diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index 7ea0be97..ae3c9a4d 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -1276,6 +1276,27 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend(Callback, {
 		return raster;
 	},
 
+	// DOCS: Document Item#contains(point)
+	/**
+	 * Checks wether the item's geometry contains the given point in local
+	 * coordinates.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Point} point The point to check in local coordinates
+	 */
+	contains: function(point) {
+		point = Point.read(arguments);
+		if (this._children) {
+			for (var i = this._children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+				if (this._children[i].contains(point))
+					return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		// We only implement it here for items with rectangular content,
+		// for anything else we need to override #contains()
+		return point.isInside(this._getBounds('getBounds'));
+	},
+
 	/**
 	 * Perform a hit test on the item (and its children, if it is a
 	 * {@link Group} or {@link Layer}) at the location of the specified point.
diff --git a/src/item/Raster.js b/src/item/Raster.js
index d5b0f498..9f6f8fa6 100644
--- a/src/item/Raster.js
+++ b/src/item/Raster.js
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ var Raster = this.Raster = Item.extend(/** @lends Raster# */{
 	},
 
 	_hitTest: function(point, options) {
-		if (point.isInside(this._getBounds())) {
+		if (this.contains(point)) {
 			var that = this;
 			return new HitResult('pixel', that, {
 				offset: point.add(that._size.divide(2)).round(),
diff --git a/src/item/Shape.js b/src/item/Shape.js
index 9d42cc9f..9909e52c 100644
--- a/src/item/Shape.js
+++ b/src/item/Shape.js
@@ -65,15 +65,20 @@ var Shape = this.Shape = Item.extend(/** @lends Shape# */{
 		}
 	},
 
+	contains: function(point) {
+		point = Point.read(arguments);
+		// TODO: Implement.
+	},
+
 	_getBounds: function(getter, matrix) {
 		var rect = new Rectangle(this._size).setCenter(0, 0);
 		return matrix ? matrix._transformBounds(rect) : rect;
 	},
 
 	_hitTest: function(point, options) {
-		// TODO: Implement!
-		if (point.isInside(this._getBounds())) {
-		}
+		if (this.hasFill() && this.contains(point))
+			return new HitResult('fill', this);
+		// TODO: Implement stokre!
 	},
 
 	statics: {
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index 12b6bc0b..98420041 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -1604,6 +1604,7 @@ var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
 				&& this._parent._style.getFillColor());
 	},
 
+	// DOCS: Document Path#contains()
 	contains: function(point) {
 		point = Point.read(arguments);
 		// If the path is not closed, we should not bail out in case it has a