diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Layout/LayoutInformation.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Layout/LayoutInformation.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b821053a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Layout/LayoutInformation.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+namespace Avalonia.Layout;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides access to layout information of a control.
+/// </summary>
+public static class LayoutInformation
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the available size constraint passed in the previous layout pass.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="control">The control.</param>
+    /// <returns>Previous control measure constraint, if any.</returns>
+    public static Size? GetPreviousMeasureConstraint(Layoutable control)
+    {
+        return control.PreviousMeasure;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the control bounds used in the previous layout arrange pass.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="control">The control.</param>
+    /// <returns>Previous control arrange bounds, if any.</returns>
+    public static Rect? GetPreviousArrangeBounds(Layoutable control)
+    {
+        return control.PreviousArrange;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Layout/Layoutable.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Layout/Layoutable.cs
index 775b8adddd..4a273b0291 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Layout/Layoutable.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Layout/Layoutable.cs
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Layout
             set { SetValue(UseLayoutRoundingProperty, value); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the available size passed in the previous layout pass, if any.
+        /// </summary>
         internal Size? PreviousMeasure => _previousMeasure;
 
         /// <summary>