diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index a152f8389..9b7eacbfa 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ enum
   REALIZE,
   UNREALIZE,
   QUEUE_REDRAW,
+  QUEUE_RELAYOUT,
   EVENT,
   CAPTURED_EVENT,
   BUTTON_PRESS_EVENT,
@@ -1609,6 +1610,23 @@ clutter_actor_real_queue_redraw (ClutterActor *self,
     }
 }
 
+void
+clutter_actor_real_queue_relayout (ClutterActor *self)
+{
+  ClutterActorPrivate *priv = self->priv;
+
+  priv->needs_width_request  = TRUE;
+  priv->needs_height_request = TRUE;
+  priv->needs_allocation     = TRUE;
+
+  /* always repaint also (no-op if not mapped) */
+  clutter_actor_queue_redraw (self);
+
+  /* We need to go all the way up the hierarchy */
+  if (priv->parent_actor)
+    clutter_actor_queue_relayout (priv->parent_actor);
+}
+
 /* like ClutterVertex, but with a w component */
 typedef struct {
   gfloat x;
@@ -3851,6 +3869,32 @@ clutter_actor_class_init (ClutterActorClass *klass)
 		  G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
                   CLUTTER_TYPE_ACTOR);
 
+  /**
+   * ClutterActor::queue-relayout
+   * @actor: the actor being queued for relayout
+   *
+   * The ::queue_layout signal is emitted when clutter_actor_queue_relayout()
+   * is called on an actor.
+   *
+   * The default implementation for #ClutterActor chains up to the
+   * parent actor and queues a relayout on the parent, thus "bubbling"
+   * the relayout queue up through the actor graph.
+   *
+   * The main purpose of this signal is to allow relayout to be propagated
+   * properly in the procense of #ClutterClone actors. Applications will
+   * not normally need to connect to this signal.
+   *
+   * Since: 1.2
+   */
+  actor_signals[QUEUE_RELAYOUT] =
+    g_signal_new (I_("queue-relayout"),
+		  G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (object_class),
+		  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+		  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (ClutterActorClass, queue_relayout),
+		  NULL, NULL,
+		  clutter_marshal_VOID__VOID,
+		  G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
+
   /**
    * ClutterActor::event:
    * @actor: the actor which received the event
@@ -4262,6 +4306,7 @@ clutter_actor_class_init (ClutterActorClass *klass)
   klass->get_preferred_height = clutter_actor_real_get_preferred_height;
   klass->allocate = clutter_actor_real_allocate;
   klass->queue_redraw = clutter_actor_real_queue_redraw;
+  klass->queue_relayout = clutter_actor_real_queue_relayout;
   klass->apply_transform = clutter_actor_real_apply_transform;
 }
 
@@ -4385,16 +4430,7 @@ clutter_actor_queue_relayout (ClutterActor *self)
       priv->needs_allocation)
     return; /* save some cpu cycles */
 
-  priv->needs_width_request  = TRUE;
-  priv->needs_height_request = TRUE;
-  priv->needs_allocation     = TRUE;
-
-  /* always repaint also (no-op if not mapped) */
-  clutter_actor_queue_redraw (self);
-
-  /* We need to go all the way up the hierarchy */
-  if (priv->parent_actor)
-    clutter_actor_queue_relayout (priv->parent_actor);
+  g_signal_emit (self, actor_signals[QUEUE_RELAYOUT], 0);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.h b/clutter/clutter-actor.h
index bd3407b71..d3e28a91b 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct _ClutterActor
  * @captured_event: signal class closure for #ClutterActor::captured-event
  * @key_focus_in: signal class closure for #ClutterActor::focus-in
  * @key_focus_out: signal class closure for #ClutterActor::focus-out
+ * @queue_relayout: class handler for #ClutterActor::queue-relayout
  *
  * Base class for actors.
  */
@@ -271,9 +272,11 @@ struct _ClutterActorClass
   void     (* key_focus_in)         (ClutterActor         *actor);
   void     (* key_focus_out)        (ClutterActor         *actor);
 
+  void     (* queue_relayout)       (ClutterActor         *actor);
+
   /*< private >*/
   /* padding for future expansion */
-  gpointer _padding_dummy[32];
+  gpointer _padding_dummy[31];
 };
 
 GType                 clutter_actor_get_type                  (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-clone.c b/clutter/clutter-clone.c
index 78bc4148a..a7cc1b5a7 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-clone.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-clone.c
@@ -313,6 +313,13 @@ clone_source_queue_redraw_cb (ClutterActor *source,
   clutter_actor_queue_redraw (CLUTTER_ACTOR (clone));
 }
 
+static void
+clone_source_queue_relayout_cb (ClutterActor *source,
+				ClutterClone *clone)
+{
+  clutter_actor_queue_relayout (CLUTTER_ACTOR (clone));
+}
+
 static void
 clutter_clone_set_source_internal (ClutterClone *clone,
 				   ClutterActor *source)
@@ -329,6 +336,9 @@ clutter_clone_set_source_internal (ClutterClone *clone,
       g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (priv->clone_source,
 					    (void *) clone_source_queue_redraw_cb,
 					    clone);
+      g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (priv->clone_source,
+					    (void *) clone_source_queue_relayout_cb,
+					    clone);
       g_object_unref (priv->clone_source);
       priv->clone_source = NULL;
     }
@@ -338,6 +348,8 @@ clutter_clone_set_source_internal (ClutterClone *clone,
       priv->clone_source = g_object_ref (source);
       g_signal_connect (priv->clone_source, "queue-redraw",
 			G_CALLBACK (clone_source_queue_redraw_cb), clone);
+      g_signal_connect (priv->clone_source, "queue-relayout",
+			G_CALLBACK (clone_source_queue_relayout_cb), clone);
     }
 
   g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (clone), "source");