diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py
index b5f179a5481d6..3e49f37d74f1c 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py
@@ -539,7 +539,12 @@ def location(self):
     @property
     def rect(self):
         """A dictionary with the size and location of the element."""
-        return self._execute(Command.GET_ELEMENT_RECT)['value']
+        if self._w3c:
+            return self._execute(Command.GET_ELEMENT_RECT)['value']
+        else:
+            rect = self.size.copy()
+            rect.update(self.location)
+            return rect
 
     @property
     def screenshot_as_base64(self):