diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
index f1c79795..844af312 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
@@ -437,6 +437,14 @@ qreal QskSkinnable::metric( const QskAspect aspect, QskSkinHintStatus* status )
     return qskMetric< qreal >( this, aspect, status );
 }
 
+qreal QskSkinnable::metric( QskAspect aspect, qreal defaultValue ) const
+{
+    QskSkinHintStatus status;
+
+    const auto value = qskMetric< qreal >( this, aspect, &status );
+    return status.isValid() ? value : defaultValue;
+}
+
 bool QskSkinnable::setPositionHint( QskAspect aspect, qreal position )
 {
     return qskSetMetric( this, aspect | QskAspect::Position, position );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
index d7ec2d6b..08488ee0 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinnable
     bool moveMetric( QskAspect, qreal );
     bool resetMetric( QskAspect );
     qreal metric( QskAspect, QskSkinHintStatus* = nullptr ) const;
+    qreal metric( QskAspect, qreal defaultValue ) const;
 
     bool setFlagHint( QskAspect, int flag );
     template< typename T > T flagHint( QskAspect, T = T() ) const;