diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-node-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-node-private.h
index a7ee1b4bd..6d5d5c09d 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-node-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-node-private.h
@@ -141,6 +141,26 @@ ClutterPaintNode *      clutter_paint_node_get_last_child               (Clutter
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 ClutterPaintNode *      clutter_paint_node_get_parent                   (ClutterPaintNode      *node);
 
+
+#define CLUTTER_TYPE_EFFECT_NODE                (clutter_effect_node_get_type ())
+#define CLUTTER_EFFECT_NODE(obj)                (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), CLUTTER_TYPE_EFFECT_NODE, ClutterEffectNode))
+#define CLUTTER_IS_EFFECT_NODE(obj)             (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), CLUTTER_TYPE_EFFECT_NODE))
+
+/**
+ * ClutterEffectNode:
+ *
+ * The #ClutterEffectNode structure is an opaque
+ * type whose members cannot be directly accessed.
+ */
+typedef struct _ClutterEffectNode ClutterEffectNode;
+typedef struct _ClutterEffectNode ClutterEffectNodeClass;
+
+CLUTTER_EXPORT
+GType clutter_effect_node_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+CLUTTER_EXPORT
+ClutterPaintNode * clutter_effect_node_new (ClutterEffect *effect);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_PAINT_NODE_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
index 41e789a07..23a192969 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
@@ -1216,6 +1216,90 @@ clutter_actor_node_new (ClutterActor *actor)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * ClutterEffectNode
+ */
+
+struct _ClutterEffectNode
+{
+  ClutterPaintNode parent_instance;
+
+  ClutterEffect *effect;
+};
+
+struct _ClutterEffectNodeClass
+{
+  ClutterPaintNodeClass parent_class;
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (ClutterEffectNode, clutter_effect_node, CLUTTER_TYPE_PAINT_NODE)
+
+static JsonNode *
+clutter_effect_node_serialize (ClutterPaintNode *node)
+{
+  ClutterEffectNode *effect_node = CLUTTER_EFFECT_NODE (node);
+  ClutterActorMeta *effect_meta = CLUTTER_ACTOR_META (effect_node->effect);
+  g_autoptr (JsonBuilder) builder = NULL;
+  g_autoptr (GString) string = NULL;
+  const char *meta_name;
+
+  meta_name = clutter_actor_meta_get_name (effect_meta);
+
+  string = g_string_new (NULL);
+  g_string_append (string, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (effect_node->effect));
+  g_string_append (string, " (");
+  if (meta_name)
+    g_string_append_printf (string, "\"%s\"", meta_name);
+  else
+    g_string_append (string, "unnamed");
+  g_string_append (string, ")");
+
+  builder = json_builder_new ();
+
+  json_builder_begin_object (builder);
+  json_builder_set_member_name (builder, "effect");
+  json_builder_add_string_value (builder, string->str);
+  json_builder_end_object (builder);
+
+  return json_builder_get_root (builder);
+}
+
+static void
+clutter_effect_node_class_init (ClutterEffectNodeClass *klass)
+{
+  ClutterPaintNodeClass *node_class;
+
+  node_class = CLUTTER_PAINT_NODE_CLASS (klass);
+  node_class->serialize = clutter_effect_node_serialize;
+}
+
+static void
+clutter_effect_node_init (ClutterEffectNode *self)
+{
+}
+
+/**
+ * clutter_effect_node_new:
+ * @effect: the actor to paint
+ *
+ * Creates a new #ClutterEffectNode.
+ *
+ * Return value: (transfer full): the newly created #ClutterEffectNode.
+ *   Use clutter_paint_node_unref() when done.
+ */
+ClutterPaintNode *
+clutter_effect_node_new (ClutterEffect *effect)
+{
+  ClutterEffectNode *res;
+
+  g_assert (CLUTTER_IS_EFFECT (effect));
+
+  res = _clutter_paint_node_create (CLUTTER_TYPE_EFFECT_NODE);
+  res->effect = effect;
+
+  return (ClutterPaintNode *) res;
+}
+
 /*
  * ClutterLayerNode
  */