diff --git a/clutter/clutter-layout-manager.c b/clutter/clutter-layout-manager.c
index 9538b96e3..475e84944 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-layout-manager.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-layout-manager.c
@@ -577,6 +577,21 @@ layout_manager_real_end_animation (ClutterLayoutManager *manager)
   clutter_layout_manager_layout_changed (manager);
 }
 
+static void
+layout_manager_real_compute_expand (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
+                                    ClutterContainer     *container,
+                                    ClutterActor         *child,
+                                    gboolean             *x_expand,
+                                    gboolean             *y_expand)
+{
+  /* be default, we don't interfere with the Actor [xy]-expand */
+  if (x_expand != NULL)
+    *x_expand = FALSE;
+
+  if (y_expand != NULL)
+    *y_expand = FALSE;
+}
+
 static void
 clutter_layout_manager_class_init (ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass)
 {
@@ -594,6 +609,7 @@ clutter_layout_manager_class_init (ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass)
   klass->get_animation_progress = layout_manager_real_get_animation_progress;
   klass->end_animation = layout_manager_real_end_animation;
   klass->set_container = layout_manager_real_set_container;
+  klass->compute_expand = layout_manager_real_compute_expand;
 
   /**
    * ClutterLayoutManager::layout-changed:
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-layout-manager.h b/clutter/clutter-layout-manager.h
index db6ce0746..f3cc11bc4 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-layout-manager.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-layout-manager.h
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ struct _ClutterLayoutManager
  *   progress of the animation of a #ClutterLayoutManager
  * @layout_changed: class handler for the #ClutterLayoutManager::layout-changed
  *   signal
+ * @compute_expand: virtual function, used to let the layout manager instance
+ *   influence the result of the clutter_actor_needs_x_expand() and
+ *   clutter_actor_needs_y_expand() functions
  *
  * The #ClutterLayoutManagerClass structure contains only private
  * data and should be accessed using the provided API
@@ -102,7 +105,6 @@ struct _ClutterLayoutManagerClass
   GInitiallyUnownedClass parent_class;
 
   /*< public >*/
-  /* vfuncs, not signals */
   void               (* get_preferred_width)    (ClutterLayoutManager   *manager,
                                                  ClutterContainer       *container,
                                                  gfloat                  for_height,
@@ -132,9 +134,14 @@ struct _ClutterLayoutManagerClass
   gdouble            (* get_animation_progress) (ClutterLayoutManager   *manager);
   void               (* end_animation)          (ClutterLayoutManager   *manager);
 
-  /* signals */
   void               (* layout_changed)         (ClutterLayoutManager   *manager);
 
+  void               (* compute_expand)         (ClutterLayoutManager   *manager,
+                                                 ClutterContainer       *container,
+                                                 ClutterActor           *child,
+                                                 gboolean               *x_expand,
+                                                 gboolean               *y_expand);
+
   /*< private >*/
   /* padding for future expansion */
   void (* _clutter_padding_1) (void);
@@ -144,7 +151,6 @@ struct _ClutterLayoutManagerClass
   void (* _clutter_padding_5) (void);
   void (* _clutter_padding_6) (void);
   void (* _clutter_padding_7) (void);
-  void (* _clutter_padding_8) (void);
 };
 
 GType clutter_layout_manager_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;