diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.I b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.I
index 8b5c23edfe..5c81732ee4 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.I
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.I
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ INLINE GuiLabel::GuiLabel(void) : _type(GuiLabel::NONE),
 				  _arc((RenderRelation*)0L),
 				  _tex((Texture*)0L),
 				  _internal((RenderRelation*)0L),
-				  _gset((Geom*)0L), _scale(1.),
+				  _gset((Geom*)0L), _model_width(1.),
+				  _model_height(1.), _scale(1.),
 				  _pos(0., 0., 0.),
 				  _foreground(1., 1., 1., 1.),
 				  _have_background(false),
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx
index 54331c040d..02f84a12fc 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx
@@ -226,10 +226,12 @@ GuiLabel* GuiLabel::make_simple_card_label(void) {
   return ret;
 }
 
-GuiLabel* GuiLabel::make_model_label(Node* geom) {
+GuiLabel* GuiLabel::make_model_label(Node* geom, float w, float h) {
   GuiLabel* ret = new GuiLabel();
   ret->_type = MODEL;
   ret->_geom = new NamedNode("GUI label");
+  ret->_model_width = w;
+  ret->_model_height = h;
   ret->_internal = new RenderRelation(ret->_geom, geom);
   ret->_internal->set_transition(
 				new ColorTransition(Colorf(ret->_foreground)));
@@ -320,10 +322,7 @@ void GuiLabel::get_extents(float& l, float& r, float& b, float& t) {
     }
     break;
   case SIMPLE_CARD:
-  case MODEL:
     {
-      // this really isn't correct for model, but will do until there is time
-      // or need for more
       float x = _pos.dot(LVector3f::rfu(1., 0., 0.));
       float y = _pos.dot(LVector3f::rfu(0., 0., 1.));
       l = _have_width?-(_width*0.5):-0.5;
@@ -336,6 +335,20 @@ void GuiLabel::get_extents(float& l, float& r, float& b, float& t) {
       t += y;
     }
     break;
+  case MODEL:
+    {
+      float x = _pos.dot(LVector3f::rfu(1., 0., 0.));
+      float y = _pos.dot(LVector3f::rfu(0., 0., 1.));
+      l = _have_width?-(_width*_model_width*0.5):-(_model_width*0.5);
+      r = _have_width?(_width*_model_width*0.5):(_model_width*0.5);
+      l += x;
+      r += x;
+      b = _have_height?-(_height*_model_height*0.5):-(_model_height*0.5);
+      t = _have_height?(_height*_model_height*0.5):(_model_height*0.5);
+      b += y;
+      t += y;
+    }
+    break;
   default:
     gui_cat->warning()
       << "trying to get extents from something I don't know how to" << endl;
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.h b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.h
index 0f863ad130..0b9ea1bbf7 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.h
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ private:
   PT(Texture) _tex;
   RenderRelation* _internal;
   Geom* _gset;
+  float _model_width, _model_height;
 
   float _scale;
   LVector3f _pos;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ PUBLISHED:
   static GuiLabel* make_simple_text_label(const string&, Node*,
 					  Texture* = (Texture*)0L);
   static GuiLabel* make_simple_card_label(void);
-  static GuiLabel* make_model_label(Node*);
+  static GuiLabel* make_model_label(Node*, float, float);
 
   int freeze();
   int thaw();
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.I b/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.I
index 805df2316d..27e13a324a 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.I
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.I
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ INLINE GuiRegion::GuiRegion(const string& name, float l, float r, float b,
 			    float t, bool buttons) : Namable(name), _left(l),
 						     _right(r), _bottom(b),
 						     _top(t) {
+  gui_cat->spam() << "region '" << name << "' constructed with (" << l
+		  << ", " << r << ", " << b << ", " << t << ")" << endl;
   _region = new MouseWatcherRegion(name, l, r, b, t);
   _region->set_suppress_below(buttons);
 }
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ INLINE void GuiRegion::set_region(float left, float right, float bottom,
   _right = right;
   _bottom = bottom;
   _top = top;
+  gui_cat->spam() << "reset region '" << this->get_name() << " to (" << left
+		  << ", " << right << ", " << bottom << ", " << top << ")"
+		  << endl;
 }
 
 INLINE LVector4f GuiRegion::get_frame(void) const {
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.h b/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.h
index 3b5957e689..5859aa8467 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.h
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <pointerTo.h>
 #include <typedReferenceCount.h>
 
+#include "config_gui.h"
+
 // container for active regions of a GUI
 
 class GuiManager;
diff --git a/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx b/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx
index f1899f6465..a09e54028b 100644
--- a/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx
@@ -661,11 +661,11 @@ static void test12(GuiManager* mgr, Node* font) {
   GuiLabel* l5 = GuiLabel::make_simple_text_label("none", font);
   */
   PT_Node smile = ModelPool::load_model("smiley");
-  GuiLabel* l1 = GuiLabel::make_model_label(smile);
-  GuiLabel* l2 = GuiLabel::make_model_label(smile);
-  GuiLabel* l3 = GuiLabel::make_model_label(smile);
-  GuiLabel* l4 = GuiLabel::make_model_label(smile);
-  GuiLabel* l5 = GuiLabel::make_model_label(smile);
+  GuiLabel* l1 = GuiLabel::make_model_label(smile, 0.25, 0.25);
+  GuiLabel* l2 = GuiLabel::make_model_label(smile, 0.25, 0.25);
+  GuiLabel* l3 = GuiLabel::make_model_label(smile, 0.25, 0.25);
+  GuiLabel* l4 = GuiLabel::make_model_label(smile, 0.25, 0.25);
+  GuiLabel* l5 = GuiLabel::make_model_label(smile, 0.25, 0.25);
   gb1 = new GuiButton("test12", l1, l2, l3, l4, l5);
   gb1->set_scale(0.1);
   gb1->set_pos(LVector3f::rfu(-0.25, 0., 0.25));
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static void test17(GuiManager* mgr, Node* font) {
   ch1->add_item(s4);
   ch1->add_item(s5);
   PT_Node panel = ModelPool::load_model("phase_3/models/props/panel");
-  GuiLabel* bgl = GuiLabel::make_model_label(panel);
+  GuiLabel* bgl = GuiLabel::make_model_label(panel, 0.1, 0.1);
   GuiBackground *bg = new GuiBackground("bg", ch1, bgl);
   bg->set_color(1., 0., 1., 1.);
   bg->thaw();