diff --git a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-zoom-manager.c b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-zoom-manager.c
index cdb0665e..41a74fe0 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-zoom-manager.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-zoom-manager.c
@@ -515,3 +515,15 @@ sysprof_zoom_manager_get_width_for_duration (SysprofZoomManager *self,
 
   return (gdouble)duration / (gdouble)NSEC_PER_SEC * DEFAULT_PIXELS_PER_SEC * self->zoom;
 }
+
+gdouble
+sysprof_zoom_manager_fit_zoom_for_duration (SysprofZoomManager *self,
+                                            gint64              duration,
+                                            gint                width)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (SYSPROF_IS_ZOOM_MANAGER (self), 1.0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (duration >= 0, 1.0);
+
+  return ((gdouble)width / DEFAULT_PIXELS_PER_SEC) /
+         ((gdouble)duration / (gdouble)NSEC_PER_SEC);
+}
diff --git a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-zoom-manager.h b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-zoom-manager.h
index 78e4b573..5b777b26 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-zoom-manager.h
+++ b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-zoom-manager.h
@@ -70,5 +70,9 @@ gint                sysprof_zoom_manager_get_width_for_duration (SysprofZoomMana
 SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 gint64              sysprof_zoom_manager_get_duration_for_width (SysprofZoomManager *self,
                                                                  gint                width);
+SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+gdouble             sysprof_zoom_manager_fit_zoom_for_duration  (SysprofZoomManager *self,
+                                                                 gint64              duration,
+                                                                 gint                width);
 
 G_END_DECLS