diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index b4a845d6a..30b4c2bfb 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ enum {
   PROP_USER_TIME,
   PROP_DEMANDS_ATTENTION,
   PROP_URGENT,
+  PROP_SKIP_TASKBAR,
   PROP_MUTTER_HINTS,
   PROP_APPEARS_FOCUSED,
   PROP_RESIZEABLE,
@@ -332,6 +333,9 @@ meta_window_get_property(GObject         *object,
     case PROP_URGENT:
       g_value_set_boolean (value, win->wm_hints_urgent);
       break;
+    case PROP_SKIP_TASKBAR:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, win->skip_taskbar);
+      break;
     case PROP_MUTTER_HINTS:
       g_value_set_string (value, win->mutter_hints);
       break;
@@ -492,6 +496,14 @@ meta_window_class_init (MetaWindowClass *klass)
                                                          FALSE,
                                                          G_PARAM_READABLE));
 
+  g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
+                                   PROP_SKIP_TASKBAR,
+                                   g_param_spec_boolean ("skip-taskbar",
+                                                         "Skip taskbar",
+                                                         "Whether the skip-taskbar flag of WM_HINTS is set",
+                                                         FALSE,
+                                                         G_PARAM_READABLE));
+
   g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
                                    PROP_MUTTER_HINTS,
                                    g_param_spec_string ("mutter-hints",
@@ -8750,6 +8762,7 @@ recalc_window_features (MetaWindow *window)
   gboolean old_has_resize_func;
   gboolean old_has_shade_func;
   gboolean old_always_sticky;
+  gboolean old_skip_taskbar;
 
   old_has_close_func = window->has_close_func;
   old_has_minimize_func = window->has_minimize_func;
@@ -8757,6 +8770,7 @@ recalc_window_features (MetaWindow *window)
   old_has_resize_func = window->has_resize_func;
   old_has_shade_func = window->has_shade_func;
   old_always_sticky = window->always_sticky;
+  old_skip_taskbar = window->skip_taskbar;
 
   /* Use MWM hints initially */
   if (window->client_type == META_WINDOW_CLIENT_TYPE_X11)
@@ -8946,6 +8960,9 @@ recalc_window_features (MetaWindow *window)
               window->skip_taskbar,
               window->skip_pager);
 
+  if (old_skip_taskbar != window->skip_taskbar)
+    g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (window), "skip-taskbar");
+
   /* FIXME:
    * Lame workaround for recalc_window_features
    * being used overzealously. The fix is to