diff --git a/dlls/gdiplus/gdiplus.spec b/dlls/gdiplus/gdiplus.spec
index c1d6725b3dc..ad0e44c21e0 100644
--- a/dlls/gdiplus/gdiplus.spec
+++ b/dlls/gdiplus/gdiplus.spec
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 @ stdcall GdipGetPathPoints(ptr ptr long)
 @ stub GdipGetPathPointsI
 @ stdcall GdipGetPathTypes(ptr ptr long)
-@ stub GdipGetPathWorldBounds
+@ stdcall GdipGetPathWorldBounds(ptr ptr ptr ptr)
 @ stub GdipGetPathWorldBoundsI
 @ stub GdipGetPenBrushFill
 @ stub GdipGetPenColor
diff --git a/dlls/gdiplus/graphicspath.c b/dlls/gdiplus/graphicspath.c
index 4665fca44d7..664cde2a17d 100644
--- a/dlls/gdiplus/graphicspath.c
+++ b/dlls/gdiplus/graphicspath.c
@@ -203,6 +203,58 @@ GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipGetPathTypes(GpPath *path, BYTE* types, INT count)
     return Ok;
 }
 
+/* Windows expands the bounding box to the maximum possible bounding box
+ * for a given pen.  For example, if a line join can extend past the point
+ * it's joining by x units, the bounding box is extended by x units in every
+ * direction (even though this is too conservative for most cases). */
+GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipGetPathWorldBounds(GpPath* path, GpRectF* bounds,
+    GDIPCONST GpMatrix *matrix, GDIPCONST GpPen *pen)
+{
+    /* extrema[0] is upper left corner of bounding box,
+     * extrema[1] is lower right corner */
+    GpPointF extrema[2];
+    GpPointF * points;
+    INT count, i;
+
+    /* Matrix and pen can be null. */
+    if(!path || !bounds)
+        return InvalidParameter;
+
+    /* If path is empty just return. */
+    count = path->pathdata.Count;
+    if(count == 0){
+        bounds->X = bounds->Y = bounds->Width = bounds->Height = 0.0;
+        return Ok;
+    }
+
+    /* FIXME: implement case where pen is non-NULL. */
+    if(pen)
+        return NotImplemented;
+
+    points = path->pathdata.Points;
+    extrema[0].X = extrema[1].X  = points[0].X;
+    extrema[0].Y = extrema[1].Y = points[0].Y;
+
+    for(i = 1; i < count; i++){
+        extrema[0].X = min(points[i].X, extrema[0].X);
+        extrema[0].Y = min(points[i].Y, extrema[0].Y);
+        extrema[1].X = max(points[i].X, extrema[1].X);
+        extrema[1].Y = max(points[i].Y, extrema[1].Y);
+    }
+
+    /* If matrix is non-null transform the points. */
+    if(matrix){
+        GdipTransformMatrixPoints((GpMatrix*)matrix, extrema, 2);
+    }
+
+    bounds->X = extrema[0].X;
+    bounds->Y = extrema[0].Y;
+    bounds->Width = extrema[1].X - extrema[0].X;
+    bounds->Height = extrema[1].Y - extrema[0].Y;
+
+    return Ok;
+}
+
 GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipGetPointCount(GpPath *path, INT *count)
 {
     if(!path)
diff --git a/include/gdiplusflat.h b/include/gdiplusflat.h
index 95dafde1b3d..4e5e95fd29e 100644
--- a/include/gdiplusflat.h
+++ b/include/gdiplusflat.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipCreatePath(GpFillMode,GpPath**);
 GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipDeletePath(GpPath*);
 GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipGetPathPoints(GpPath*,GpPointF*,INT);
 GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipGetPathTypes(GpPath*,BYTE*,INT);
+GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipGetPathWorldBounds(GpPath*,GpRectF*,GDIPCONST GpMatrix*,
+    GDIPCONST GpPen*);
 GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipGetPointCount(GpPath*,INT*);
 GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipStartPathFigure(GpPath*);
 GpStatus WINGDIPAPI GdipTransformPath(GpPath*,GpMatrix*);
diff --git a/include/gdiplusgpstubs.h b/include/gdiplusgpstubs.h
index 39bca1fd732..5c0226844b4 100644
--- a/include/gdiplusgpstubs.h
+++ b/include/gdiplusgpstubs.h
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ typedef PointF GpPointF;
 typedef FillMode GpFillMode;
 typedef PathData GpPathData;
 typedef LineCap GpLineCap;
+typedef RectF GpRectF;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/gdiplustypes.h b/include/gdiplustypes.h
index 581041205e5..9404376416a 100644
--- a/include/gdiplustypes.h
+++ b/include/gdiplustypes.h
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ public:
     BYTE* Types;
 };
 
+/* FIXME: missing the methods. */
+class RectF
+{
+public:
+    REAL X;
+    REAL Y;
+    REAL Width;
+    REAL Height;
+};
+
 #else /* end of c++ typedefs */
 
 typedef struct PointF
@@ -137,6 +147,14 @@ typedef struct PathData
     BYTE* Types;
 } PathData;
 
+typedef struct RectF
+{
+    REAL X;
+    REAL Y;
+    REAL Width;
+    REAL Height;
+} RectF;
+
 typedef enum Status Status;
 
 #endif /* end of c typedefs */