diff --git a/src/core/window-private.h b/src/core/window-private.h
index a03b156d6..f7ebb2ad9 100644
--- a/src/core/window-private.h
+++ b/src/core/window-private.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "backends/meta-logical-monitor.h"
 #include "clutter/clutter.h"
 #include "core/stack.h"
+#include "meta/meta-window-config.h"
 #include "meta/compositor.h"
 #include "meta/meta-close-dialog.h"
 #include "meta/util.h"
@@ -812,6 +813,9 @@ void meta_window_ensure_close_dialog_timeout (MetaWindow *window);
 
 void meta_window_emit_size_changed (MetaWindow *window);
 
+void meta_window_emit_configure (MetaWindow       *window,
+                                 MetaWindowConfig *window_config);
+
 MetaPlacementRule *meta_window_get_placement_rule (MetaWindow *window);
 
 void meta_window_force_placement (MetaWindow    *window,
diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index 22ad83007..7504deff6 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 #include "meta/meta-cursor-tracker.h"
 #include "meta/meta-enum-types.h"
 #include "meta/prefs.h"
+#include "meta/meta-window-config.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_X11_CLIENT
 #include "mtk/mtk-x11.h"
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ enum
   POSITION_CHANGED,
   SHOWN,
   HIGHEST_SCALE_MONITOR_CHANGED,
+  CONFIGURE,
 
   LAST_SIGNAL
 };
@@ -733,6 +735,20 @@ meta_window_class_init (MetaWindowClass *klass)
                   0,
                   NULL, NULL, NULL,
                   G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
+
+  /**
+   * MetaWindow::configure:
+   * @window: a #MetaWindow
+   * @window_config: a #MetaWindowConfig
+   */
+  window_signals[CONFIGURE] =
+    g_signal_new ("configure",
+                  G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (object_class),
+                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                  0,
+                  NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                  G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+                  META_TYPE_WINDOW_CONFIG);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -7587,6 +7603,13 @@ meta_window_get_placement_rule (MetaWindow *window)
   return window->placement.rule;
 }
 
+void
+meta_window_emit_configure (MetaWindow       *window,
+                            MetaWindowConfig *window_config)
+{
+  g_signal_emit (window, window_signals[CONFIGURE], 0, window_config);
+}
+
 void
 meta_window_force_restore_shortcuts (MetaWindow         *window,
                                      ClutterInputDevice *source)