diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index 92706c8ec..9a6d7555d 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -8605,6 +8605,22 @@ meta_window_is_override_redirect (MetaWindow *window)
   return window->override_redirect;
 }
 
+/**
+ * meta_window_is_skip_taskbar:
+ * @window: A #MetaWindow
+ *
+ * Gets whether this window should be ignored by task lists.
+ *
+ * Return value: %TRUE if the skip bar hint is set.
+ */
+gboolean
+meta_window_is_skip_taskbar (MetaWindow *window)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (META_IS_WINDOW (window), FALSE);
+
+  return window->skip_taskbar;
+}
+
 MetaRectangle *
 meta_window_get_rect (MetaWindow *window)
 {
diff --git a/src/include/window.h b/src/include/window.h
index fb7c0772b..5aaa58842 100644
--- a/src/include/window.h
+++ b/src/include/window.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ MetaFrame *meta_window_get_frame (MetaWindow *window);
 gboolean meta_window_has_focus (MetaWindow *window);
 gboolean meta_window_is_shaded (MetaWindow *window);
 gboolean meta_window_is_override_redirect (MetaWindow *window);
+gboolean meta_window_is_skip_taskbar (MetaWindow *window);
 MetaRectangle *meta_window_get_rect (MetaWindow *window);
 void meta_window_get_outer_rect (const MetaWindow *window, MetaRectangle *rect);
 MetaScreen *meta_window_get_screen (MetaWindow *window);