diff --git a/src/ui/frames.c b/src/ui/frames.c
index f985955b4..18a74a5b6 100644
--- a/src/ui/frames.c
+++ b/src/ui/frames.c
@@ -1126,6 +1126,20 @@ meta_frames_set_title (MetaFrames *frames,
   invalidate_whole_window (frames, frame);
 }
 
+void
+meta_frames_update_frame_style (MetaFrames *frames,
+                                Window      xwindow)
+{
+  MetaUIFrame *frame;
+
+  frame = meta_frames_lookup_window (frames, xwindow);
+
+  g_assert (frame);
+
+  meta_frames_attach_style (frames, frame);
+  invalidate_whole_window (frames, frame);
+}
+
 void
 meta_frames_repaint_frame (MetaFrames *frames,
                            Window      xwindow)
diff --git a/src/ui/frames.h b/src/ui/frames.h
index d1807df93..1010ec46d 100644
--- a/src/ui/frames.h
+++ b/src/ui/frames.h
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ void meta_frames_set_title (MetaFrames *frames,
                             Window      xwindow,
                             const char *title);
 
+void meta_frames_update_frame_style (MetaFrames *frames,
+                                     Window      xwindow);
+
 void meta_frames_repaint_frame (MetaFrames *frames,
                                 Window      xwindow);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.c b/src/ui/ui.c
index 5381b8da8..6cf90303b 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui/ui.c
@@ -444,6 +444,13 @@ meta_ui_unflicker_frame_bg (MetaUI *ui,
                             target_width, target_height);
 }
 
+void
+meta_ui_update_frame_style (MetaUI  *ui,
+                            Window   xwindow)
+{
+  meta_frames_update_frame_style (ui->frames, xwindow);
+}
+
 void
 meta_ui_repaint_frame (MetaUI *ui,
                        Window xwindow)
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.h b/src/ui/ui.h
index 9a33d9dce..f8becc334 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.h
+++ b/src/ui/ui.h
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ void meta_ui_set_frame_title (MetaUI *ui,
                               Window xwindow,
                               const char *title);
 
+void meta_ui_update_frame_style (MetaUI  *ui,
+                                 Window   window);
+
 void meta_ui_repaint_frame (MetaUI *ui,
                             Window xwindow);