2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libnr/nr-rect-l.cpp b/src/libnr/nr-rect-l.cpp
index 40db67a1e..3b00acd03 100644
--- a/src/libnr/nr-rect-l.cpp
+++ b/src/libnr/nr-rect-l.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #include <libnr/nr-rect-l.h>
 
+NR::Maybe<NR::Rect> NRRectL::upgrade() const {
+    if (nr_rect_l_test_empty(this)) {
+        return NR::Nothing();
+    } else {
+        return NR::Rect(NR::Point(x0, y0), NR::Point(x1, y1));
+    }
+}
+
 namespace NR {
 
 IRect::IRect(Rect const &r) :
diff --git a/src/libnr/nr-rect-l.h b/src/libnr/nr-rect-l.h
index 756a537b0..b84a8f0cb 100644
--- a/src/libnr/nr-rect-l.h
+++ b/src/libnr/nr-rect-l.h
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 #define SEEN_NR_RECT_L_H
 
 #include <libnr/nr-i-coord.h>
+#include <libnr/nr-maybe.h>
+#include <libnr/nr-rect.h>
+#include <libnr/nr-point-l.h>
 
 struct NRRectL {
+    NR::Maybe<NR::Rect> upgrade() const;
     NR::ICoord x0, y0, x1, y1;
 };
 
-#include <libnr/nr-rect.h>
-#include <libnr/nr-point-l.h>
 
 namespace NR {