diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
index a2a14fa65..3e1208e26 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
@@ -154,4 +154,6 @@ ClutterGrab * clutter_stage_grab_input_only (ClutterStage        *self,
 
 void clutter_stage_invalidate_devices (ClutterStage *stage);
 
+GPtrArray * clutter_stage_get_active_gestures_array (ClutterStage *self);
+
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index dae5ca47e..47f61532c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ typedef struct _ClutterStagePrivate
   GHashTable *pointer_devices;
   GHashTable *touch_sequences;
 
+  GPtrArray *all_active_gestures;
+
   guint actor_needs_immediate_relayout : 1;
 } ClutterStagePrivate;
 
@@ -1263,6 +1265,9 @@ clutter_stage_finalize (GObject *object)
   g_assert (priv->cur_event_emission_chain->len == 0);
   g_array_unref (priv->cur_event_emission_chain);
 
+  g_assert (priv->all_active_gestures->len == 0);
+  g_ptr_array_free (priv->all_active_gestures, TRUE);
+
   g_hash_table_destroy (priv->pointer_devices);
   g_hash_table_destroy (priv->touch_sequences);
 
@@ -1673,6 +1678,8 @@ clutter_stage_init (ClutterStage *self)
     g_hash_table_new_full (NULL, NULL,
                            NULL, (GDestroyNotify) free_pointer_device_entry);
 
+  priv->all_active_gestures = g_ptr_array_sized_new (64);
+
   clutter_actor_set_background_color (CLUTTER_ACTOR (self),
                                       &default_stage_color);
 
@@ -4590,3 +4597,11 @@ clutter_stage_pointing_input_foreach (ClutterStage                 *self,
 
   return TRUE;
 }
+
+GPtrArray *
+clutter_stage_get_active_gestures_array (ClutterStage *self)
+{
+  ClutterStagePrivate *priv = clutter_stage_get_instance_private (self);
+
+  return priv->all_active_gestures;
+}