diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
index 996edc842..9bf9bcc69 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ import itertools
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QUrl, QObject, QPoint, QSizeF
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QLayout
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
 from qutebrowser.keyinput import modeman
 from qutebrowser.config import config
 from qutebrowser.utils import utils, objreg, usertypes, message, log, qtutils
+from qutebrowser.misc import miscwidgets
 
 
 tab_id_gen = itertools.count(0)
@@ -57,35 +58,6 @@ class WebTabError(Exception):
     """Base class for various errors."""
 
 
-class WrapperLayout(QLayout):
-
-    """A Qt layout which simply wraps a single widget.
-
-    This is used so the widget is hidden behind a AbstractTab API and can't
-    easily be accidentally accessed.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, widget, parent=None):
-        super().__init__(parent)
-        self._widget = widget
-
-    def addItem(self, _widget):
-        raise AssertionError("Should never be called!")
-
-    def sizeHint(self):
-        return self._widget.sizeHint()
-
-    def itemAt(self, _index):  # pragma: no cover
-        # For some reason this sometimes gets called by Qt.
-        return None
-
-    def takeAt(self, _index):
-        raise AssertionError("Should never be called!")
-
-    def setGeometry(self, rect):
-        self._widget.setGeometry(rect)
-
-
 class TabData:
 
     """A simple namespace with a fixed set of attributes.
@@ -512,7 +484,7 @@ class AbstractTab(QWidget):
 
     def _set_widget(self, widget):
         # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        self._layout = WrapperLayout(widget, self)
+        self._layout = miscwidgets.WrapperLayout(widget, self)
         self._widget = widget
         self.history._history = widget.history()
         self.scroller._init_widget(widget)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py b/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py
index 208cef5ec..2ad184193 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/miscwidgets.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, pyqtSignal, Qt, QSize
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QLineEdit, QWidget, QHBoxLayout, QLabel,
-                             QStyleOption, QStyle)
+                             QStyleOption, QStyle, QLayout)
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QValidator, QPainter
 
 from qutebrowser.utils import utils
@@ -225,3 +225,32 @@ class _FoldArrow(QWidget):
     def minimumSizeHint(self):
         """Return a sensible size."""
         return QSize(8, 8)
+
+
+class WrapperLayout(QLayout):
+
+    """A Qt layout which simply wraps a single widget.
+
+    This is used so the widget is hidden behind a defined API and can't
+    easily be accidentally accessed.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, widget, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self._widget = widget
+
+    def addItem(self, _widget):
+        raise AssertionError("Should never be called!")
+
+    def sizeHint(self):
+        return self._widget.sizeHint()
+
+    def itemAt(self, _index):  # pragma: no cover
+        # For some reason this sometimes gets called by Qt.
+        return None
+
+    def takeAt(self, _index):
+        raise AssertionError("Should never be called!")
+
+    def setGeometry(self, rect):
+        self._widget.setGeometry(rect)
diff --git a/tests/unit/misc/test_miscwidgets.py b/tests/unit/misc/test_miscwidgets.py
index 5ecf7e37f..8e92176f9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/misc/test_miscwidgets.py
+++ b/tests/unit/misc/test_miscwidgets.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 """Test widgets in miscwidgets module."""
 
 from unittest import mock
-from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QSize
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget
 import pytest
 
-from qutebrowser.misc.miscwidgets import CommandLineEdit
+from qutebrowser.misc import miscwidgets
 
 
 class TestCommandLineEdit:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TestCommandLineEdit:
     @pytest.yield_fixture
     def cmd_edit(self, qtbot):
         """Fixture to initialize a CommandLineEdit."""
-        cmd_edit = CommandLineEdit(None)
+        cmd_edit = miscwidgets.CommandLineEdit(None)
         cmd_edit.set_prompt(':')
         qtbot.add_widget(cmd_edit)
         assert cmd_edit.text() == ''
@@ -73,3 +73,24 @@ class TestCommandLineEdit:
         """Test preventing of an invalid prompt being entered."""
         qtbot.keyClicks(cmd_edit, '$hello')
         assert cmd_edit.text() == ''
+
+
+class WrappedWidget(QWidget):
+
+    def sizeHint(self):
+        return QSize(23, 42)
+
+
+class TestWrapperLayout:
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def container(self, qtbot):
+        wrapped = WrappedWidget()
+        parent = QWidget()
+        qtbot.add_widget(wrapped)
+        qtbot.add_widget(parent)
+        miscwidgets.WrapperLayout(wrapped, parent)
+        return parent
+
+    def test_size_hint(self, container):
+        assert container.sizeHint() == QSize(23, 42)