Index: shape.c
===================================================================
--- shape.c	(revision 28669)
+++ shape.c	(revision 28670)
@@ -204,6 +204,43 @@
 }
 #undef CORNER
 
+void pcb_shape_roundrect(pcb_pstk_shape_t *shape, pcb_coord_t width, pcb_coord_t height, double roundness)
+{
+	pcb_pstk_poly_t *dst = &shape->data.poly;
+	pcb_poly_t *p;
+	pcb_layer_t *layer;
+	static pcb_data_t data = {0};
+	int inited = 0, n;
+	pcb_coord_t rr, minor = MIN(width, height);
+	pcb_shape_corner_t corner[4] = { PCB_CORN_ROUND, PCB_CORN_ROUND, PCB_CORN_ROUND, PCB_CORN_ROUND};
+
+
+	if (!inited) {
+		pcb_data_init(&data);
+		data.LayerN = 1;
+		layer = &data.Layer[0];
+		memset(layer, 0, sizeof(pcb_layer_t));
+		layer->parent.data = &data;
+		layer->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_DATA;
+		inited = 1;
+	}
+	else
+		layer = &data.Layer[0];
+
+	rr = pcb_round(minor * roundness);
+	p = pcb_genpoly_roundrect(layer, width, height, rr, rr, 0, 0, 0, corner, 4.0);
+	pcb_pstk_shape_alloc_poly(dst, p->PointN);
+	shape->shape = PCB_PSSH_POLY;
+
+	for(n = 0; n < p->PointN; n++) {
+		dst->x[n] = p->Points[n].X;
+		dst->y[n] = p->Points[n].Y;
+	}
+	pcb_poly_free_fields(p);
+	free(p);
+}
+
+
 static pcb_poly_t *any_poly_place(pcb_data_t *data, pcb_layer_t *layer, pcb_poly_t *p)
 {
 	if (p == NULL)
Index: shape.h
===================================================================
--- shape.h	(revision 28669)
+++ shape.h	(revision 28670)
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 
 pcb_poly_t *pcb_genpoly_roundrect(pcb_layer_t *layer, pcb_coord_t w, pcb_coord_t h, pcb_coord_t rx, pcb_coord_t ry, double rot_deg, pcb_coord_t cx, pcb_coord_t cy, pcb_shape_corner_t corner[4], double roundres);
 
+/* shorthand rounded rectangle: rounding radius is roundness * smaller_size */
+void pcb_shape_roundrect(pcb_pstk_shape_t *shape, pcb_coord_t width, pcb_coord_t height, double roundness);
+
 #endif