diff --git a/crates/yakui-core/src/layout/mod.rs b/crates/yakui-core/src/layout/mod.rs
index 30e4df14..7d4b415e 100644
--- a/crates/yakui-core/src/layout/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/yakui-core/src/layout/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use crate::event::EventInterest;
 use crate::geometry::{Constraints, Rect};
 use crate::id::WidgetId;
 use crate::input::{InputState, MouseInterest};
-use crate::widget::LayoutContext;
+use crate::types::Axis;
+use crate::widget::{IntrinsicSizeContext, LayoutContext};
 
 /// Contains information on how each widget in the DOM is laid out and what
 /// events they're interested in.
@@ -199,6 +200,22 @@ impl LayoutDom {
         size
     }
 
+    /// Calculates the intrinsic size of the given widget along the given axis.
+    pub fn intrinsic_size(&self, dom: &Dom, id: WidgetId, axis: Axis) -> f32 {
+        dom.enter(id);
+        let dom_node = dom.get(id).unwrap();
+
+        let context = IntrinsicSizeContext { dom, layout: self };
+
+        let size = match axis {
+            Axis::X => dom_node.widget.intrinsic_width(context),
+            Axis::Y => dom_node.widget.intrinsic_height(context),
+        };
+
+        dom.exit(id);
+        size
+    }
+
     /// Enables clipping for the currently active widget.
     pub fn enable_clipping(&mut self, dom: &Dom) {
         self.clip_stack.push(dom.current());
diff --git a/crates/yakui-core/src/types.rs b/crates/yakui-core/src/types.rs
index c6cd9591..e5ce3c8a 100644
--- a/crates/yakui-core/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/yakui-core/src/types.rs
@@ -256,3 +256,11 @@ impl Pivot {
     pub const BOTTOM_CENTER: Self = Self::new(0.5, 1.0);
     pub const BOTTOM_RIGHT: Self = Self::new(1.0, 1.0);
 }
+
+/// Defines an axis usable by the UI.
+#[allow(missing_docs)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Axis {
+    X,
+    Y,
+}
diff --git a/crates/yakui-core/src/widget.rs b/crates/yakui-core/src/widget.rs
index a601e692..07da437d 100644
--- a/crates/yakui-core/src/widget.rs
+++ b/crates/yakui-core/src/widget.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ use crate::dom::Dom;
 use crate::event::EventResponse;
 use crate::event::{EventInterest, WidgetEvent};
 use crate::geometry::{Constraints, FlexFit};
+use crate::id::WidgetId;
 use crate::input::{InputState, NavDirection};
 use crate::layout::LayoutDom;
 use crate::paint::PaintDom;
-use crate::{Flow, WidgetId};
+use crate::types::{Axis, Flow};
 
 /// Trait that's automatically implemented for all widget props.
 ///
@@ -38,6 +39,36 @@ impl<'dom> LayoutContext<'dom> {
         self.layout
             .calculate(self.dom, self.input, widget, constraints)
     }
+
+    /// Calculate the intrinsic width for the given widget.
+    pub fn intrinsic_width(&mut self, widget: WidgetId) -> f32 {
+        self.layout.intrinsic_size(self.dom, widget, Axis::X)
+    }
+
+    /// Calculate the intrinsic height for the given widget.
+    pub fn intrinsic_height(&mut self, widget: WidgetId) -> f32 {
+        self.layout.intrinsic_size(self.dom, widget, Axis::Y)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Information available to a widget during the layout phase.
+#[non_exhaustive]
+#[allow(missing_docs)]
+pub struct IntrinsicSizeContext<'dom> {
+    pub dom: &'dom Dom,
+    pub layout: &'dom LayoutDom,
+}
+
+impl<'dom> IntrinsicSizeContext<'dom> {
+    /// Calculate the intrinsic width for the given widget.
+    pub fn intrinsic_width(&self, widget: WidgetId) -> f32 {
+        self.layout.intrinsic_size(self.dom, widget, Axis::X)
+    }
+
+    /// Calculate the intrinsic height for the given widget.
+    pub fn intrinsic_height(&self, widget: WidgetId) -> f32 {
+        self.layout.intrinsic_size(self.dom, widget, Axis::Y)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Information available to a widget during the paint phase.
@@ -134,6 +165,34 @@ pub trait Widget: 'static + fmt::Debug {
         constraints.constrain_min(size)
     }
 
+    /// Tells the intrinsic width of the object, which is its width if the
+    /// widget were given unbounded constraints.
+    fn intrinsic_width(&self, ctx: IntrinsicSizeContext<'_>) -> f32 {
+        let node = ctx.dom.get_current();
+        let mut width: f32 = 0.0;
+
+        for &child in &node.children {
+            let child_width = ctx.intrinsic_width(child);
+            width = width.max(child_width);
+        }
+
+        width
+    }
+
+    /// Tells the intrinsic height of the object, which is its height if the
+    /// widget were given unbounded constraints.
+    fn intrinsic_height(&self, ctx: IntrinsicSizeContext<'_>) -> f32 {
+        let node = ctx.dom.get_current();
+        let mut height: f32 = 0.0;
+
+        for &child in &node.children {
+            let child_height = ctx.intrinsic_height(child);
+            height = height.max(child_height);
+        }
+
+        height
+    }
+
     /// Paint the widget based on its current state.
     ///
     /// The default implementation will paint all of the widget's children.
@@ -180,6 +239,12 @@ pub trait ErasedWidget: Any + fmt::Debug {
     /// See [`Widget::layout`].
     fn layout(&self, ctx: LayoutContext<'_>, constraints: Constraints) -> Vec2;
 
+    /// See [`Widget::intrinsic_width`].
+    fn intrinsic_width(&self, ctx: IntrinsicSizeContext<'_>) -> f32;
+
+    /// See [`Widget::intrinsic_height`].
+    fn intrinsic_height(&self, ctx: IntrinsicSizeContext<'_>) -> f32;
+
     /// See [`Widget::flex`].
     fn flex(&self) -> (u32, FlexFit);
 
@@ -207,6 +272,14 @@ where
         <T as Widget>::layout(self, ctx, constraints)
     }
 
+    fn intrinsic_width(&self, ctx: IntrinsicSizeContext<'_>) -> f32 {
+        <T as Widget>::intrinsic_width(self, ctx)
+    }
+
+    fn intrinsic_height(&self, ctx: IntrinsicSizeContext<'_>) -> f32 {
+        <T as Widget>::intrinsic_height(self, ctx)
+    }
+
     fn flex(&self) -> (u32, FlexFit) {
         <T as Widget>::flex(self)
     }