diff --git a/examples/widgets/scrollview.py b/examples/widgets/scrollview.py
index 27140b18f..66e4c2b7e 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/scrollview.py
+++ b/examples/widgets/scrollview.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import kivy
+kivy.require('1.0.8')
+
 from kivy.app import App
 from kivy.core.window import Window
 from kivy.uix.button import Button
@@ -8,13 +11,24 @@ from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
 class ScrollViewApp(App):
 
     def build(self):
+
+        # create a default grid layout with custom width/height
         layout = GridLayout(cols=1, spacing=10, size_hint=(None, None),
                             width=500)
+
+        # when we add children to the grid layout, its size doesn't change at
+        # all. we need to ensure that the height will be the minimum required to
+        # contain all the childs. (otherwise, we'll child outside the bounding
+        # box of the childs)
+        layout.bind(minimum_height=layout.setter('height'))
+
+        # add button into that grid
         for i in range(30):
             btn = Button(text=str(i), size=(480, 40),
                          size_hint=(None, None))
             layout.add_widget(btn)
 
+        # create a scroll view, with a size < size of the grid
         root = ScrollView(size_hint=(None, None))
         root.size = (480, 320)
         root.center = Window.center
@@ -23,4 +37,5 @@ class ScrollViewApp(App):
         return root
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+
     ScrollViewApp().run()
diff --git a/kivy/uix/gridlayout.py b/kivy/uix/gridlayout.py
index 165b92cc3..d241043ac 100644
--- a/kivy/uix/gridlayout.py
+++ b/kivy/uix/gridlayout.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ from kivy.clock import Clock
 from kivy.logger import Logger
 from kivy.uix.layout import Layout
 from kivy.properties import NumericProperty, BooleanProperty, DictProperty, \
-        BoundedNumericProperty
+        BoundedNumericProperty, ReferenceListProperty
 from math import ceil
 
 
@@ -184,10 +184,36 @@ class GridLayout(Layout):
     to {}
     '''
 
+    minimum_width = NumericProperty(0)
+    '''Minimum width needed to contain all childrens.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.0.8
+
+    :data:`minimum_width` is a :class:`kivy.properties.NumericProperty`, default
+    to 0.
+    '''
+
+    minimum_height = NumericProperty(0)
+    '''Minimum height needed to contain all childrens.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.0.8
+
+    :data:`minimum_height` is a :class:`kivy.properties.NumericProperty`, default
+    to 0.
+    '''
+
+    minimum_size = ReferenceListProperty(minimum_width, minimum_height)
+    '''Minimum size needed to contain all childrens.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.0.8
+
+    :data:`minimum_size` is a :class:`~kivy.properties.ReferenceListProperty` of
+    (:data:`minimum_width`, :data:`minimum_height`) properties.
+    '''
+
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self._cols = self._rows = None
         self._trigger_layout = Clock.create_trigger(self.do_layout, -1)
-        self._minimum_size = [0, 0]
         super(GridLayout, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
         self.bind(
@@ -311,7 +337,7 @@ class GridLayout(Layout):
         self._rows_sh = rows_sh
 
         # finally, set the minimum size
-        self._minimum_size = (width, height)
+        self.minimum_size = (width, height)
 
     def do_layout(self, *largs):
         self.update_minimum_size()
@@ -341,7 +367,7 @@ class GridLayout(Layout):
             cols = self._cols[:]
             cols_sh = self._cols_sh
             cols_weigth = sum([x for x in cols_sh if x])
-            strech_w = max(0, selfw - self._minimum_size[0])
+            strech_w = max(0, selfw - self.minimum_width)
             for index in xrange(len(cols)):
                 # if the col don't have strech information, nothing to do
                 col_stretch = cols_sh[index]
@@ -362,7 +388,7 @@ class GridLayout(Layout):
             rows = self._rows[:]
             rows_sh = self._rows_sh
             rows_weigth = sum([x for x in rows_sh if x])
-            strech_h = max(0, selfh - self._minimum_size[1])
+            strech_h = max(0, selfh - self.minimum_height)
             for index in xrange(len(rows)):
                 # if the row don't have strech information, nothing to do
                 row_stretch = rows_sh[index]
diff --git a/kivy/uix/stacklayout.py b/kivy/uix/stacklayout.py
index ea8c1f3cc..42c4b7556 100644
--- a/kivy/uix/stacklayout.py
+++ b/kivy/uix/stacklayout.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Stack Layout
 
 .. versionadded:: 1.0.5
 
-:class:`StackLayout` arranges children vertically or horizontally, as many 
+:class:`StackLayout` arranges children vertically or horizontally, as many
 as the layout can fit.
 
 .. warning:
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class StackLayout(Layout):
     minimum_width = NumericProperty(0)
     '''Minimum width needed to contain all childrens.
 
+    .. versionadded:: 1.0.8
+
     :data:`minimum_width` is a :class:`kivy.properties.NumericProperty`, default
     to 0.
     '''
@@ -62,13 +64,17 @@ class StackLayout(Layout):
     minimum_height = NumericProperty(0)
     '''Minimum height needed to contain all childrens.
 
-    :data:`minimum_height` is a :class:`kivy.properties.NumericProperty`, default
-    to 0.
+    .. versionadded:: 1.0.8
+
+    :data:`minimum_height` is a :class:`kivy.properties.NumericProperty`,
+    default to 0.
     '''
 
     minimum_size = ReferenceListProperty(minimum_width, minimum_height)
     '''Minimum size needed to contain all childrens.
 
+    .. versionadded:: 1.0.8
+
     :data:`minimum_size` is a :class:`~kivy.properties.ReferenceListProperty` of
     (:data:`minimum_width`, :data:`minimum_height`) properties.
     '''