diff --git a/api/proto/board/board_commands.proto b/api/proto/board/board_commands.proto
index a7143d172a..088c04f5e1 100644
--- a/api/proto/board/board_commands.proto
+++ b/api/proto/board/board_commands.proto
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ message RefillZones
  * Utilities
  */
 
-// returns kiapi.common.commands.BoundingBoxResponse
+// returns kiapi.common.types.Box2
 message GetTextExtents
 {
   // A temporary text item to calculate the bounding box for
diff --git a/api/proto/common/commands/editor_commands.proto b/api/proto/common/commands/editor_commands.proto
index c48dcb0e9a..44b6cbee9f 100644
--- a/api/proto/common/commands/editor_commands.proto
+++ b/api/proto/common/commands/editor_commands.proto
@@ -261,17 +261,29 @@ message DeleteItemsResponse
   repeated ItemDeletionResult deleted_items = 3;
 }
 
-message GetItemBoundingBox
+enum BoundingBoxMode
+{
+  BBM_UNKNOWN = 0;
+  BBM_ITEM_ONLY = 1;
+  BBM_ITEM_AND_CHILD_TEXT = 2;
+}
+
+message GetBoundingBox
 {
   kiapi.common.types.ItemHeader header = 1;
 
-  kiapi.common.types.KIID id = 2;
+  repeated kiapi.common.types.KIID items = 2;
+
+  // Some item types can have independently-movable text as children (e.g. footprints)
+  // This mode controls whether or not these are included in the box
+  BoundingBoxMode mode = 3;
 }
 
-message BoundingBoxResponse
+message GetBoundingBoxResponse
 {
-  kiapi.common.types.Vector2 position = 1;
-  kiapi.common.types.Vector2 size = 2;
+  repeated kiapi.common.types.KIID items = 1;
+
+  repeated kiapi.common.types.Box2 boxes = 2;
 }
 
 // Tests if a certain point falls within tolerance of an item's geometry
diff --git a/api/proto/common/types/base_types.proto b/api/proto/common/types/base_types.proto
index aa47eed6e7..5de82fb9f3 100644
--- a/api/proto/common/types/base_types.proto
+++ b/api/proto/common/types/base_types.proto
@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ message Vector3
   int64 z_nm = 3;
 }
 
+message Box2
+{
+  kiapi.common.types.Vector2 position = 1;
+  kiapi.common.types.Vector2 size = 2;
+}
+
 // Describes a quantity of distance (size, length, etc).  All coordinates are in nanometers.
 message Distance
 {
diff --git a/common/api/api_utils.cpp b/common/api/api_utils.cpp
index b66ffcc7fa..bd0808113e 100644
--- a/common/api/api_utils.cpp
+++ b/common/api/api_utils.cpp
@@ -66,18 +66,32 @@ types::LibraryIdentifier LibIdToProto( const LIB_ID& aId )
 }
 
 
-void PackVector2( kiapi::common::types::Vector2& aOutput, const VECTOR2I aInput )
+void PackVector2( types::Vector2& aOutput, const VECTOR2I& aInput )
 {
     aOutput.set_x_nm( aInput.x );
     aOutput.set_y_nm( aInput.y );
 }
 
+
 VECTOR2I UnpackVector2( const types::Vector2& aInput )
 {
     return VECTOR2I( aInput.x_nm(), aInput.y_nm() );
 }
 
 
+void PackBox2( types::Box2& aOutput, const BOX2I& aInput )
+{
+    PackVector2( *aOutput.mutable_position(), aInput.GetOrigin() );
+    PackVector2( *aOutput.mutable_size(), aInput.GetSize() );
+}
+
+
+BOX2I UnpackBox2( const types::Box2& aInput )
+{
+    return BOX2I( UnpackVector2( aInput.position() ), UnpackVector2( aInput.size() ) );
+}
+
+
 void PackPolyLine( kiapi::common::types::PolyLine& aOutput, const SHAPE_LINE_CHAIN& aSlc )
 {
     for( int vertex = 0; vertex < aSlc.PointCount(); vertex = aSlc.NextShape( vertex ) )
diff --git a/include/api/api_utils.h b/include/api/api_utils.h
index 8abfb62527..005e4c718c 100644
--- a/include/api/api_utils.h
+++ b/include/api/api_utils.h
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@ LIB_ID LibIdFromProto( const types::LibraryIdentifier& aId );
 
 types::LibraryIdentifier LibIdToProto( const LIB_ID& aId );
 
-void PackVector2( kiapi::common::types::Vector2& aOutput, const VECTOR2I aInput );
+void PackVector2( types::Vector2& aOutput, const VECTOR2I& aInput );
 
 VECTOR2I UnpackVector2( const types::Vector2& aInput );
 
+void PackBox2( types::Box2& aOutput, const BOX2I& aInput );
+
+BOX2I UnpackBox2( const types::Box2& aInput );
+
 void PackPolyLine( kiapi::common::types::PolyLine& aOutput, const SHAPE_LINE_CHAIN& aSlc );
 
 SHAPE_LINE_CHAIN UnpackPolyLine( const kiapi::common::types::PolyLine& aInput );
diff --git a/pcbnew/api/api_handler_pcb.cpp b/pcbnew/api/api_handler_pcb.cpp
index 386c1a7831..9411ad7ca9 100644
--- a/pcbnew/api/api_handler_pcb.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/api/api_handler_pcb.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ API_HANDLER_PCB::API_HANDLER_PCB( PCB_EDIT_FRAME* aFrame ) :
     registerHandler<GetBoardStackup, BoardStackupResponse>( &API_HANDLER_PCB::handleGetStackup );
     registerHandler<GetGraphicsDefaults, GraphicsDefaultsResponse>(
             &API_HANDLER_PCB::handleGetGraphicsDefaults );
-    registerHandler<GetTextExtents, BoundingBoxResponse>(
+    registerHandler<GetBoundingBox, GetBoundingBoxResponse>(
+            &API_HANDLER_PCB::handleGetBoundingBox );
+    registerHandler<GetTextExtents, types::Box2>(
             &API_HANDLER_PCB::handleGetTextExtents );
     registerHandler<GetPadShapeAsPolygon, PadShapeAsPolygonResponse>(
             &API_HANDLER_PCB::handleGetPadShapeAsPolygon );
@@ -571,7 +573,48 @@ HANDLER_RESULT<GraphicsDefaultsResponse> API_HANDLER_PCB::handleGetGraphicsDefau
 }
 
 
-HANDLER_RESULT<commands::BoundingBoxResponse> API_HANDLER_PCB::handleGetTextExtents(
+HANDLER_RESULT<GetBoundingBoxResponse> API_HANDLER_PCB::handleGetBoundingBox( GetBoundingBox& aMsg,
+        const HANDLER_CONTEXT& aCtx )
+{
+    if( std::optional<ApiResponseStatus> busy = checkForBusy() )
+        return tl::unexpected( *busy );
+
+    if( !validateItemHeaderDocument( aMsg.header() ) )
+    {
+        ApiResponseStatus e;
+        // No message needed for AS_UNHANDLED; this is an internal flag for the API server
+        e.set_status( ApiStatusCode::AS_UNHANDLED );
+        return tl::unexpected( e );
+    }
+
+    GetBoundingBoxResponse response;
+    bool includeText = aMsg.mode() == BoundingBoxMode::BBM_ITEM_AND_CHILD_TEXT;
+
+    for( const types::KIID& idMsg : aMsg.items() )
+    {
+        KIID id( idMsg.value() );
+        std::optional<BOARD_ITEM*> optItem = getItemById( id );
+
+        if( !optItem )
+            continue;
+
+        BOARD_ITEM* item = *optItem;
+        BOX2I bbox;
+
+        if( item->Type() == PCB_FOOTPRINT_T )
+            bbox = static_cast<FOOTPRINT*>( item )->GetBoundingBox( includeText );
+        else
+            bbox = item->GetBoundingBox();
+
+        response.add_items()->set_value( idMsg.value() );
+        PackBox2( *response.add_boxes(), bbox );
+    }
+
+    return response;
+}
+
+
+HANDLER_RESULT<types::Box2> API_HANDLER_PCB::handleGetTextExtents(
         GetTextExtents& aMsg,
         const HANDLER_CONTEXT& aCtx )
 {
@@ -588,7 +631,7 @@ HANDLER_RESULT<commands::BoundingBoxResponse> API_HANDLER_PCB::handleGetTextExte
         return tl::unexpected( e );
     }
 
-    commands::BoundingBoxResponse response;
+    types::Box2 response;
 
     BOX2I bbox = text.GetTextBox();
     EDA_ANGLE angle = text.GetTextAngle();
diff --git a/pcbnew/api/api_handler_pcb.h b/pcbnew/api/api_handler_pcb.h
index 8c48483a2c..88fa320fe6 100644
--- a/pcbnew/api/api_handler_pcb.h
+++ b/pcbnew/api/api_handler_pcb.h
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ private:
     HANDLER_RESULT<GraphicsDefaultsResponse> handleGetGraphicsDefaults( GetGraphicsDefaults& aMsg,
             const HANDLER_CONTEXT& aCtx );
 
-    HANDLER_RESULT<commands::BoundingBoxResponse> handleGetTextExtents( GetTextExtents& aMsg,
+    HANDLER_RESULT<commands::GetBoundingBoxResponse> handleGetBoundingBox( commands::GetBoundingBox& aMsg,
+            const HANDLER_CONTEXT& aCtx );
+
+    HANDLER_RESULT<types::Box2> handleGetTextExtents( GetTextExtents& aMsg,
             const HANDLER_CONTEXT& aCtx );
 
     HANDLER_RESULT<PadShapeAsPolygonResponse> handleGetPadShapeAsPolygon( GetPadShapeAsPolygon& aMsg,