diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.I b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.I
index a4ffc0a0e8..cc34f321f7 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.I
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.I
@@ -157,3 +157,37 @@ INLINE const string& GuiButton::get_down_rollover_event(void) const {
 INLINE const string& GuiButton::get_inactive_event(void) const {
   return _inactive_event;
 }
+
+INLINE void GuiButton::set_scale(float f) {
+  _up->set_scale(f);
+  _down->set_scale(f);
+  if (_up_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _up_rollover->set_scale(f);
+  if (_down_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _down_rollover->set_scale(f);
+  if (_inactive != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _inactive->set_scale(f);
+  _scale = f;
+  recompute_frame();
+}
+
+INLINE void GuiButton::set_pos(const LVector3f& p) {
+  _up->set_pos(p);
+  _down->set_pos(p);
+  if (_up_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _up_rollover->set_pos(p);
+  if (_down_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _down_rollover->set_pos(p);
+  if (_inactive != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _inactive->set_pos(p);
+  _pos = p;
+  recompute_frame();
+}
+
+INLINE float GuiButton::get_scale(void) const {
+  return _scale;
+}
+
+INLINE LVector3f GuiButton::get_pos(void) const {
+  return _pos;
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx
index 455dc96914..20271d1cbf 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx
@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ void GuiButton::switch_state(GuiButton::States nstate) {
   }
 }
 
+void GuiButton::recompute_frame(void) {
+  float left, right, bottom, top;
+
+  GetExtents(_up, _down, _up_rollover, _down_rollover, _inactive, left, right,
+	     bottom, top);
+  _rgn->set_region(left, right, bottom, top);
+}
+
 GuiButton::GuiButton(const string& name, GuiLabel* up, GuiLabel* up_roll,
 		     GuiLabel* down, GuiLabel* down_roll, GuiLabel* inactive)
   : Namable(name), _up(up), _up_rollover(up_roll), _down(down),
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.h b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.h
index 8377a7d1c6..21d4cebdcb 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.h
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.h
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ private:
 		INACTIVE_ROLLOVER };
   States _state;
   bool _added_hooks;
+  float _scale;
+  LVector3f _pos;
   GuiManager* _mgr;
 
   INLINE GuiButton(void);
   void switch_state(States);
+  void recompute_frame(void);
 public:
   GuiButton(const string&, GuiLabel*, GuiLabel*, GuiLabel*, GuiLabel*,
 	    GuiLabel*);
@@ -60,6 +63,12 @@ public:
   INLINE const string& get_down_event(void) const;
   INLINE const string& get_down_rollover_event(void) const;
   INLINE const string& get_inactive_event(void) const;
+
+  INLINE void set_scale(float);
+  INLINE void set_pos(const LVector3f&);
+
+  INLINE float get_scale(void) const;
+  INLINE LVector3f get_pos(void) const;
 };
 
 #include "guiButton.I"
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.I b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.I
index 7e72514069..b4d0378d2c 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.I
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.I
@@ -17,3 +17,21 @@ INLINE void GuiLabel::set_arc(RenderRelation* r) {
 INLINE RenderRelation* GuiLabel::get_arc(void) const {
   return _arc;
 }
+
+INLINE void GuiLabel::set_scale(float f) {
+  _scale = f;
+  recompute_transform();
+}
+
+INLINE void GuiLabel::set_pos(const LVector3f& p) {
+  _pos = p;
+  recompute_transform();
+}
+
+INLINE float GuiLabel::get_scale(void) const {
+  return _scale;
+}
+
+INLINE LVector3f GuiLabel::get_pos(void) const {
+  return _pos;
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx
index 77daefbfde..6a4434998c 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx
@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@
 
 #include "guiLabel.h"
 
+#include <textNode.h>
+
+void GuiLabel::recompute_transform(void) {
+  switch (_type) {
+  case SIMPLE_TEXT:
+    {
+      LMatrix4f mat = LMatrix4f::scale_mat(_scale) *
+	LMatrix4f::translate_mat(_pos);
+      TextNode* n = DCAST(TextNode, _geom);
+      n->set_transform(mat);
+    }
+    break;
+  default:
+    gui_cat->warning() << "recompute_transform on invalid label type ("
+		       << _type << ")" << endl;
+  }
+}
+
 GuiLabel::~GuiLabel(void) {
 }
 
@@ -12,17 +30,12 @@ GuiLabel* GuiLabel::make_simple_texture_label(void) {
   return new GuiLabel();
 }
 
-#include <textNode.h>
-
 GuiLabel* GuiLabel::make_simple_text_label(const string& text, Node* font) {
   GuiLabel* ret = new GuiLabel();
   ret->_type = SIMPLE_TEXT;
   TextNode* n = new TextNode("GUI label");
   ret->_geom = n;
-  LMatrix4f mat = LMatrix4f::scale_mat(0.1);
-  n->set_transform(mat);
   n->set_font(font);
-  // n->set_card_color(1., 1., 1., 0.);
   n->set_align(TM_ALIGN_CENTER);
   n->set_text_color(1., 1., 1., 1.);
   n->set_text(text);
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.h b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.h
index f0deeb3a6d..7ab2e63bf8 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.h
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.h
@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@ private:
   PT_Node _geom;
   RenderRelation* _arc;
 
+  float _scale;
+  LVector3f _pos;
+
   INLINE Node* get_geometry(void) const;
   INLINE void set_arc(RenderRelation*);
   INLINE RenderRelation* get_arc(void) const;
 
   friend GuiManager;
+
+  void recompute_transform(void);
 public:
   INLINE GuiLabel(void);
   virtual ~GuiLabel(void);
@@ -37,6 +42,12 @@ public:
   static GuiLabel* make_simple_text_label(const string&, Node*);
 
   void get_extents(float&, float&, float&, float&);
+
+  INLINE void set_scale(float);
+  INLINE void set_pos(const LVector3f&);
+
+  INLINE float get_scale(void) const;
+  INLINE LVector3f get_pos(void) const;
 };
 
 #include "guiLabel.I"
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.I b/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.I
index 6b1d593dc5..e99da5db93 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.I
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.I
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ INLINE MouseWatcherRegion* GuiRegion::get_region(void) const {
 INLINE void GuiRegion::trap_clicks(bool t) {
   _region->set_suppress_below(t);
 }
+
+INLINE void GuiRegion::set_region(float left, float right, float bottom,
+				  float top) {
+  _region->set_frame(left, right, bottom, top);
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.h b/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.h
index 8a3146e434..8c0baaeb1b 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.h
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public:
   ~GuiRegion(void);
 
   INLINE void trap_clicks(bool);
+
+  INLINE void set_region(float, float, float, float);
 };
 
 #include "guiRegion.I"
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.I b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.I
index d4b9885e8e..b1f4f20a11 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.I
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.I
@@ -33,3 +33,25 @@ INLINE void GuiRollover::exit(void) {
 INLINE bool GuiRollover::is_over(void) const {
   return _state;
 }
+
+INLINE void GuiRollover::set_scale(float f) {
+  _on->set_scale(f);
+  _off->set_scale(f);
+  recompute_frame();
+  _scale = f;
+}
+
+INLINE void GuiRollover::set_pos(const LVector3f& p) {
+  _on->set_pos(p);
+  _off->set_pos(p);
+  recompute_frame();
+  _pos = p;
+}
+
+INLINE float GuiRollover::get_scale(void) const {
+  return _scale;
+}
+
+INLINE LVector3f GuiRollover::get_pos(void) const {
+  return _pos;
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.cxx
index 385804dae4..f22a9b3429 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.cxx
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ static void exit_rollover(CPT_Event e) {
   val->exit();
 }
 
+void GuiRollover::recompute_frame(void) {
+  float left, right, bottom, top;
+
+  GetExtents(_off, _on, left, right, bottom, top);
+  _rgn->set_region(left, right, bottom, top);
+}
+
 GuiRollover::GuiRollover(const string& name, GuiLabel* off, GuiLabel* on)
   : Namable(name), _off(off), _on(on), _state(false), _added_hooks(false) {
   float left, right, bottom, top;
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.h b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.h
index 973f094058..ee3996e174 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.h
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.h
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ private:
   bool _added_hooks;
   GuiManager* _mgr;
 
+  float _scale;
+  LVector3f _pos;
+
   INLINE GuiRollover(void);
+  void recompute_frame(void);
 public:
   GuiRollover(const string&, GuiLabel*, GuiLabel*);
   ~GuiRollover(void);
@@ -33,6 +37,12 @@ public:
   INLINE void exit(void);
 
   INLINE bool is_over(void) const;
+
+  INLINE void set_scale(float);
+  INLINE void set_pos(const LVector3f&);
+
+  INLINE float get_scale(void) const;
+  INLINE LVector3f get_pos(void) const;
 };
 
 #include "guiRollover.I"
diff --git a/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx b/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx
index 08be10adef..2b45f364c7 100644
--- a/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ static void setup_gui(void) {
   //  GuiLabel* l1 = GuiLabel::make_simple_text_label("off", font);
   //  GuiLabel* l2 = GuiLabel::make_simple_text_label("on", font);
   //  GuiRollover* r1 = new GuiRollover("test2", l1, l2);
+  //  r1->set_scale(0.1);
+  //  r1->set_pos(LVector3f::rfu(0.25, 0., 0.25));
   //  r1->manage(mgr, event_handler);
   // test 3
   GuiLabel* l1 = GuiLabel::make_simple_text_label("up", font);
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ static void setup_gui(void) {
   GuiLabel* l4 = GuiLabel::make_simple_text_label("downr", font);
   GuiLabel* l5 = GuiLabel::make_simple_text_label("none", font);
   GuiButton* b1 = new GuiButton("test3", l1, l2, l3, l4, l5);
+  b1->set_scale(0.1);
+  b1->set_pos(LVector3f::rfu(-0.25, 0., 0.25));
   b1->manage(mgr, event_handler);
 }