diff --git a/js/ui/environment.js b/js/ui/environment.js
index eeae4bce8..4f28c9c30 100644
--- a/js/ui/environment.js
+++ b/js/ui/environment.js
@@ -63,6 +63,54 @@ function _adjustEasingTime(msecs) {
     return St.get_slow_down_factor() * msecs;
 }
 
+function _easeActor(actor, props, easingParams) {
+    let { duration, delay, mode,
+          onStopped, onUpdate, onComplete } = easingParams;
+
+    let animatedProps = Object.keys(props).map(p => p.replace('_', '-', 'g'));
+
+    actor.save_easing_state();
+
+    if (duration)
+        actor.set_easing_duration(duration);
+
+    if (delay)
+        actor.set_easing_delay(delay);
+
+    if (mode)
+        actor.set_easing_mode(mode);
+
+    actor.set(props);
+
+    if (onUpdate || onComplete || onStopped) {
+        let transition = actor.get_transition(animatedProps[0]);
+
+        if (transition) {
+            let updateId = 0;
+            if (onUpdate)
+                updateId = transition.connect('new-frame', onUpdate);
+
+            let id = transition.connect('stopped', isFinished => {
+                if (updateId != 0)
+                    transition.disconnect(updateId);
+                transition.disconnect(id);
+
+                if (onComplete)
+                    onComplete();
+                if (onStopped)
+                    onStopped(isFinished);
+            });
+        } else {
+            if (onComplete)
+                onComplete();
+            if (onStopped)
+                onStopped(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    actor.restore_easing_state();
+}
+
 function _loggingFunc() {
     let fields = {'MESSAGE': [].join.call(arguments, ', ')};
     let domain = "GNOME Shell";
@@ -108,6 +156,10 @@ function init() {
         origSetEasingDelay.call(this, _adjustEasingTime(msecs));
     };
 
+    Clutter.Actor.prototype.ease = function(props, easingParams) {
+        _easeActor(this, props, easingParams);
+    };
+
     Clutter.Actor.prototype.toString = function() {
         return St.describe_actor(this);
     };