diff --git a/include/osgViewer/api/Carbon/GraphicsWindowCarbon b/include/osgViewer/api/Carbon/GraphicsWindowCarbon
index 1e6014b1d..08d45d82c 100644
--- a/include/osgViewer/api/Carbon/GraphicsWindowCarbon
+++ b/include/osgViewer/api/Carbon/GraphicsWindowCarbon
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ class GraphicsWindowCarbon : public osgViewer::GraphicsWindow
         /** Check to see if any events have been generated.*/
         virtual void checkEvents();
 
+        /** Set the window's position and size.*/
+        virtual void setWindowRectangle(int x, int y, int width, int height);
+
         /** Set Window decoration.*/
         virtual void setWindowDecoration(bool flag);
 
diff --git a/include/osgViewer/api/Win32/GraphicsWindowWin32 b/include/osgViewer/api/Win32/GraphicsWindowWin32
index aa7455819..c67b353c5 100644
--- a/include/osgViewer/api/Win32/GraphicsWindowWin32
+++ b/include/osgViewer/api/Win32/GraphicsWindowWin32
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ class GraphicsWindowWin32 : public osgViewer::GraphicsWindow
         /** Check to see if any events have been generated.*/
         virtual void checkEvents();
 
+        /** Set the window's position and size.*/
+        virtual void setWindowRectangle(int x, int y, int width, int height);
+
         /** Set Window decoration.*/
         virtual void setWindowDecoration(bool flag);
 
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowCarbon.cpp b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowCarbon.cpp
index 55b2a2c6f..a6c68b74a 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowCarbon.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowCarbon.cpp
@@ -1060,6 +1060,11 @@ void GraphicsWindowCarbon::checkEvents()
 }
 
 
+void GraphicsWindowCarbon::setWindowRectangle(int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+   // TODO: implement
+     osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"GraphicsWindowCarbon::setWindowRectangle(..) not implemented."<<std::endl;
+}
 
 void GraphicsWindowCarbon::grabFocus()
 {
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowWin32.cpp b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowWin32.cpp
index f6361435d..55f2220ac 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowWin32.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/GraphicsWindowWin32.cpp
@@ -1708,6 +1708,14 @@ void GraphicsWindowWin32::requestWarpPointer( float x, float y )
     getEventQueue()->mouseWarped(x,y);
 }
 
+void GraphicsWindowWin32::setWindowRectangle(int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+    if (!::SetWindowPos(_hwnd, HWND_TOP, x, y, width, height, SWP_SHOWWINDOW | SWP_FRAMECHANGED))
+    {
+        reportErrorForScreen("GraphicsWindowWin32::setWindowRectangle() - Unable to set new window position and size", _traits->screenNum, ::GetLastError());
+    }
+}
+
 void GraphicsWindowWin32::useCursor( bool cursorOn )
 {
     _traits->useCursor = cursorOn;