diff --git a/python/core/qgis.sip b/python/core/qgis.sip
index f9d24d531b5..c3f6fdc7e59 100644
--- a/python/core/qgis.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgis.sip
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ class QGis
 
     static const double DEFAULT_IDENTIFY_RADIUS;
 
+    static const double DEFAULT_SEARCH_RADIUS_MM;
+
     //! Default threshold between map coordinates and device coordinates for map2pixel simplification
     static const float DEFAULT_MAPTOPIXEL_THRESHOLD;
 };
diff --git a/python/gui/qgshighlight.sip b/python/gui/qgshighlight.sip
index 68e95d84782..66cd5b56308 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgshighlight.sip
+++ b/python/gui/qgshighlight.sip
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@ class QgsHighlight : QgsMapCanvasItem
 
     void setColor( const QColor & color );
 
+    void setFillColor( const QColor & fillColor );
+
     /** Set width. Ignored in feature mode. */
     void setWidth( int width );
 
+    void setBuffer( double buffer );
+
+    void setMinWidth( double width );
+
   protected:
     virtual void paint( QPainter* p );
 
diff --git a/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip b/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip
index 249456ad0d3..d19466a78a9 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip
+++ b/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ class QgsMapTool : QObject
     */
     QString toolName();
 
+    static double searchRadiusMM();
+
+    static double searchRadiusMU( const QgsRenderContext& context );
+
+    static double searchRadiusMU( QgsMapCanvas * canvas );
+
   signals:
     //! emit a message
     void messageEmitted( QString message, QgsMessageBar::MessageLevel = QgsMessageBar::INFO );