diff --git a/data/org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot.xml b/data/org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ffa5f61e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<!DOCTYPE node PUBLIC
+'-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Object Introspection 1.0//EN'
+'http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/introspect.dtd'>
+<node>
+
+  <!--
+      org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot:
+      @short_description: Screenshot interface
+
+      The interface used to capture pictures of the screen contents.
+  -->
+  <interface name="org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot">
+
+    <!--
+        Screenshot:
+        @filename: The filename for the screenshot
+        @include_cursor: Whether to include the cursor image or not
+        @flash: Whether to flash the screen or not
+        @success: whether the screenshot was captured
+        @filename_used: the file where the screenshot was saved
+
+        Takes a screenshot of the whole screen and saves it
+        in @filename as png image, it returns a boolean
+        indicating whether the operation was successful or not.
+        @filename can either be an absolute path or a basename, in
+        which case the screenshot will be saved in the $XDG_PICTURES_DIR
+        or the home directory if it doesn't exist. The filename used
+        to save the screenshot will be returned in @filename_used.
+    -->
+    <method name="Screenshot">
+      <arg type="b" direction="in" name="include_cursor"/>
+      <arg type="b" direction="in" name="flash"/>
+      <arg type="s" direction="in" name="filename"/>
+      <arg type="b" direction="out" name="success"/>
+      <arg type="s" direction="out" name="filename_used"/>
+    </method>
+
+    <!--
+        ScreenshotWindow:
+        @include_frame: Whether to include the frame or not
+        @include_cursor: Whether to include the cursor image or not
+        @flash: Whether to flash the window area or not
+        @filename: The filename for the screenshot
+        @success: whether the screenshot was captured
+        @filename_used: the file where the screenshot was saved
+
+        Takes a screenshot of the focused window (optionally omitting the frame)
+        and saves it in @filename as png image, it returns a boolean
+        indicating whether the operation was successful or not.
+        @filename can either be an absolute path or a basename, in
+        which case the screenshot will be saved in the $XDG_PICTURES_DIR
+        or the home directory if it doesn't exist. The filename used
+        to save the screenshot will be returned in @filename_used.
+    -->
+    <method name="ScreenshotWindow">
+      <arg type="b" direction="in" name="include_frame"/>
+      <arg type="b" direction="in" name="include_cursor"/>
+      <arg type="b" direction="in" name="flash"/>
+      <arg type="s" direction="in" name="filename"/>
+      <arg type="b" direction="out" name="success"/>
+      <arg type="s" direction="out" name="filename_used"/>
+    </method>
+
+    <!--
+        ScreenshotArea:
+        @x: the X coordinate of the area to capture
+        @y: the Y coordinate of the area to capture
+        @width: the width of the area to capture
+        @height: the height of the area to capture
+        @flash: whether to flash the area or not
+        @filename: the filename for the screenshot
+        @success: whether the screenshot was captured
+        @filename_used: the file where the screenshot was saved
+
+        Takes a screenshot of the passed in area and saves it
+        in @filename as png image, it returns a boolean
+        indicating whether the operation was successful or not.
+        @filename can either be an absolute path or a basename, in
+        which case the screenshot will be saved in the $XDG_PICTURES_DIR
+        or the home directory if it doesn't exist. The filename used
+        to save the screenshot will be returned in @filename_used.
+    -->
+    <method name="ScreenshotArea">
+      <arg type="i" direction="in" name="x"/>
+      <arg type="i" direction="in" name="y"/>
+      <arg type="i" direction="in" name="width"/>
+      <arg type="i" direction="in" name="height"/>
+      <arg type="b" direction="in" name="flash"/>
+      <arg type="s" direction="in" name="filename"/>
+      <arg type="b" direction="out" name="success"/>
+      <arg type="s" direction="out" name="filename_used"/>
+    </method>
+
+    <!--
+        FlashArea:
+        @x: the X coordinate of the area to flash
+        @y: the Y coordinate of the area to flash
+        @width: the width of the area to flash
+        @height: the height of the area to flash
+
+        Renders a flash spot effect in the specified rectangle of the screen.
+    -->
+    <method name="FlashArea">
+      <arg type="i" direction="in" name="x"/>
+      <arg type="i" direction="in" name="y"/>
+      <arg type="i" direction="in" name="width"/>
+      <arg type="i" direction="in" name="height"/>
+    </method>
+
+    <!--
+        SelectArea:
+        @x: the X coordinate of the selected area
+        @y: the Y coordinate of the selected area
+        @width: the width of the selected area
+        @height: the height of the selected area
+
+        Interactively allows the user to select a rectangular area of
+        the screen, and returns its coordinates.
+    -->
+    <method name="SelectArea">
+      <arg type="i" direction="out" name="x"/>
+      <arg type="i" direction="out" name="y"/>
+      <arg type="i" direction="out" name="width"/>
+      <arg type="i" direction="out" name="height"/>
+    </method>
+
+  </interface>
+</node>
diff --git a/docs/reference/shell/Makefile.am b/docs/reference/shell/Makefile.am
index ec93b23c3..3abb8fe36 100644
--- a/docs/reference/shell/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/reference/shell/Makefile.am
@@ -88,11 +88,18 @@ doc-gen-org.gnome.Shell.SearchProvider2.xml: $(top_srcdir)/data/org.gnome.ShellS
 	--generate-docbook doc-gen				\
 	$(top_srcdir)/data/org.gnome.ShellSearchProvider2.xml
 
+doc-gen-org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot.xml: $(top_srcdir)/data/org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot.xml
+	gdbus-codegen 						\
+	--interface-prefix org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot.		\
+	--generate-docbook doc-gen				\
+	$(top_srcdir)/data/org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot.xml
+
 # Extra SGML files that are included by $(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE).
 # e.g. content_files=running.sgml building.sgml changes-2.0.sgml
 content_files= \
 	doc-gen-org.gnome.Shell.SearchProvider.xml	\
-	doc-gen-org.gnome.Shell.SearchProvider2.xml
+	doc-gen-org.gnome.Shell.SearchProvider2.xml	\
+	doc-gen-org.gnome.Shell.Screenshot.xml
 
 # SGML files where gtk-doc abbrevations (#GtkWidget) are expanded
 # These files must be listed here *and* in content_files