diff --git a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxButton.cpp b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxButton.cpp
index 3e3ee871f5a..de2dceeb329 100644
--- a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxButton.cpp
+++ b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxButton.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ ofxButton* ofxButton::setup(const std::string& toggleName, float width, float he
 	return this;
 }
 
+void ofxButton::setSize(float width, float height){
+	b.width = width;
+	b.height = height;
+	checkboxRect.set(1, 1, b.height - 2, b.height - 2);
+	sizeChangedCB();
+}
+
 void ofxButton::generateDraw(){
 	bg.clear();
 	bg.setFillColor(thisBackgroundColor);
diff --git a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxButton.h b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxButton.h
index cc742abea11..5aaa93edf0b 100644
--- a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxButton.h
+++ b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxButton.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class ofxButton : public ofxToggle{
 	~ofxButton();
 	ofxButton* setup(ofParameter<void> _bVal, float width = defaultWidth, float height = defaultHeight);
     ofxButton* setup(const std::string& toggleName, float width = defaultWidth, float height = defaultHeight);
+	virtual void setSize(float width, float height);
 	void generateDraw();
 
 	virtual bool mouseReleased(ofMouseEventArgs & args);
diff --git a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxToggle.cpp b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxToggle.cpp
index 8a351988c1f..1d1f0bf2859 100644
--- a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxToggle.cpp
+++ b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxToggle.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ ofxToggle * ofxToggle::setup(const std::string& toggleName, bool _bVal, float wi
 	return setup(value,width,height);
 }
 
+void ofxToggle::setSize(float width, float height){
+	b.width = width;
+	b.height = height;
+	checkboxRect.set(1, 1, b.height - 2, b.height - 2);
+	sizeChangedCB();
+}
 
 bool ofxToggle::mouseMoved(ofMouseEventArgs & args){
 	if(isGuiDrawing() && b.inside(args)){
diff --git a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxToggle.h b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxToggle.h
index abacee0f077..6332f8ebfd6 100644
--- a/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxToggle.h
+++ b/addons/ofxGui/src/ofxToggle.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class ofxToggle : public ofxBaseGui{
 	ofxToggle(ofParameter<bool> _bVal, float width = defaultWidth, float height = defaultHeight);
 	ofxToggle * setup(ofParameter<bool> _bVal, float width = defaultWidth, float height = defaultHeight);
 	ofxToggle * setup(const std::string& toggleName, bool _bVal, float width = defaultWidth, float height = defaultHeight);
-	
+	virtual void setSize(float width, float height);
 
 	virtual bool mouseMoved(ofMouseEventArgs & args);
 	virtual bool mousePressed(ofMouseEventArgs & args);