diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_utils/gui/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_utils/gui/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.cpp
index cac00f3de5..1c1c9d9db2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_utils/gui/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_utils/gui/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,13 @@ int MidiKeyboardComponent::getKeyStartPosition (const int midiNoteNumber) const
     return x;
 }
 
+int MidiKeyboardComponent::getTotalKeyboardWidth() const noexcept
+{
+    int x, w;
+    getKeyPos (rangeEnd, x, w);
+    return x + w;
+}
+
 int MidiKeyboardComponent::getNoteAtPosition (Point<int> p)
 {
     float v;
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_utils/gui/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.h b/modules/juce_audio_utils/gui/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.h
index 22e1c7517c..0b137a3d30 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_utils/gui/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_utils/gui/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.h
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ public:
     */
     int getKeyStartPosition (int midiNoteNumber) const;
 
+    /** Returns the total width needed to fit all the keys in the available range. */
+    int getTotalKeyboardWidth() const noexcept;
+
     /** Returns the key at a given coordinate. */
     int getNoteAtPosition (Point<int> position);