diff --git a/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.c b/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.c
index 78a483f72..037b290c5 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.c
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@
 #include "clutter-marshal.h"
 #include "clutter-private.h"
 
+#define CLUTTER_BINDING_POOL_CLASS(k)     (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((k), CLUTTER_TYPE_BINDING_POOL, ClutterBindingPoolClass))
+#define CLUTTER_IS_BINDING_POOL_CLASS(k)  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), CLUTTER_TYPE_BINDING_POOL))
+#define CLUTTER_BINDING_POOL_GET_CLASS(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((o), CLUTTER_TYPE_BINDING_POOL, ClutterBindingPoolClass))
+
 #define BINDING_MOD_MASK        ((CLUTTER_SHIFT_MASK   | \
                                   CLUTTER_CONTROL_MASK | \
                                   CLUTTER_MOD1_MASK    | \
@@ -111,19 +115,27 @@
                                   CLUTTER_HYPER_MASK   | \
                                   CLUTTER_META_MASK)   | CLUTTER_RELEASE_MASK)
 
-typedef struct _ClutterBindingEntry ClutterBindingEntry;
+typedef struct _ClutterBindingPoolClass ClutterBindingPoolClass;
+typedef struct _ClutterBindingEntry     ClutterBindingEntry;
 
 static GSList *binding_pools = NULL;
 static GQuark  key_class_bindings = 0;
 
 struct _ClutterBindingPool
 {
+  GObject parent_instance;
+
   gchar *name; /* interned string, do not free */
 
   GSList *entries;
   GHashTable *entries_hash;
 };
 
+struct _ClutterBindingPoolClass
+{
+  GObjectClass parent_class;
+};
+
 struct _ClutterBindingEntry
 {
   gchar *name; /* interned string, do not free */
@@ -136,6 +148,8 @@ struct _ClutterBindingEntry
   guint is_blocked  : 1;
 };
 
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (ClutterBindingPool, clutter_binding_pool, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+
 static guint
 binding_entry_hash (gconstpointer v)
 {
@@ -204,22 +218,37 @@ binding_entry_free (gpointer data)
 }
 
 static void
-binding_pool_free (gpointer data)
+clutter_binding_pool_finalize (GObject *gobject)
 {
-  if (G_LIKELY (data))
-    {
-      ClutterBindingPool *pool = data;
+  ClutterBindingPool *pool = CLUTTER_BINDING_POOL (gobject);
 
-      /* remove from the pools */
-      binding_pools = g_slist_remove (binding_pools, pool);
+  /* remove from the pools */
+  binding_pools = g_slist_remove (binding_pools, pool);
 
-      g_hash_table_destroy (pool->entries_hash);
+  g_hash_table_destroy (pool->entries_hash);
 
-      g_slist_foreach (pool->entries, (GFunc) binding_entry_free, NULL);
-      g_slist_free (pool->entries);
+  g_slist_foreach (pool->entries, (GFunc) binding_entry_free, NULL);
+  g_slist_free (pool->entries);
 
-      g_slice_free (ClutterBindingPool, pool);
-    }
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (clutter_binding_pool_parent_class)->finalize (gobject);
+}
+
+static void
+clutter_binding_pool_class_init (ClutterBindingPoolClass *klass)
+{
+  GObjectClass *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+
+  gobject_class->finalize = clutter_binding_pool_finalize;
+}
+
+static void
+clutter_binding_pool_init (ClutterBindingPool *pool)
+{
+  pool->entries = NULL;
+  pool->entries_hash = g_hash_table_new (binding_entry_hash,
+                                         binding_entry_compare);
+
+  binding_pools = g_slist_prepend (binding_pools, pool);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -253,13 +282,8 @@ clutter_binding_pool_new (const gchar *name)
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  pool = g_slice_new (ClutterBindingPool);
+  pool = g_object_new (CLUTTER_TYPE_BINDING_POOL, NULL);
   pool->name = (gchar *) g_intern_string (name);
-  pool->entries = NULL;
-  pool->entries_hash = g_hash_table_new (binding_entry_hash,
-                                         binding_entry_compare);
-
-  binding_pools = g_slist_prepend (binding_pools, pool);
 
   return pool;
 }
@@ -306,7 +330,7 @@ clutter_binding_pool_get_for_class (gpointer klass)
   pool = clutter_binding_pool_new (G_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME (klass));
   g_dataset_id_set_data_full (klass, key_class_bindings,
                               pool,
-                              binding_pool_free);
+                              g_object_unref);
 
   return pool;
 }
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.h b/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.h
index 55b5273c8..bde939d1d 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-binding-pool.h
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+#define CLUTTER_TYPE_BINDING_POOL       (clutter_binding_pool_get_type ())
+#define CLUTTER_BINDING_POOL(obj)       (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), CLUTTER_TYPE_BINDING_POOL, ClutterBindingPool))
+#define CLUTTER_IS_BINDING_POOL(obj)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), CLUTTER_TYPE_BINDING_POOL))
+
+/**
+ * ClutterBindingPool:
+ *
+ * Container of key bindings. The #ClutterBindingPool struct is
+ * private.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.0
+ */
 typedef struct _ClutterBindingPool      ClutterBindingPool;
 
 /**