diff --git a/crates/emath/src/rect.rs b/crates/emath/src/rect.rs
index 28ca2ec4..c3e6ad93 100644
--- a/crates/emath/src/rect.rs
+++ b/crates/emath/src/rect.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ impl Rect {
         Self::from_min_max(self.min - amnt, self.max + amnt)
     }
 
+    /// Scale up by this factor in each direction, keeping the center
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn scale_from_center(self, scale_factor: f32) -> Self {
+        self.scale_from_center2(Vec2::splat(scale_factor))
+    }
+
+    /// Scale up by this factor in each direction, keeping the center
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn scale_from_center2(self, scale_factor: Vec2) -> Self {
+        Self::from_center_size(self.center(), self.size() * scale_factor)
+    }
+
     /// Shrink by this much in each direction, keeping the center
     #[must_use]
     pub fn shrink(self, amnt: f32) -> Self {
@@ -740,6 +752,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(r.distance_sq_to_pos(pos2(25.0, 5.0)), 50.0); // right and above
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn scale_rect() {
+        let c = pos2(100.0, 50.0);
+        let r = Rect::from_center_size(c, vec2(30.0, 60.0));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            r.scale_from_center(2.0),
+            Rect::from_center_size(c, vec2(60.0, 120.0))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            r.scale_from_center(0.5),
+            Rect::from_center_size(c, vec2(15.0, 30.0))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            r.scale_from_center2(vec2(2.0, 3.0)),
+            Rect::from_center_size(c, vec2(60.0, 180.0))
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_ray_intersection() {
         let rect = Rect::from_min_max(pos2(1.0, 1.0), pos2(3.0, 3.0));