diff --git a/src/backends/meta-backend.c b/src/backends/meta-backend.c
index 424208180..a3b74ed18 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-backend.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-backend.c
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ meta_backend_class_init (MetaBackendClass *klass)
                 0,
                 NULL, NULL, NULL,
                 G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
+  g_signal_new ("keymap-layout-group-changed",
+                G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (object_class),
+                G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                0,
+                NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                G_TYPE_NONE, 1, G_TYPE_UINT);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
index cb9d3a789..6e2741bae 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ meta_backend_native_lock_layout_group (MetaBackend *backend,
 {
   ClutterDeviceManager *manager = clutter_device_manager_get_default ();
   clutter_evdev_set_keyboard_layout_index (manager, idx);
+  g_signal_emit_by_name (backend, "keymap-layout-group-changed", idx, 0);
 }
 
 static void