diff --git a/src/DockWidget.cpp b/src/DockWidget.cpp
index 9184b38..9dde469 100644
--- a/src/DockWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/DockWidget.cpp
@@ -622,6 +622,13 @@ void CDockWidget::setMinimumSizeHintMode(eMinimumSizeHintMode Mode)
 }
 
 
+//============================================================================
+CDockWidget::eMinimumSizeHintMode CDockWidget::minimumSizeHintMode() const
+{
+	return d->MinimumSizeHintMode;
+}
+
+
 //============================================================================
 bool CDockWidget::isCentralWidget() const
 {
@@ -990,14 +997,20 @@ void CDockWidget::setClosedState(bool Closed)
 //============================================================================
 QSize CDockWidget::minimumSizeHint() const
 {
-	if (d->MinimumSizeHintMode == CDockWidget::MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget || !d->Widget)
+	if (!d->Widget)
 	{
 		return QSize(60, 40);
 	}
-	else
+
+	switch (d->MinimumSizeHintMode)
 	{
-		return d->Widget->minimumSizeHint();
+		case MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget: return QSize(60, 40);
+    	case MinimumSizeHintFromContent: return d->Widget->minimumSizeHint();
+    	case MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidgetMinimumSize: return minimumSize();
+    	case MinimumSizeHintFromContentMinimumSize: return d->Widget->minimumSize();
 	}
+
+	return d->Widget->minimumSizeHint();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/DockWidget.h b/src/DockWidget.h
index c0d0d91..43f8048 100644
--- a/src/DockWidget.h
+++ b/src/DockWidget.h
@@ -208,12 +208,17 @@ public:
      * reimplements minimumSizeHint() function to return a very small minimum
      * size hint. If you would like to adhere the minimumSizeHint() from the
      * content widget, then set the minimumSizeHintMode() to
-     * MinimumSizeHintFromContent.
+     * MinimumSizeHintFromContent. If you would like to use the minimumSize()
+     * value of the content widget or the dock widget, then you can use the
+     * MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidgetMinimumSize or
+     * MinimumSizeHintFromContentMinimumSize modes.
      */
     enum eMinimumSizeHintMode
     {
     	MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget,
-    	MinimumSizeHintFromContent
+    	MinimumSizeHintFromContent,
+    	MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidgetMinimumSize,
+    	MinimumSizeHintFromContentMinimumSize,
     };
 
 
@@ -411,6 +416,11 @@ public:
      */
     void setMinimumSizeHintMode(eMinimumSizeHintMode Mode);
 
+    /**
+     * Get the minimum size hint mode configured by setMinimumSizeHintMode
+     */
+    eMinimumSizeHintMode minimumSizeHintMode() const;
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the dock widget is set as central widget of it's dock manager
      */