diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeWriter.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeWriter.java
index ce7ee0736..58c1eb11c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeWriter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeWriter.java
@@ -79,9 +79,27 @@ public final class QRCodeWriter implements Writer {
     return renderResult(code, width, height, quietZone);
   }
 
-  // Note that the input matrix uses 0 == white, 1 == black, while the output matrix uses
-  // 0 == black, 255 == white (i.e. an 8 bit greyscale bitmap).
-  private static BitMatrix renderResult(QRCode code, int width, int height, int quietZone) {
+  /**
+   * Renders the given {@link QRCode} as a {@link BitMatrix}, scaling the
+   * same to be compliant with the provided dimensions.
+   *
+   * <p>If no scaling is required, both {@code width} and {@code height}
+   * arguments should be non-positive numbers.
+   *
+   * @param code {@code QRCode} to be adapted as a {@code BitMatrix}
+   * @param width desired width for the {@code QRCode} (in pixel units)
+   * @param height desired height for the {@code QRCode} (in pixel units)
+   * @param quietZone the size of the QR quiet zone (in pixel units)
+   * @return {@code BitMatrix} instance
+   *
+   * @throws IllegalStateException if {@code code} does not have
+   *      a {@link QRCode#getMatrix() Matrix}
+   *
+   * @throws NullPointerException if {@code code} is {@code null}
+   */
+  public static BitMatrix renderResult(QRCode code, int width, int height, int quietZone) {
+    // Note that the input matrix uses 0 == white, 1 == black, while the output matrix uses
+    // 0 == black, 255 == white (i.e. an 8 bit greyscale bitmap).
     ByteMatrix input = code.getMatrix();
     if (input == null) {
       throw new IllegalStateException();
@@ -114,5 +132,4 @@ public final class QRCodeWriter implements Writer {
 
     return output;
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeWriterTestCase.java b/core/src/test/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeWriterTestCase.java
index c16d2957c..0b82430ff 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeWriterTestCase.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeWriterTestCase.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import com.google.zxing.Writer;
 import com.google.zxing.WriterException;
 import com.google.zxing.common.BitMatrix;
 import com.google.zxing.qrcode.decoder.ErrorCorrectionLevel;
+import com.google.zxing.qrcode.encoder.ByteMatrix;
+import com.google.zxing.qrcode.encoder.QRCode;
+
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -133,4 +136,55 @@ public final class QRCodeWriterTestCase extends Assert {
         "renderer-test-01.png");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void renderResultScalesNothing() {
+    final int expectedSize = 33;           // Original Size (25) + quietZone
+    BitMatrix result;
+    ByteMatrix matrix;
+    QRCode code;
+
+    matrix = new ByteMatrix(25, 25);    // QR Version 2! It's all white 
+                                        // but it doesn't matter here
+
+    code = new QRCode();
+    code.setMatrix(matrix);
+
+    // Test:
+    result = QRCodeWriter.renderResult(code, -1, -1, 4);
+
+    assertNotNull(result);
+    assertEquals(result.getHeight(), expectedSize);
+    assertEquals(result.getWidth(), expectedSize);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void renderResultScalesWhenRequired() {
+    final int expectedSize = 66;
+    BitMatrix result;
+    ByteMatrix matrix;
+    QRCode code;
+
+    matrix = new ByteMatrix(25, 25);    // QR Version 2! It's all white 
+                                        // but it doesn't matter here
+
+    code = new QRCode();
+    code.setMatrix(matrix);
+
+    // Test:
+    result = QRCodeWriter.renderResult(code, 66, 66, 4);
+
+    assertNotNull(result);
+    assertEquals(result.getHeight(), expectedSize);
+    assertEquals(result.getWidth(), expectedSize);
+  }
+
+  @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
+  public void renderResultThrowsExIfCcodeIsNull() {
+    QRCodeWriter.renderResult(null, 0, 0, 0);
+  }
+
+  @Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
+  public void renderResultThrowsExIfCodeIsIncomplete() {
+    QRCodeWriter.renderResult(new QRCode(), 0, 0, 0);
+  }
 }