diff --git a/data/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.desktop.in b/data/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.desktop.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ef86ac34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.desktop.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=GNOME settings overrides migration
+NoDisplay=True
+Exec=@libexecdir@/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.sh
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index de2e2053c..68e3ab81f 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ schema = configure_file(
 )
 install_data('00_org.gnome.shell.gschema.override', install_dir: schemadir)
 
+overrides_migration_conf = configuration_data()
+overrides_migration_conf.set('libexecdir', libexecdir)
+overrides_migration = configure_file(
+  input: 'gnome-shell-overrides-migration.desktop.in',
+  output: 'gnome-shell-overrides-migration.desktop',
+  configuration: overrides_migration_conf,
+  install_dir: autostartdir
+)
+
 if have_systemd
   unitconf = configuration_data()
   unitconf.set('bindir', bindir)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ad513a665..045684902 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ datadir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('datadir'))
 libdir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('libdir'))
 libexecdir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('libexecdir'))
 mandir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('mandir'))
+sysconfdir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('sysconfdir'))
 
 pkgdatadir = join_paths(datadir, meson.project_name())
 pkglibdir = join_paths(libdir, meson.project_name())
 
+autostartdir = join_paths(sysconfdir, 'xdg', 'autostart')
 convertdir = join_paths(datadir, 'GConf', 'gsettings')
 desktopdir = join_paths(datadir, 'applications')
 ifacedir = join_paths(datadir, 'dbus-1', 'interfaces')
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ subdir('src')
 subdir('po')
 subdir('data')
 subdir('tests')
+subdir('tools')
 
 if get_option('gtk_doc')
   subdir('docs/reference')
diff --git a/tools/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.sh b/tools/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a1b4cb633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/gnome-shell-overrides-migration.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+PKG_DATA_DIR=${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/gnome-shell
+
+MIGRATION_GUARD=$PKG_DATA_DIR/gnome-overrides-migrated
+OVERRIDE_SCHEMA=
+
+if [ -f $MIGRATION_GUARD ]; then
+  exit # already migrated
+fi
+
+# Find the right session
+if echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP | grep -q -v GNOME; then
+  exit # not a GNOME session
+fi
+
+if echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP | grep -q Classic; then
+  OVERRIDE_SCHEMA=org.gnome.shell.extensions.classic-overrides
+else
+  OVERRIDE_SCHEMA=org.gnome.shell.overrides
+fi
+
+mkdir -p $PKG_DATA_DIR
+
+for k in `gsettings list-keys $OVERRIDE_SCHEMA`
+do
+  if [ $k = button-layout ]; then
+    orig_schema=org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences
+  else
+    orig_schema=org.gnome.mutter
+  fi
+
+  oldValue=`gsettings get $OVERRIDE_SCHEMA $k`
+  curValue=`gsettings get $orig_schema $k`
+  if [ $oldValue != $curValue ]; then
+    gsettings set $orig_schema $k $oldValue
+  fi
+done && touch $MIGRATION_GUARD
diff --git a/tools/meson.build b/tools/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8e217cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+install_data('gnome-shell-overrides-migration.sh',
+  install_dir: libexecdir,
+  install_mode: 'rwxr-xr-x'
+)