect);
+
+                        // ignore child with no size
+                        if (resultRect.width == 0 && resultRect.height == 0)
+                            continue;
+
+                        visibleSizedChildrenCount++;
+                        if (minX > resultRect.x) minX = resultRect.x;
+                        if (maxX < resultRect.right) maxX = resultRect.right;
+                        if (minY > resultRect.y) minY = resultRect.y;
+                        if (maxY < resultRect.bottom) maxY = resultRect.bottom;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // all visible children have no size
+                if (visibleSizedChildrenCount == 0)
+                {
+                    getTransformationMatrix(targetSpace, sBoundsMatrix);
+                    MatrixUtil.transformCoords(sBoundsMatrix, 0.0, 0.0, sBoundsPoint);
+                    resultRect.setTo(sBoundsPoint.x, sBoundsPoint.y, 0, 0);
+                }
+                // at least one visible child is sized
+                else
+                {
+                    resultRect.setTo(minX, minY, maxX - minX, maxY - minY);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return resultRect;
+        }
+
         /** @inheritDoc */
         public override function hitTest(localPoint:Point):DisplayObject
         {