diff --git a/src/compositor/compositor.c b/src/compositor/compositor.c
index 40b9854b7..3673d2439 100644
--- a/src/compositor/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor/compositor.c
@@ -391,6 +391,24 @@ meta_focus_stage_window (MetaScreen *screen,
                                         timestamp);
 }
 
+gboolean
+meta_stage_is_focused (MetaScreen *screen)
+{
+  ClutterStage *stage;
+  Window window;
+
+  stage = CLUTTER_STAGE (meta_get_stage_for_screen (screen));
+  if (!stage)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  window = clutter_x11_get_stage_window (stage);
+
+  if (window == None)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return (screen->display->focus_xwindow == window);
+}
+
 gboolean
 meta_begin_modal_for_plugin (MetaScreen       *screen,
                              MetaPlugin       *plugin,
diff --git a/src/core/display-private.h b/src/core/display-private.h
index a311317a8..0e8142cf5 100644
--- a/src/core/display-private.h
+++ b/src/core/display-private.h
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ struct _MetaDisplay
    * or event that caused this.
    */
   MetaWindow *focus_window;
+  /* For windows we've focused that don't necessarily have an X window,
+   * like the no_focus_window or the stage X window. */
+  Window focus_xwindow;
   gulong focus_serial;
 
   /* last timestamp passed to XSetInputFocus */
diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index 263c70fd1..d8c44fe44 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -1876,11 +1876,12 @@ get_input_event (MetaDisplay *display,
 static void
 update_focus_window (MetaDisplay *display,
                      MetaWindow  *window,
+                     Window       xwindow,
                      gulong       serial)
 {
   display->focus_serial = serial;
 
-  if (window == display->focus_window)
+  if (display->focus_xwindow == xwindow)
     return;
 
   if (display->focus_window)
@@ -1897,11 +1898,13 @@ update_focus_window (MetaDisplay *display,
        */
       previous = display->focus_window;
       display->focus_window = NULL;
+      display->focus_xwindow = None;
 
       meta_window_set_focused_internal (previous, FALSE);
     }
 
   display->focus_window = window;
+  display->focus_xwindow = xwindow;
 
   if (display->focus_window)
     {
@@ -1991,6 +1994,7 @@ request_xserver_input_focus_change (MetaDisplay *display,
 
   update_focus_window (display,
                        meta_window,
+                       xwindow,
                        serial);
 
   meta_error_trap_pop (display);
@@ -2107,7 +2111,9 @@ handle_window_focus_event (MetaDisplay  *display,
 
   if (display->server_focus_serial >= display->focus_serial)
     {
-      update_focus_window (display, focus_window,
+      update_focus_window (display,
+                           focus_window,
+                           focus_window ? focus_window->xwindow : None,
                            display->server_focus_serial);
     }
 }
@@ -2163,6 +2169,7 @@ event_callback (XEvent   *event,
                   display->focus_window->desc);
       update_focus_window (display,
                            meta_display_lookup_x_window (display, display->server_focus_window),
+                           display->server_focus_window,
                            display->server_focus_serial);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/meta/compositor-mutter.h b/src/meta/compositor-mutter.h
index 698f8ded5..a0f5140fd 100644
--- a/src/meta/compositor-mutter.h
+++ b/src/meta/compositor-mutter.h
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ void meta_set_stage_input_region     (MetaScreen    *screen,
 void meta_empty_stage_input_region   (MetaScreen    *screen);
 void meta_focus_stage_window         (MetaScreen    *screen,
                                       guint32        timestamp);
+gboolean meta_stage_is_focused       (MetaScreen    *screen);
 
 #endif