diff --git a/src/core/keybindings.c b/src/core/keybindings.c
index 340e2a705..dfd440d3a 100644
--- a/src/core/keybindings.c
+++ b/src/core/keybindings.c
@@ -1593,8 +1593,9 @@ handle_external_grab (MetaDisplay     *display,
 
 
 guint
-meta_display_grab_accelerator (MetaDisplay *display,
-                               const char  *accelerator)
+meta_display_grab_accelerator (MetaDisplay         *display,
+                               const char          *accelerator,
+                               MetaKeyBindingFlags  flags)
 {
   MetaKeyBindingManager *keys = &display->key_binding_manager;
   MetaKeyBinding *binding;
@@ -1636,6 +1637,7 @@ meta_display_grab_accelerator (MetaDisplay *display,
   binding->handler = HANDLER ("external-grab");
   binding->combo = combo;
   binding->resolved_combo = resolved_combo;
+  binding->flags = flags;
 
   g_hash_table_add (keys->key_bindings, binding);
   index_binding (keys, binding);
diff --git a/src/meta/display.h b/src/meta/display.h
index bb4831fba..d58150f26 100644
--- a/src/meta/display.h
+++ b/src/meta/display.h
@@ -157,8 +157,9 @@ gboolean meta_display_remove_keybinding (MetaDisplay         *display,
                                          const char          *name);
 
 META_EXPORT
-guint    meta_display_grab_accelerator   (MetaDisplay *display,
-                                          const char  *accelerator);
+guint    meta_display_grab_accelerator   (MetaDisplay         *display,
+                                          const char          *accelerator,
+                                          MetaKeyBindingFlags  flags);
 
 META_EXPORT
 gboolean meta_display_ungrab_accelerator (MetaDisplay *display,