diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
index 4a76ce0c01..bae96c26c1 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
@@ -506,6 +506,11 @@ void JKQTBasePlotter::setWidgetSize(int wid, int heigh) {
     redrawPlot();
 }
 
+void JKQTBasePlotter::setWidgetSize(QSize size)
+{
+    setWidgetSize(size.width(), size.height());
+}
+
 int JKQTBasePlotter::getWidth() {
     return widgetWidth;
 }
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
index 1473300600..78a3bc4af6 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
@@ -1535,6 +1535,13 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTBasePlotter: public QObject {
          * \see \ref jkqtplotter_base_plotsize
          */
         void setWidgetSize(int width, int height);
+        /** \brief resize the plot
+         *
+         * \image html plot_widget_orientation.png
+         *
+         * \see \ref jkqtplotter_base_plotsize
+         */
+        void setWidgetSize(QSize size);
 
         /** \brief sets the width of the plot widget
          *