diff --git a/src/core/meta-window-config-private.h b/src/core/meta-window-config-private.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea34b6999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/meta-window-config-private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "meta/meta-window-config.h"
+
+MetaWindowConfig * meta_window_config_initial_new (void);
diff --git a/src/core/meta-window-config.c b/src/core/meta-window-config.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74f5aa81f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/meta-window-config.c
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "core/meta-window-config-private.h"
+
+/**
+ * MetaWindowConfig:
+ *
+ * An object representing the configuration of a top-level window
+ *
+ */
+struct _MetaWindowConfig
+{
+  GObject parent;
+
+  /* Whether this is an initial window configuration, cannot be changed by the callee */
+  gboolean is_initial;
+
+  /* The window geometry */
+  MtkRectangle rect;
+
+  gboolean is_fullscreen;
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_FINAL_TYPE (MetaWindowConfig, meta_window_config, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
+
+enum
+{
+  PROP_0,
+
+  PROP_RECT,
+  PROP_IS_FULLSCREEN,
+
+  PROP_LAST,
+};
+
+static GParamSpec *obj_props[PROP_LAST];
+
+static void
+meta_window_config_get_property (GObject    *object,
+                                 guint       prop_id,
+                                 GValue     *value,
+                                 GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+  MetaWindowConfig *window_config = META_WINDOW_CONFIG (object);
+
+  switch (prop_id)
+    {
+    case PROP_RECT:
+      g_value_set_boxed (value, &window_config->rect);
+      break;
+    case PROP_IS_FULLSCREEN:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, window_config->is_fullscreen);
+      break;
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+meta_window_config_set_property (GObject      *object,
+                                 guint         prop_id,
+                                 const GValue *value,
+                                 GParamSpec   *pspec)
+{
+  MetaWindowConfig *window_config = META_WINDOW_CONFIG (object);
+  MtkRectangle *rect;
+
+  switch (prop_id)
+    {
+    case PROP_RECT:
+      rect = g_value_get_boxed (value);
+      window_config->rect = *rect;
+      break;
+    case PROP_IS_FULLSCREEN:
+      window_config->is_fullscreen = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      break;
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+meta_window_config_class_init (MetaWindowConfigClass *klass)
+{
+  GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+
+  object_class->get_property = meta_window_config_get_property;
+  object_class->set_property = meta_window_config_set_property;
+
+  obj_props[PROP_RECT] =
+    g_param_spec_boxed ("rect", NULL, NULL,
+                        MTK_TYPE_RECTANGLE,
+                        G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                        G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  obj_props[PROP_IS_FULLSCREEN] =
+    g_param_spec_boolean ("is-fullscreen", NULL, NULL,
+                          FALSE,
+                          G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                          G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
+  g_object_class_install_properties (object_class, PROP_LAST, obj_props);
+}
+
+static void
+meta_window_config_init (MetaWindowConfig *window_config)
+{
+  window_config->rect = MTK_RECTANGLE_INIT (0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+gboolean
+meta_window_config_get_is_initial (MetaWindowConfig *window_config)
+{
+  return window_config->is_initial;
+}
+
+void
+meta_window_config_set_rect (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                             MtkRectangle      rect)
+{
+  window_config->rect = rect;
+}
+
+MtkRectangle
+meta_window_config_get_rect (MetaWindowConfig *window_config)
+{
+  return window_config->rect;
+}
+
+void
+meta_window_config_set_is_fullscreen (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                                      gboolean          is_fullscreen)
+{
+  window_config->is_fullscreen = is_fullscreen;
+}
+
+void
+meta_window_config_get_position (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                                 int              *x,
+                                 int              *y)
+{
+  if (x)
+    *x = window_config->rect.x;
+  if (y)
+    *y = window_config->rect.y;
+}
+
+void
+meta_window_config_set_position (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                                 int               x,
+                                 int               y)
+{
+  window_config->rect.x = x;
+  window_config->rect.y = y;
+}
+
+void
+meta_window_config_get_size (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                             int              *width,
+                             int              *height)
+{
+  if (width)
+    *width = window_config->rect.width;
+  if (height)
+    *height = window_config->rect.height;
+}
+
+void
+meta_window_config_set_size (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                             int               width,
+                             int               height)
+{
+  window_config->rect.width = width;
+  window_config->rect.height = height;
+}
+
+gboolean
+meta_window_config_get_is_fullscreen (MetaWindowConfig *window_config)
+{
+  return window_config->is_fullscreen;
+}
+
+MetaWindowConfig *
+meta_window_config_new (void)
+{
+  return g_object_new (META_TYPE_WINDOW_CONFIG,
+                       NULL);
+}
+
+MetaWindowConfig *
+meta_window_config_initial_new (void)
+{
+  MetaWindowConfig *window_config;
+
+  window_config = meta_window_config_new ();
+  window_config->is_initial = TRUE;
+
+  return window_config;
+}
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 102d83367..415ebaeb9 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ mutter_sources = [
   'core/meta-sound-player.c',
   'core/meta-tablet-action-mapper.c',
   'core/meta-tool-action-mapper.c',
+  'core/meta-window-config.c',
+  'core/meta-window-config-private.h',
   'core/meta-workspace-manager.c',
   'core/meta-workspace-manager-private.h',
   'core/place.c',
diff --git a/src/meta/meson.build b/src/meta/meson.build
index 388b75668..bc9b82c8e 100644
--- a/src/meta/meson.build
+++ b/src/meta/meson.build
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ mutter_public_headers = [
   'meta-stage.h',
   'meta-startup-notification.h',
   'meta-window-actor.h',
+  'meta-window-config.h',
   'meta-window-group.h',
   'meta-workspace-manager.h',
   'prefs.h',
diff --git a/src/meta/meta-window-config.h b/src/meta/meta-window-config.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e9d8ad3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meta/meta-window-config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+#include "meta/common.h"
+
+#define META_TYPE_WINDOW_CONFIG (meta_window_config_get_type ())
+
+META_EXPORT
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (MetaWindowConfig,
+                      meta_window_config,
+                      META,
+                      WINDOW_CONFIG,
+                      GObject)
+
+META_EXPORT
+MetaWindowConfig *meta_window_config_new (void);
+
+META_EXPORT
+gboolean meta_window_config_get_is_initial (MetaWindowConfig *window_config);
+
+META_EXPORT
+void meta_window_config_set_rect (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                                  MtkRectangle      rect);
+
+META_EXPORT
+MtkRectangle meta_window_config_get_rect (MetaWindowConfig *window_config);
+
+META_EXPORT
+void meta_window_config_get_position (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                                      int              *x,
+                                      int              *y);
+
+META_EXPORT
+void meta_window_config_set_position (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                                      int               x,
+                                      int               y);
+
+META_EXPORT
+void meta_window_config_get_size (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                                  int              *width,
+                                  int              *height);
+
+META_EXPORT
+void meta_window_config_set_size (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                                  int               width,
+                                  int               height);
+
+META_EXPORT
+void meta_window_config_set_is_fullscreen (MetaWindowConfig *window_config,
+                                           gboolean          is_fullscreen);
+
+META_EXPORT
+gboolean meta_window_config_get_is_fullscreen (MetaWindowConfig *window_config);
diff --git a/src/meta/types.h b/src/meta/types.h
index 437ae609e..cf7432ec4 100644
--- a/src/meta/types.h
+++ b/src/meta/types.h
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ typedef struct _MetaSettings    MetaSettings;
 typedef struct _MetaWorkspaceManager MetaWorkspaceManager;
 typedef struct _MetaSelection MetaSelection;
 typedef struct _MetaDebugControl MetaDebugControl;
+typedef struct _MetaWindowConfig MetaWindowConfig;