diff --git a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
index cd93ceacf3..78bd1e7fa5 100644
--- a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ GESTrackVideoTransition
 ges_track_video_transition_new
 ges_track_video_transition_set_transition_type
 ges_track_video_transition_get_transition_type
+ges_track_video_transition_set_border
+ges_track_video_transition_get_border
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 GESTrackVideoTransitionClass
 GESTrackVideoTransitionPrivate
diff --git a/ges/ges-track-video-transition.c b/ges/ges-track-video-transition.c
index 524267ef10..a1e8b83324 100644
--- a/ges/ges-track-video-transition.c
+++ b/ges/ges-track-video-transition.c
@@ -607,9 +607,19 @@ ges_track_video_transition_duration_changed (GESTrackObject * object,
   GST_LOG ("done updating controller");
 }
 
+/**
+ * ges_track_video_transition_get_border:
+ * @self: The #GESTrackVideoTransition to get the border from
+ * @value: The value of the borer to set on @object
+ *
+ * Set the border property of @self, this value represents
+ * the border width of the transition. In case this value does
+ * not make sense for the current transition type, it is cached
+ * for later use.
+ */
 void
 ges_track_video_transition_set_border (GESTrackVideoTransition * self,
-    gint value)
+    guint value)
 {
   GESTrackVideoTransitionPrivate *priv = self->priv;
 
@@ -620,6 +630,30 @@ ges_track_video_transition_set_border (GESTrackVideoTransition * self,
   g_object_set (priv->smpte, "border", value, NULL);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ges_track_video_transition_get_border:
+ * @self: The #GESTrackVideoTransition to get the border from
+ *
+ * Get the border property of @self, this value represents
+ * the border width of the transition.
+ *
+ * Returns: The border values of @self or -1 if not meaningfull
+ * (this will happen when not using a smpte transition).
+ */
+gint
+ges_track_video_transition_get_border (GESTrackVideoTransition * self)
+{
+  gint value;
+
+  if (!self->priv->smpte) {
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  g_object_get (self->priv->smpte, "border", &value, NULL);
+
+  return value;
+}
+
 /**
  * ges_track_video_transition_set_transition_type:
  * @self: a #GESTrackVideoTransition
diff --git a/ges/ges-track-video-transition.h b/ges/ges-track-video-transition.h
index 000ad4ed45..1111b26fa1 100644
--- a/ges/ges-track-video-transition.h
+++ b/ges/ges-track-video-transition.h
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ struct _GESTrackVideoTransitionClass {
 
 GType ges_track_video_transition_get_type (void);
 
-gboolean
-ges_track_video_transition_set_transition_type (GESTrackVideoTransition * self,
+gboolean ges_track_video_transition_set_transition_type (GESTrackVideoTransition * self,
 						GESVideoStandardTransitionType type);
 GESVideoStandardTransitionType
 ges_track_video_transition_get_transition_type (GESTrackVideoTransition * trans);
@@ -87,7 +86,9 @@ GESTrackVideoTransition* ges_track_video_transition_new (void);
 
 void
 ges_track_video_transition_set_border (GESTrackVideoTransition * self,
-				       gint value);
+				       guint value);
+
+gint ges_track_video_transition_get_border (GESTrackVideoTransition * self);
 
 G_END_DECLS