diff --git a/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.c b/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.c
index 037b290c5..73398a58d 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 typedef struct _ClutterBindingPoolClass ClutterBindingPoolClass;
 typedef struct _ClutterBindingEntry     ClutterBindingEntry;
 
-static GSList *binding_pools = NULL;
+static GSList *clutter_binding_pools = NULL;
 static GQuark  key_class_bindings = 0;
 
 struct _ClutterBindingPool
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ struct _ClutterBindingEntry
   guint is_blocked  : 1;
 };
 
+enum
+{
+  PROP_0,
+
+  PROP_NAME
+};
+
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (ClutterBindingPool, clutter_binding_pool, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 static guint
@@ -223,7 +230,7 @@ clutter_binding_pool_finalize (GObject *gobject)
   ClutterBindingPool *pool = CLUTTER_BINDING_POOL (gobject);
 
   /* remove from the pools */
-  binding_pools = g_slist_remove (binding_pools, pool);
+  clutter_binding_pools = g_slist_remove (clutter_binding_pools, pool);
 
   g_hash_table_destroy (pool->entries_hash);
 
@@ -233,22 +240,95 @@ clutter_binding_pool_finalize (GObject *gobject)
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (clutter_binding_pool_parent_class)->finalize (gobject);
 }
 
+static void
+clutter_binding_pool_set_property (GObject      *gobject,
+                                   guint         prop_id,
+                                   const GValue *value,
+                                   GParamSpec   *pspec)
+{
+  ClutterBindingPool *pool = CLUTTER_BINDING_POOL (gobject);
+
+  switch (prop_id)
+    {
+    case PROP_NAME:
+      pool->name = (gchar *) g_intern_string (g_value_get_string (value));
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (gobject, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+clutter_binding_pool_get_property (GObject    *gobject,
+                                   guint       prop_id,
+                                   GValue     *value,
+                                   GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+  ClutterBindingPool *pool = CLUTTER_BINDING_POOL (gobject);
+
+  switch (prop_id)
+    {
+    case PROP_NAME:
+      g_value_set_string (value, pool->name);
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (gobject, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+clutter_binding_pool_constructed (GObject *gobject)
+{
+  ClutterBindingPool *pool = CLUTTER_BINDING_POOL (gobject);
+
+  /* bad monkey! bad, bad monkey! */
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (pool->name == NULL))
+    g_critical ("No name set for ClutterBindingPool %p", pool);
+
+  if (G_OBJECT_CLASS (clutter_binding_pool_parent_class)->constructed)
+    G_OBJECT_CLASS (clutter_binding_pool_parent_class)->constructed (gobject);
+}
+
 static void
 clutter_binding_pool_class_init (ClutterBindingPoolClass *klass)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+  GParamSpec *pspec = NULL;
 
+  gobject_class->constructed = clutter_binding_pool_constructed;
+  gobject_class->set_property = clutter_binding_pool_set_property;
+  gobject_class->get_property = clutter_binding_pool_get_property;
   gobject_class->finalize = clutter_binding_pool_finalize;
+
+  /**
+   * ClutterBindingPool:name:
+   *
+   * The unique name of the #ClutterBindingPool.
+   *
+   * Since: 1.0
+   */
+  pspec = g_param_spec_string ("name",
+                               "Name",
+                               "The unique name of the binding pool",
+                               NULL,
+                               CLUTTER_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                               G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY);
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_NAME, pspec);
 }
 
 static void
 clutter_binding_pool_init (ClutterBindingPool *pool)
 {
+  pool->name = NULL;
   pool->entries = NULL;
   pool->entries_hash = g_hash_table_new (binding_entry_hash,
                                          binding_entry_compare);
 
-  binding_pools = g_slist_prepend (binding_pools, pool);
+  clutter_binding_pools = g_slist_prepend (clutter_binding_pools, pool);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -261,8 +341,7 @@ clutter_binding_pool_init (ClutterBindingPool *pool)
  * be able to return the correct binding pool.
  *
  * Return value: the newly created binding pool with the given
- *   name. The binding pool is owned by Clutter and should not
- *   be freed directly
+ *   name. Use g_object_unref() when done.
  *
  * Since: 1.0
  */
@@ -282,10 +361,7 @@ clutter_binding_pool_new (const gchar *name)
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  pool = g_object_new (CLUTTER_TYPE_BINDING_POOL, NULL);
-  pool->name = (gchar *) g_intern_string (name);
-
-  return pool;
+  return g_object_new (CLUTTER_TYPE_BINDING_POOL, "name", name, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -352,7 +428,7 @@ clutter_binding_pool_find (const gchar *name)
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, NULL);
 
-  for (l = binding_pools; l != NULL; l = l->next)
+  for (l = clutter_binding_pools; l != NULL; l = l->next)
     {
       ClutterBindingPool *pool = l->data;