diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index 7fb02de2e..7ad2b61b4 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -1688,6 +1688,13 @@ set_net_wm_state (MetaWindow *window)
     meta_window_x11_set_net_wm_state (window);
 }
 
+static void
+set_allowed_actions_hint (MetaWindow *window)
+{
+  if (window->client_type == META_WINDOW_CLIENT_TYPE_X11)
+    meta_window_x11_set_allowed_actions_hint (window);
+}
+
 /**
  * meta_window_located_on_workspace:
  * @window: a #MetaWindow
@@ -5730,77 +5737,6 @@ meta_window_frame_size_changed (MetaWindow *window)
     meta_frame_clear_cached_borders (window->frame);
 }
 
-static void
-set_allowed_actions_hint (MetaWindow *window)
-{
-#define MAX_N_ACTIONS 12
-  unsigned long data[MAX_N_ACTIONS];
-  int i;
-
-  i = 0;
-  if (window->has_move_func)
-    {
-      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_MOVE;
-      ++i;
-    }
-  if (window->has_resize_func)
-    {
-      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_RESIZE;
-      ++i;
-    }
-  if (window->has_fullscreen_func)
-    {
-      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_FULLSCREEN;
-      ++i;
-    }
-  if (window->has_minimize_func)
-    {
-      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_MINIMIZE;
-      ++i;
-    }
-  if (window->has_shade_func)
-    {
-      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_SHADE;
-      ++i;
-    }
-  /* sticky according to EWMH is different from mutter's sticky;
-   * mutter doesn't support EWMH sticky
-   */
-  if (window->has_maximize_func)
-    {
-      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_MAXIMIZE_HORZ;
-      ++i;
-      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_MAXIMIZE_VERT;
-      ++i;
-    }
-  /* We always allow this */
-  data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_CHANGE_DESKTOP;
-  ++i;
-  if (window->has_close_func)
-    {
-      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_CLOSE;
-      ++i;
-    }
-
-  /* I guess we always allow above/below operations */
-  data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_ABOVE;
-  ++i;
-  data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_BELOW;
-  ++i;
-
-  g_assert (i <= MAX_N_ACTIONS);
-
-  meta_verbose ("Setting _NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS with %d atoms\n", i);
-
-  meta_error_trap_push (window->display);
-  XChangeProperty (window->display->xdisplay, window->xwindow,
-                   window->display->atom__NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS,
-                   XA_ATOM,
-                   32, PropModeReplace, (guchar*) data, i);
-  meta_error_trap_pop (window->display);
-#undef MAX_N_ACTIONS
-}
-
 static void
 meta_window_get_default_skip_hints (MetaWindow *window,
                                     gboolean   *skip_taskbar_out,
diff --git a/src/x11/window-x11.c b/src/x11/window-x11.c
index 60fc25314..507822cee 100644
--- a/src/x11/window-x11.c
+++ b/src/x11/window-x11.c
@@ -2856,3 +2856,74 @@ meta_window_x11_configure_notify (MetaWindow      *window,
 
   meta_compositor_sync_window_geometry (window->display->compositor, window, FALSE);
 }
+
+void
+meta_window_x11_set_allowed_actions_hint (MetaWindow *window)
+{
+#define MAX_N_ACTIONS 12
+  unsigned long data[MAX_N_ACTIONS];
+  int i;
+
+  i = 0;
+  if (window->has_move_func)
+    {
+      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_MOVE;
+      ++i;
+    }
+  if (window->has_resize_func)
+    {
+      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_RESIZE;
+      ++i;
+    }
+  if (window->has_fullscreen_func)
+    {
+      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_FULLSCREEN;
+      ++i;
+    }
+  if (window->has_minimize_func)
+    {
+      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_MINIMIZE;
+      ++i;
+    }
+  if (window->has_shade_func)
+    {
+      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_SHADE;
+      ++i;
+    }
+  /* sticky according to EWMH is different from mutter's sticky;
+   * mutter doesn't support EWMH sticky
+   */
+  if (window->has_maximize_func)
+    {
+      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_MAXIMIZE_HORZ;
+      ++i;
+      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_MAXIMIZE_VERT;
+      ++i;
+    }
+  /* We always allow this */
+  data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_CHANGE_DESKTOP;
+  ++i;
+  if (window->has_close_func)
+    {
+      data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_CLOSE;
+      ++i;
+    }
+
+  /* I guess we always allow above/below operations */
+  data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_ABOVE;
+  ++i;
+  data[i] = window->display->atom__NET_WM_ACTION_BELOW;
+  ++i;
+
+  g_assert (i <= MAX_N_ACTIONS);
+
+  meta_verbose ("Setting _NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS with %d atoms\n", i);
+
+  meta_error_trap_push (window->display);
+  XChangeProperty (window->display->xdisplay, window->xwindow,
+                   window->display->atom__NET_WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS,
+                   XA_ATOM,
+                   32, PropModeReplace, (guchar*) data, i);
+  meta_error_trap_pop (window->display);
+#undef MAX_N_ACTIONS
+}
diff --git a/src/x11/window-x11.h b/src/x11/window-x11.h
index 29d95b0f5..5c4002482 100644
--- a/src/x11/window-x11.h
+++ b/src/x11/window-x11.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ typedef struct _MetaWindowX11Class MetaWindowX11Class;
 
 void meta_window_x11_set_net_wm_state            (MetaWindow *window);
 void meta_window_x11_set_wm_state                (MetaWindow *window);
+void meta_window_x11_set_allowed_actions_hint    (MetaWindow *window);
 
 void meta_window_x11_update_role                 (MetaWindow *window);
 void meta_window_x11_update_net_wm_type          (MetaWindow *window);