diff --git a/src/core/stack.c b/src/core/stack.c
index c00e86c76..78bfc4bcb 100644
--- a/src/core/stack.c
+++ b/src/core/stack.c
@@ -1183,6 +1183,27 @@ window_contains_point (MetaWindow *window,
   return POINT_IN_RECT (root_x, root_y, rect);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+window_can_get_default_focus (MetaWindow *window)
+{
+  if (window->unmaps_pending > 0)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (window->unmanaging)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (!(window->input || window->take_focus))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (!meta_window_should_be_showing (window))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (window->type == META_WINDOW_DOCK)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static MetaWindow*
 get_default_focus_window (MetaStack     *stack,
                           MetaWorkspace *workspace,
@@ -1210,24 +1231,12 @@ get_default_focus_window (MetaStack     *stack,
       if (window == not_this_one)
         continue;
 
-      if (window->unmaps_pending > 0)
-        continue;
-
-      if (window->unmanaging)
-        continue;
-
-      if (!(window->input || window->take_focus))
-        continue;
-
-      if (!meta_window_should_be_showing (window))
+      if (!window_can_get_default_focus (window))
         continue;
 
       if (must_be_at_point && !window_contains_point (window, root_x, root_y))
         continue;
 
-      if (window->type == META_WINDOW_DOCK)
-        continue;
-
       return window;
     }
 
@@ -1282,6 +1291,26 @@ meta_stack_list_windows (MetaStack     *stack,
   return workspace_windows;
 }
 
+GList *
+meta_stack_get_default_focus_candidates (MetaStack     *stack,
+                                         MetaWorkspace *workspace)
+{
+  GList *windows = meta_stack_list_windows (stack, workspace);
+  GList *l;
+
+  for (l = windows; l;)
+    {
+      GList *next = l->next;
+
+      if (!window_can_get_default_focus (l->data))
+        windows = g_list_delete_link (windows, l);
+
+      l = next;
+    }
+
+  return windows;
+}
+
 int
 meta_stack_windows_cmp  (MetaStack  *stack,
                          MetaWindow *window_a,
diff --git a/src/core/stack.h b/src/core/stack.h
index d97606742..b8dc78229 100644
--- a/src/core/stack.h
+++ b/src/core/stack.h
@@ -337,6 +337,21 @@ MetaWindow* meta_stack_get_default_focus_window_at_point (MetaStack     *stack,
                                                           int            root_x,
                                                           int            root_y);
 
+/**
+ * meta_stack_get_default_focus_candidates:
+ * @stack: The stack to examine.
+ * @workspace: If not %NULL, only windows on this workspace will be
+ *             returned; otherwise all windows in the stack will be
+ *             returned.
+ *
+ * Returns all the focus candidate windows in the stack, in order.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer container) (element-type Meta.Window):
+ *     A #GList of #MetaWindow, in stacking order, honouring layers.
+ */
+GList *     meta_stack_get_default_focus_candidates (MetaStack     *stack,
+                                                     MetaWorkspace *workspace);
+
 /**
  * meta_stack_list_windows:
  * @stack: The stack to examine.