diff --git a/cpdb/cpdb-frontend.c b/cpdb/cpdb-frontend.c
index d317b9c..b4e5914 100644
--- a/cpdb/cpdb-frontend.c
+++ b/cpdb/cpdb-frontend.c
@@ -421,13 +421,13 @@ cpdb_options_t *cpdbGetAllOptions(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p)
 
     p->options = cpdbGetNewOptions();
     GError *error = NULL;
-    int num_options;
-    GVariant *var;
+    int num_options, num_media;
+    GVariant *var, *media_var;
     print_backend_call_get_all_options_sync(p->backend_proxy, p->id,
-                                            &num_options, &var, NULL, &error);
+                                            &num_options, &var, &num_media, &media_var, NULL, &error);
     if (!error)
     {
-        cpdbUnpackOptions(var, num_options, p->options);
+        cpdbUnpackOptions(num_options, var, num_media, media_var, p->options);
         return p->options;
     }
     else 
@@ -651,18 +651,40 @@ char *cpdbGetHumanReadableChoiceName(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *option_n
     }
 }
 
-void cpdbGetMediaSize(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *media_size, int *width, int *length)
+cpdb_media_t *cpdbGetMedia(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *media)
 {
-    GError *error = NULL;
-    GVariant *var;
-    print_backend_call_get_media_size_sync(p->backend_proxy, media_size,
-                                            &var, NULL, &error);
-    if (!error)
-        g_variant_get(var, "(ii)", width, length);
-    else 
+	cpdbGetAllOptions(p);
+	
+	return (cpdb_media_t *) g_hash_table_lookup(p->options->media, media);
+}
+
+void cpdbGetMediaSize(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *media, int *width, int *length)
+{    
+    cpdb_media_t *m = cpdbGetMedia(p, media);
+    if (m)
     {
-        CPDB_DEBUG_LOG("Error getting media size", error->message, CPDB_DEBUG_LEVEL_ERR);
-    }
+		*width = m->width;
+		*length = m->length;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		*width = 0;
+		*length = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+int cpdbGetMediaMargins(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *media, cpdb_margin_t **margins)
+{
+	int num_margins = 0;
+	cpdb_media_t *m = cpdbGetMedia(p, media);
+	
+	if (m)
+	{
+		num_margins = m->num_margins;
+		*margins = m->margins;
+	}
+	
+	return num_margins;	
 }
 
 void acquire_details_cb(PrintBackend *proxy, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_data)
@@ -674,14 +696,14 @@ void acquire_details_cb(PrintBackend *proxy, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_da
     
     p->options = cpdbGetNewOptions();
     GError *error = NULL;
-    int num_options;
-    GVariant *var;
+    int num_options, num_media;
+    GVariant *var, *media_var;
     
-    print_backend_call_get_all_options_finish (proxy, &num_options, &var, res, &error);
+    print_backend_call_get_all_options_finish (proxy, &num_options, &var, &num_media, &media_var, res, &error);
     
     if (!error)
     {
-        cpdbUnpackOptions(var, num_options, p->options);
+        cpdbUnpackOptions(num_options, var, num_media, media_var, p->options);
         caller_cb(p, TRUE, a->user_data);
     }
     else
@@ -848,6 +870,7 @@ cpdb_options_t *cpdbGetNewOptions()
     cpdb_options_t *o = g_new0(cpdb_options_t, 1);
     o->count = 0;
     o->table = g_hash_table_new(g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
+    o->media = g_hash_table_new(g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
     return o;
 }
 
@@ -913,7 +936,7 @@ char *cpdbConcat(const char *printer_id, const char *backend_name)
     return str;
 }
 
-void cpdbUnpackOptions(GVariant *var, int num_options, cpdb_options_t *options)
+void cpdbUnpackOptions(int num_options, GVariant *var, int num_media, GVariant *media_var, cpdb_options_t *options)
 {
     options->count = num_options;
     int i, j;
@@ -940,5 +963,32 @@ void cpdbUnpackOptions(GVariant *var, int num_options, cpdb_options_t *options)
         }
         g_hash_table_insert(options->table, (gpointer)opt->option_name, (gpointer)opt);
     }
+    
+    options->media_count = num_media;
+    int width, length, num_mar;
+    GVariantIter *media_iter, *margin_iter;
+    g_variant_get(media_var, "a(siiia(iiii))", &media_iter);
+    cpdb_media_t *media;
+    for (i = 0; i < num_media; i++)
+    {
+		media = g_new0(cpdb_media_t, 1);
+		g_variant_iter_loop(media_iter, "(siiia(iiii))",
+							&name, &width, &length, &num_mar, &margin_iter);
+		media->name = cpdbGetStringCopy(name);
+		media->width = width;
+		media->length = length;
+		media->num_margins = num_mar;
+		media->margins = malloc(sizeof(cpdb_printer_obj_t) * num_mar);
+		for (j = 0; j < num_mar; j++)
+		{
+			g_variant_iter_loop(margin_iter, "(iiii)", 
+								&media->margins[j].left, 
+								&media->margins[j].right, 
+								&media->margins[j].top, 
+								&media->margins[j].bottom);
+		}
+		g_hash_table_insert(options->media, (gpointer)media->name, (gpointer) media);
+	}
+    
 }
 /************************************************************************************************/
diff --git a/cpdb/cpdb-frontend.h b/cpdb/cpdb-frontend.h
index 199a501..19dab42 100644
--- a/cpdb/cpdb-frontend.h
+++ b/cpdb/cpdb-frontend.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ typedef struct cpdb_async_obj_s cpdb_async_obj_t;
 typedef struct cpdb_settings_s cpdb_settings_t;
 typedef struct cpdb_options_s cpdb_options_t;
 typedef struct cpdb_option_s cpdb_option_t;
+typedef struct cpdb_margin_s cpdb_margin_t;
+typedef struct cpdb_media_s cpdb_media_t;
 typedef struct cpdb_job_s cpdb_job_t;
 
 typedef int (*cpdb_event_callback)(cpdb_printer_obj_t *);
@@ -348,6 +350,13 @@ char *cpdbGetHumanReadableOptionName(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *option_n
  */
 char *cpdbGetHumanReadableChoiceName(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *option_name, const char *choice_name);
 
+/**
+ * Get a single cpdb_media_t struct corresponding to the give media name
+ * 
+ * @param media : name of media-size
+ */
+cpdb_media_t *cpdbGetMedia(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *media);
+
 /**
  * Finds the dimension for a given media-size
  *
@@ -357,6 +366,14 @@ char *cpdbGetHumanReadableChoiceName(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *option_n
  */
 void cpdbGetMediaSize(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *media, int *width, int *length);
 
+/**
+ * Find the margins for a given media-size
+ * 
+ * @param media : name of media-size
+ * @param margins : margins array
+ */
+int cpdbGetMediaMargins(cpdb_printer_obj_t *p, const char *media, cpdb_margin_t **margins);
+
 
 struct cpdb_async_obj_s {
 	cpdb_printer_obj_t *p;
@@ -447,8 +464,9 @@ ______________________________________ cpdb_options_t __________________________
 **/
 struct cpdb_options_s
 {
-    int count;
+    int count; int media_count;
     GHashTable *table; /**[name] --> cpdb_option_t struct**/
+    GHashTable *media; /**[name] --> cpdb_media_t struct**/
 };
 
 /**
@@ -470,6 +488,36 @@ struct cpdb_option_s
 };
 void cpdbPrintOption(const cpdb_option_t *opt);
 
+/************************************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+______________________________________ cpdb_margin_t __________________________________________
+
+**/
+
+struct cpdb_margin_s
+{
+	int left;
+	int right;
+	int top;
+	int bottom;
+};
+
+/************************************************************************************************/
+/**
+______________________________________ cpdb_media_t __________________________________________
+
+**/
+
+struct cpdb_media_s
+{
+	const char *name;
+	int width;
+	int length;
+	int num_margins;
+	cpdb_margin_t *margins;
+};
+
 /************************************************************************************************/
 /**
 ______________________________________ cpdb_job_t __________________________________________
@@ -497,7 +545,7 @@ char *cpdbConcat(const char *printer_id, const char *backend_name);
  * 'Unpack' (Deserialize) the GVariant returned in cpdbGetAllOptions
  * and fill the cpdb_options_t structure approriately
  */
-void cpdbUnpackOptions(GVariant *var, int num_options, cpdb_options_t *options);
+void cpdbUnpackOptions(int num_options, GVariant *var, int num_media, GVariant *media_var, cpdb_options_t *options);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/cpdb/cpdb.c b/cpdb/cpdb.c
index 9de95a1..ce15c6d 100644
--- a/cpdb/cpdb.c
+++ b/cpdb/cpdb.c
@@ -63,6 +63,21 @@ GVariant *cpdbPackStringArray(int num_val, char **val)
     return values;
 }
 
+GVariant *cpdbPackMediaArray(int num_val, int (*margins)[4])
+{
+	GVariantBuilder *builder;
+	GVariant *values;
+	builder = g_variant_builder_new(G_VARIANT_TYPE("a(iiii)"));
+	for (int i = 0; i < num_val; i++)
+	{
+		g_variant_builder_add(builder, "(iiii)", 
+							  margins[i][0], margins[i][1], margins[i][2], margins[i][3]);
+	}
+	
+	values = g_variant_new("a(iiii)", builder);
+	return values;
+}
+
 char *cpdbGetAbsolutePath(const char *file_path)
 {
     if (!file_path)
diff --git a/cpdb/cpdb.h b/cpdb/cpdb.h
index 1b6e9ef..8e6e45e 100644
--- a/cpdb/cpdb.h
+++ b/cpdb/cpdb.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ gboolean cpdbGetBoolean(const char *);
 char *cpdbGetStringCopy(const char *);
 void cpdbUnpackStringArray(GVariant *variant, int num_val, char ***val);
 GVariant *cpdbPackStringArray(int num_val, char **val);
+GVariant *cpdbPackMediaArray(int num_val, int (*margins)[4]);
 char *cpdbGetAbsolutePath(const char *file_path);
 char *cpdbExtractFileName(const char* file_path);
 /*********LISTING OF ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONS*****/
diff --git a/cpdb/interface/org.openprinting.Backend.xml b/cpdb/interface/org.openprinting.Backend.xml
index 27f07d7..e821fc0 100644
--- a/cpdb/interface/org.openprinting.Backend.xml
+++ b/cpdb/interface/org.openprinting.Backend.xml
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
             <arg name="choice_name" direction="in" type="s"/>
             <arg name="human_readable_name" direction="out" type="s"/>
         </method>
-        <method name="getMediaSize">
-            <arg name="media" direction="in" type="s"/>
-            <arg name="dimensions" direction="out" type="(ii)"/>
-            <!-- dimension contents: width, length -->
-        </method>
         <method name="isAcceptingJobs">
             <arg name="printer_id" direction="in" type="s"/>
             <arg name="is_accepting" direction="out" type="b"/>
@@ -48,6 +43,9 @@
             <arg name="num_options" direction="out" type="i" />
             <arg name="options" direction="out" type="a(ssia(s))" />
             <!--option contents: option name, default value , number of supported values , array of supported values-->
+            <arg name="num_media" direction="out" type="i" />
+            <arg name="media" direction="out" type="a(siiia(iiii))" />
+            <!-- media contents: media name, width, length, number of supported margins, array of margins (left, right, top, bottom) -->
         </method>
         <method name="getActiveJobsCount">
             <arg name="printer_id" direction="in" type="s"/>
diff --git a/demo/print_frontend.c b/demo/print_frontend.c
index 0ae2c55..24145a9 100644
--- a/demo/print_frontend.c
+++ b/demo/print_frontend.c
@@ -289,6 +289,19 @@ gpointer parse_commands(gpointer user_data)
             cpdbGetMediaSize(p, media, &width, &length);
             printf("%dx%d\n", width, length);
         }
+        else if (strcmp(buf, "get-media-margins") == 0)
+        {
+			char printer_id[100];
+			char backend_name[100];
+			char media[100];
+			scanf("%s%s%s", media, printer_id, backend_name);
+			cpdb_printer_obj_t *p = cpdbFindPrinterObj(f, printer_id, backend_name);
+			
+			cpdb_margin_t *margins;
+			int num_margins = cpdbGetMediaMargins(p, media, &margins);
+			for (int i = 0; i < num_margins; i++)
+				printf("%d %d %d %d\n", margins[i].left, margins[i].right, margins[i].top, margins[i].bottom);
+		}
         else if (strcmp(buf, "acquire-details") == 0)
         {
 			char printer_id[100];
@@ -331,6 +344,7 @@ void display_help()
     printf("%s\n", "add-setting <option name> <option value> <printer id> <backend name>");
     printf("%s\n", "clear-setting <option name> <printer id> <backend name>");
     printf("%s\n", "get-media-size <media> <printer id> <backend name>");
+    printf("%s\n", "get-media-margins <media> <printer id> <backend name>");
     printf("%s\n", "get-human-readable-option-name <printer id> <backend name> <option name>");
     printf("%s\n", "get-human-readable-choice-name <printer id> <backend name> <option name> <choice name>");