diff --git a/examples/printmargins.js b/examples/printmargins.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99c9adf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/printmargins.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+var page = require('webpage').create();
+
+if (phantom.args.length < 6) {
+    console.log('Usage: printmargins.js URL filename LEFT TOP RIGHT BOTTOM');
+    console.log('  margin examples: "1cm", "10px", "7mm", "5in"');
+    phantom.exit();
+} else {
+    var address = phantom.args[0];
+    var output = phantom.args[1];
+    var marginLeft = phantom.args[2];
+    var marginTop = phantom.args[3];
+    var marginRight = phantom.args[4];
+    var marginBottom = phantom.args[5];
+    page.viewportSize = { width: 600, height: 600 };
+    page.paperSize = {
+        format: 'A4',
+        margin: {
+            left: marginLeft,
+            top: marginTop,
+            right: marginRight,
+            bottom: marginBottom
+        }
+    };
+    page.open(address, function (status) {
+        if (status !== 'success') {
+            console.log('Unable to load the address!');
+        } else {
+            window.setTimeout(function () {
+                page.render(output);
+                phantom.exit();
+            }, 200);
+        }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/examples/rasterize.js b/examples/rasterize.js
index fcd74cdd..44341fc1 100644
--- a/examples/rasterize.js
+++ b/examples/rasterize.js
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ if (phantom.args.length < 2 || phantom.args.length > 3) {
     page.viewportSize = { width: 600, height: 600 };
     if (phantom.args.length === 3 && phantom.args[1].substr(-4) === ".pdf") {
         size = phantom.args[2].split('*');
-        page.paperSize = size.length === 2 ? { width: size[0], height: size[1], border: '0px' }
-                                           : { format: phantom.args[2], orientation: 'portrait', border: '1cm' };
+        page.paperSize = size.length === 2 ? { width: size[0], height: size[1], margin: '0px' }
+                                           : { format: phantom.args[2], orientation: 'portrait', margin: '1cm' };
     }
     page.open(address, function (status) {
         if (status !== 'success') {
diff --git a/src/webpage.cpp b/src/webpage.cpp
index 861877e1..a77d029b 100644
--- a/src/webpage.cpp
+++ b/src/webpage.cpp
@@ -467,6 +467,16 @@ qreal stringToPointSize(const QString &string)
     return 0;
 }
 
+qreal printMargin(const QVariantMap &map, const QString &key)
+{
+    const QVariant margin = map.value(key);
+    if (margin.isValid() && margin.canConvert(QVariant::String)) {
+        return stringToPointSize(margin.toString());
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
 bool WebPage::renderPdf(const QString &fileName)
 {
     QPrinter printer;
@@ -479,7 +489,7 @@ bool WebPage::renderPdf(const QString &fileName)
         const QSize pageSize = m_mainFrame->contentsSize();
         paperSize.insert("width", QString::number(pageSize.width()) + "px");
         paperSize.insert("height", QString::number(pageSize.height()) + "px");
-        paperSize.insert("border", "0px");
+        paperSize.insert("margin", "0px");
     }
 
     if (paperSize.contains("width") && paperSize.contains("height")) {
@@ -537,9 +547,34 @@ bool WebPage::renderPdf(const QString &fileName)
         return false;
     }
 
-    const qreal border = paperSize.contains("border") ?
-                floor(stringToPointSize(paperSize.value("border").toString())) : 0;
-    printer.setPageMargins(border, border, border, border, QPrinter::Point);
+    if (paperSize.contains("border") && !paperSize.contains("margin")) {
+        // backwards compatibility
+        paperSize["margin"] = paperSize["border"];
+    }
+
+    qreal marginLeft = 0;
+    qreal marginTop = 0;
+    qreal marginRight = 0;
+    qreal marginBottom = 0;
+
+    if (paperSize.contains("margin")) {
+        const QVariant margins = paperSize["margin"];
+        if (margins.canConvert(QVariant::Map)) {
+            const QVariantMap map = margins.toMap();
+            marginLeft = printMargin(map, "left");
+            marginTop = printMargin(map, "top");
+            marginRight = printMargin(map, "right");
+            marginBottom = printMargin(map, "bottom");
+        } else if (margins.canConvert(QVariant::String)) {
+            const qreal margin = stringToPointSize(margins.toString());
+            marginLeft = margin;
+            marginTop = margin;
+            marginRight = margin;
+            marginBottom = margin;
+        }
+    }
+
+    printer.setPageMargins(marginLeft, marginTop, marginRight, marginBottom, QPrinter::Point);
 
     m_mainFrame->print(&printer);
     return true;