diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/src/org/eclipse/glsp/graph/builder/impl/GLayoutOptions.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/src/org/eclipse/glsp/graph/builder/impl/GLayoutOptions.java
index a2bc04c5..980ab16d 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/src/org/eclipse/glsp/graph/builder/impl/GLayoutOptions.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.glsp.graph/src/org/eclipse/glsp/graph/builder/impl/GLayoutOptions.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public class GLayoutOptions extends LinkedHashMap<String, Object> {
    public static final String KEY_MIN_HEIGHT = "minHeight";
    public static final String KEY_PREF_WIDTH = "prefWidth";
    public static final String KEY_PREF_HEIGHT = "prefHeight";
+   public static final String KEY_H_GRAB = "hGrab";
+   public static final String KEY_V_GRAB = "vGrab";
 
    public GLayoutOptions() {}
 
@@ -147,6 +149,20 @@ public GLayoutOptions prefHeight(final Number minHeight) {
 
    public Double getPrefHeight() { return getDouble(KEY_PREF_HEIGHT); }
 
+   public GLayoutOptions vGrab(final Number vGap) {
+      putOrRemove(KEY_V_GRAB, vGap);
+      return this;
+   }
+
+   public String getVGrab() { return getString(KEY_V_GRAB); }
+
+   public GLayoutOptions hGrab(final Number hGap) {
+      putOrRemove(KEY_H_GRAB, hGap);
+      return this;
+   }
+
+   public String getHGrab() { return getString(KEY_H_GRAB); }
+
    protected void putOrRemove(final String key, final Object value) {
       if (value != null) {
          put(key, value);