diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
index 989af03c5..d3951347f 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ int DialogMargins::bottom() const
 
 DialogProxy::DialogProxy(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent),
-      m_declarativeItemContainer(0)
+      m_declarativeItemContainer(0),
+      m_activeWindow(false)
 {
     m_dialog = new Plasma::Dialog();
     m_margins = new DialogMargins(m_dialog, this);
@@ -225,6 +226,11 @@ int DialogProxy::height() const
     return m_dialog->size().height();
 }
 
+bool DialogProxy::isActiveWindow() const
+{
+    return m_activeWindow;
+}
+
 int DialogProxy::windowFlags() const
 {
     return (int)m_dialog->windowFlags();
@@ -262,6 +268,12 @@ bool DialogProxy::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
         if (re->oldSize().height() != re->size().height()) {
             emit heightChanged();
         }
+    } else if (watched == m_dialog && event->type() == QEvent::WindowActivate) {
+        m_activeWindow = true;
+        emit activeWindowChanged();
+    } else if (watched == m_dialog && event->type() == QEvent::WindowDeactivate) {
+        m_activeWindow = false;
+        emit activeWindowChanged();
     }
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h
index 35500f5ea..5d60d13bc 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h
+++ b/declarativeimports/core/dialog.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class DialogProxy : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(int height READ height NOTIFY heightChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int windowFlags READ windowFlags WRITE setWindowFlags)
     Q_PROPERTY(QObject *margins READ margins CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool activeWindow READ isActiveWindow NOTIFY activeWindowChanged)
 
 public:
     enum WidgetAttribute {
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ public:
     int width() const;
     int height() const;
 
+    bool isActiveWindow() const;
+
     //FIXME: passing an int is ugly
     int windowFlags() const;
     void setWindowFlags(const int);
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void yChanged();
     void widthChanged();
     void heightChanged();
+    void activeWindowChanged();
 
 protected Q_SLOTS:
     void syncMainItem();
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ private:
     DeclarativeItemContainer *m_declarativeItemContainer;
     QWeakPointer<QGraphicsObject> m_mainItem;
     DialogMargins *m_margins;
+    bool m_activeWindow;
 };
 
 #endif