diff --git a/rust/src/annotation.rs b/rust/src/annotation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08775761a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/src/annotation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//  Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
+//
+//  SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+fn get_shoelace_area(points: Vec<(f64, f64)>) -> f64 {
+    let n = points.len();
+    // Not a polygon
+    if n < 3 {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+    let mut area = 0.0;
+    for i in 0..n {
+        let (x1, y1) = points[i];
+        let (x2, y2) = points[(i + 1) % n]; // Next vertex, wrapping around using modulo
+        area += x1 * y2 - y1 * x2;
+    }
+    area.abs() / 2.0
+}
diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
index 7863bcf287..dc804874e2 100644
--- a/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use crate::coco_page_mapper::CocoPageMapper;
 use crate::datum_page_mapper::DatumPageMapper;
 use crate::json_section_page_mapper::JsonSectionPageMapper;
+use crate::annotations::
 
 /// Datumaro Rust API
 #[pymodule]
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ fn rust_api(_py: Python<'_>, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_class::<CocoPageMapper>()?;
     m.add_class::<DatumPageMapper>()?;
     m.add_class::<JsonSectionPageMapper>()?;
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(get_shoelace_area, m)?)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/rust/tests/annotations.rs b/rust/tests/annotations.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49ee2941ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/tests/annotations.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//  Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
+//
+//  SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use datumaro_rust_api::annotations::get_shoelace_area;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_get_shoelace_area() {
+    // Define a polygon example
+    let points = vec![(0.0, 0.0), (4.0, 0.0), (4.0, 3.0), (0.0, 3.0)];
+
+    // Calculate the shoelace area
+    let area = get_shoelace_area(&points);
+
+    // Assert that the calculated area matches the expected area (12.0 in this case)
+    assert_eq!(area, 12.0);
+}
diff --git a/src/datumaro/components/annotation.py b/src/datumaro/components/annotation.py
index 2dfa6bff41..0dafb6422e 100644
--- a/src/datumaro/components/annotation.py
+++ b/src/datumaro/components/annotation.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 from datumaro.components.media import Image
 from datumaro.util.attrs_util import default_if_none, not_empty
-
+from datumaro.rust_api import get_shoelace_area
 
 class AnnotationType(IntEnum):
     unknown = 0
@@ -840,21 +840,23 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
         inter_area = self_polygon.intersection(other_polygon).area
         return abs(self_polygon.area - inter_area) < CHECK_POLYGON_EQ_EPSILONE
 
-    def _get_shoelace_area(self):
-        points = self.get_points()
-        n = len(points)
-        # Not a polygon
-        if n < 3:
-            return 0
-
-        area = 0.0
-        for i in range(n):
-            x1, y1 = points[i]
-            x2, y2 = points[(i + 1) % n]  # Next vertex, wrapping around using modulo
-            area += x1 * y2 - y1 * x2
+    # def _get_shoelace_area(self):
+    #     points = self.get_points()
+    #     n = len(points)
+    #     # Not a polygon
+    #     if n < 3:
+    #         return 0
 
-        return abs(area) / 2.0
+    #     area = 0.0
+    #     for i in range(n):
+    #         x1, y1 = points[i]
+    #         x2, y2 = points[(i + 1) % n]  # Next vertex, wrapping around using modulo
+    #         area += x1 * y2 - y1 * x2
 
+    #     return abs(area) / 2.0
+    def _get_shoelace_area(self):
+        points = self.get_points()
+        return get_shoelace_area(points)
 
 @attrs(slots=True, init=False, order=False)
 class Bbox(_Shape):