diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp
index 87b6dcc1c8..b36202cb04 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/BillboardOverlay.cpp
@@ -162,12 +162,7 @@ QScriptValue BillboardOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
         return _url;
     }
     if (property == "subImage") {
-        QScriptValue subImage = _scriptEngine->newObject();
-        subImage.setProperty("x", _fromImage.x());
-        subImage.setProperty("y", _fromImage.y());
-        subImage.setProperty("width", _fromImage.width());
-        subImage.setProperty("height", _fromImage.height());
-        return subImage;
+        return qRectToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _fromImage);
     }
     if (property == "scale") {
         return _scale;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp
index f2e93c2e0e..615872e6ef 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ImageOverlay.cpp
@@ -153,12 +153,7 @@ void ImageOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
 
 QScriptValue ImageOverlay::getProperty(const QString& property) {
     if (property == "subImage") {
-        QScriptValue subImage = _scriptEngine->newObject();
-        subImage.setProperty("x", _fromImage.x());
-        subImage.setProperty("y", _fromImage.y());
-        subImage.setProperty("width", _fromImage.width());
-        subImage.setProperty("height", _fromImage.height());
-        return subImage;
+        return qRectToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _fromImage);
     }
     if (property == "imageURL") {
         return _imageURL.toString();
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.cpp
index d71f8cac05..b7c0a3a3e4 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlay2D.cpp
@@ -67,12 +67,7 @@ void Overlay2D::setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties) {
 
 QScriptValue Overlay2D::getProperty(const QString& property) {
     if (property == "bounds") {
-        QScriptValue bounds = _scriptEngine->newObject();
-        bounds.setProperty("x", _bounds.x());
-        bounds.setProperty("y", _bounds.y());
-        bounds.setProperty("width", _bounds.width());
-        bounds.setProperty("height", _bounds.height());
-        return bounds;
+        return qRectToScriptValue(_scriptEngine, _bounds);
     }
     if (property == "x") {
         return _bounds.x();
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
index 5867e2ef43..02b9d5c927 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QUuid>
+#include <QRect>
 
 #include <glm/gtc/quaternion.hpp>
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ void registerMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine) {
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, vec3toScriptValue, vec3FromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, vec2toScriptValue, vec2FromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, quatToScriptValue, quatFromScriptValue);
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qRectToScriptValue, qRectFromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, xColorToScriptValue, xColorFromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qColorToScriptValue, qColorFromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qURLToScriptValue, qURLFromScriptValue);
@@ -96,6 +98,22 @@ void quatFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, glm::quat& quat) {
     quat.w = object.property("w").toVariant().toFloat();
 }
 
+QScriptValue qRectToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const QRect& rect) {
+    QScriptValue obj = engine->newObject();
+    obj.setProperty("x", rect.x());
+    obj.setProperty("y", rect.y());
+    obj.setProperty("width", rect.width());
+    obj.setProperty("height", rect.height());
+    return obj;
+}
+
+void qRectFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, QRect& rect) {
+    rect.setX(object.property("x").toVariant().toInt());
+    rect.setY(object.property("y").toVariant().toInt());
+    rect.setWidth(object.property("width").toVariant().toInt());
+    rect.setHeight(object.property("height").toVariant().toInt());
+}
+
 QScriptValue xColorToScriptValue(QScriptEngine *engine, const xColor& color) {
     QScriptValue obj = engine->newObject();
     obj.setProperty("red", color.red);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
index b8884be845..0fd3138b06 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ void vec2FromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, glm::vec2 &vec2);
 QScriptValue quatToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const glm::quat& quat);
 void quatFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, glm::quat& quat);
 
+QScriptValue qRectToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const QRect& rect);
+void qRectFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, QRect& rect);
+
 QScriptValue xColorToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const xColor& color);
 void xColorFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, xColor& color);