diff --git a/simgear/canvas/elements/CanvasImage.cxx b/simgear/canvas/elements/CanvasImage.cxx
index 152cb112..aac82287 100644
--- a/simgear/canvas/elements/CanvasImage.cxx
+++ b/simgear/canvas/elements/CanvasImage.cxx
@@ -487,11 +487,17 @@ namespace canvas
     if(    !fill.empty() // If no color is given default to white
         && !parseColor(fill, color) )
       return;
-
-    _colors->front() = color;
-    _colors->dirty();
+    setFill(color);
   }
 
+    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    void Image::setFill(const osg::Vec4& color)
+    {
+        _colors->front() = color;
+        _colors->dirty();
+    }
+
+
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   void Image::setOutset(const std::string& outset)
   {
@@ -506,6 +512,13 @@ namespace canvas
     _attributes_dirty |= SRC_RECT;
   }
 
+  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  void Image::setSourceRect(const SGRect<float>& sourceRect)
+  {
+      _attributes_dirty |= SRC_RECT;
+      _src_rect = sourceRect;
+  }
+
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   void Image::setSlice(const std::string& slice)
   {
diff --git a/simgear/canvas/elements/CanvasImage.hxx b/simgear/canvas/elements/CanvasImage.hxx
index 3e6c7e9d..b7ddfb8f 100644
--- a/simgear/canvas/elements/CanvasImage.hxx
+++ b/simgear/canvas/elements/CanvasImage.hxx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace canvas
 
       void setImage(osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> img);
       void setFill(const std::string& fill);
+      void setFill(const osg::Vec4& color);
 
       /**
        * @see http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-background/#border-image-outset
@@ -95,6 +96,10 @@ namespace canvas
 
       bool handleEvent(const EventPtr& event);
 
+      /**
+       *
+       */
+      void setSourceRect(const SGRect<float>& sourceRect);
     protected:
 
       enum ImageAttributes