diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-input-device-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-input-device-native.c
index f5e21de60..8e71522bb 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-input-device-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-input-device-native.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "backends/meta-backend-private.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-input-device-tool-native.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-input-device-native.h"
-#include "backends/native/meta-seat-native.h"
+#include "backends/native/meta-seat-impl.h"
 #include "clutter/clutter-mutter.h"
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (MetaInputDeviceNative,
@@ -423,10 +423,9 @@ key_event_is_modifier (ClutterEvent *event)
 static void
 notify_stickykeys_mask (MetaInputDeviceNative *device)
 {
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (device->seat_impl->seat,
-                         "kbd-a11y-mods-state-changed",
-                         device->stickykeys_latched_mask,
-                         device->stickykeys_locked_mask);
+  meta_seat_impl_notify_kbd_a11y_mods_state_changed (device->seat_impl,
+                                                     device->stickykeys_latched_mask,
+                                                     device->stickykeys_locked_mask);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -499,10 +498,9 @@ notify_stickykeys_change (MetaInputDeviceNative *device)
   device->stickykeys_depressed_mask = 0;
   update_internal_xkb_state (device, 0, 0);
 
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (CLUTTER_INPUT_DEVICE (device)->seat,
-                         "kbd-a11y-flags-changed",
-                         device->a11y_flags,
-                         META_A11Y_STICKY_KEYS_ENABLED);
+  meta_seat_impl_notify_kbd_a11y_flags_changed (device->seat_impl,
+                                                device->a11y_flags,
+                                                META_A11Y_STICKY_KEYS_ENABLED);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -532,10 +530,9 @@ set_slowkeys_off (MetaInputDeviceNative *device)
 {
   device->a11y_flags &= ~META_A11Y_SLOW_KEYS_ENABLED;
 
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (CLUTTER_INPUT_DEVICE (device)->seat,
-                         "kbd-a11y-flags-changed",
-                         device->a11y_flags,
-                         META_A11Y_SLOW_KEYS_ENABLED);
+  meta_seat_impl_notify_kbd_a11y_flags_changed (device->seat_impl,
+                                                device->a11y_flags,
+                                                META_A11Y_SLOW_KEYS_ENABLED);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -543,10 +540,9 @@ set_slowkeys_on (MetaInputDeviceNative *device)
 {
   device->a11y_flags |= META_A11Y_SLOW_KEYS_ENABLED;
 
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (CLUTTER_INPUT_DEVICE (device)->seat,
-                         "kbd-a11y-flags-changed",
-                         device->a11y_flags,
-                         META_A11Y_SLOW_KEYS_ENABLED);
+  meta_seat_impl_notify_kbd_a11y_flags_changed (device->seat_impl,
+                                                device->a11y_flags,
+                                                META_A11Y_SLOW_KEYS_ENABLED);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c
index 94c41cf93..1e434af2f 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ enum
 
 static GParamSpec *props[N_PROPS] = { NULL };
 
+enum
+{
+  KBD_A11Y_FLAGS_CHANGED,
+  KBD_A11Y_MODS_STATE_CHANGED,
+  N_SIGNALS
+};
+
+static guint signals[N_SIGNALS] = { 0 };
+
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (MetaSeatImpl, meta_seat_impl, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
 
 static void process_events (MetaSeatImpl *seat);
@@ -2709,6 +2718,21 @@ meta_seat_impl_class_init (MetaSeatImplClass *klass)
                          G_PARAM_READWRITE |
                          G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY);
 
+  signals[KBD_A11Y_FLAGS_CHANGED] =
+    g_signal_new ("kbd-a11y-flags-changed",
+                  G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (object_class),
+                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                  0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                  G_TYPE_NONE, 2,
+                  G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_UINT);
+  signals[KBD_A11Y_MODS_STATE_CHANGED] =
+    g_signal_new ("kbd-a11y-mods-state-changed",
+                  G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (object_class),
+                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                  0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                  G_TYPE_NONE, 2,
+                  G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_UINT);
+
   g_object_class_install_properties (object_class, N_PROPS, props);
 }
 
@@ -3066,3 +3090,21 @@ meta_seat_impl_new (MetaSeatNative *seat,
                        "seat-id", seat_id,
                        NULL);
 }
+
+void
+meta_seat_impl_notify_kbd_a11y_flags_changed (MetaSeatImpl          *impl,
+                                              MetaKeyboardA11yFlags  new_flags,
+                                              MetaKeyboardA11yFlags  what_changed)
+{
+  g_signal_emit (impl, signals[KBD_A11Y_FLAGS_CHANGED], 0,
+                 new_flags, what_changed);
+}
+
+void
+meta_seat_impl_notify_kbd_a11y_mods_state_changed (MetaSeatImpl   *impl,
+                                                   xkb_mod_mask_t  new_latched_mods,
+                                                   xkb_mod_mask_t  new_locked_mods)
+{
+  g_signal_emit (impl, signals[KBD_A11Y_MODS_STATE_CHANGED], 0,
+                 new_latched_mods, new_locked_mods);
+}
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.h b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.h
index 10a66426e..52897629f 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <libinput.h>
 #include <linux/input-event-codes.h>
 
+#include "backends/meta-input-settings-private.h"
 #include "backends/meta-viewport-info.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-backend-native-types.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-barrier-native.h"
@@ -254,4 +255,11 @@ GSList * meta_seat_impl_get_devices (MetaSeatImpl *seat);
 
 MetaKeymapNative * meta_seat_impl_get_keymap (MetaSeatImpl *seat);
 
+void meta_seat_impl_notify_kbd_a11y_flags_changed (MetaSeatImpl          *impl,
+                                                   MetaKeyboardA11yFlags  new_flags,
+                                                   MetaKeyboardA11yFlags  what_changed);
+void meta_seat_impl_notify_kbd_a11y_mods_state_changed (MetaSeatImpl   *impl,
+                                                        xkb_mod_mask_t  new_latched_mods,
+                                                        xkb_mod_mask_t  new_locked_mods);
+
 #endif /* META_SEAT_IMPL_H */
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c
index 3fd268091..d64820759 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c
@@ -105,12 +105,39 @@ meta_seat_native_handle_event_post (ClutterSeat        *seat,
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+static void
+proxy_kbd_a11y_flags_changed (MetaSeatImpl          *impl,
+                              MetaKeyboardA11yFlags  new_flags,
+                              MetaKeyboardA11yFlags  what_changed,
+                              MetaSeatNative        *seat_native)
+{
+  g_signal_emit_by_name (seat_native,
+                         "kbd-a11y-flags-changed",
+                         new_flags, what_changed);
+}
+
+static void
+proxy_kbd_a11y_mods_state_changed (MetaSeatImpl   *impl,
+                                   xkb_mod_mask_t  new_latched_mods,
+                                   xkb_mod_mask_t  new_locked_mods,
+                                   MetaSeatNative *seat_native)
+{
+  g_signal_emit_by_name (seat_native,
+                         "kbd-a11y-mods-state-changed",
+                         new_latched_mods,
+                         new_locked_mods);
+}
+
 static void
 meta_seat_native_constructed (GObject *object)
 {
   MetaSeatNative *seat = META_SEAT_NATIVE (object);
 
   seat->impl = meta_seat_impl_new (seat, seat->seat_id);
+  g_signal_connect (seat->impl, "kbd-a11y-flags-changed",
+                    G_CALLBACK (proxy_kbd_a11y_flags_changed), seat);
+  g_signal_connect (seat->impl, "kbd-a11y-mods-state-changed",
+                    G_CALLBACK (proxy_kbd_a11y_mods_state_changed), seat);
 
   seat->core_pointer = meta_seat_impl_get_pointer (seat->impl);
   seat->core_keyboard = meta_seat_impl_get_keyboard (seat->impl);