diff --git a/windoweffects.cpp b/windoweffects.cpp
index bd7583bd2..952a17ccc 100644
--- a/windoweffects.cpp
+++ b/windoweffects.cpp
@@ -18,15 +18,18 @@
  */
 
 #include "windoweffects.h"
-
 #include <QVarLengthArray>
 
 #include <kwindowsystem.h>
 
 #ifdef Q_WS_X11
-#include <X11/Xlib.h>
-#include <X11/Xatom.h>
-#include <QX11Info>
+    #include <X11/Xlib.h>
+    #include <X11/Xatom.h>
+    #include <X11/Xutil.h>
+    #include <QX11Info>
+
+    #define DASHBOARD_WIN_NAME "dashboard"
+    #define DASHBOARD_WIN_CLASS "dashboard"
 #endif
 
 namespace Plasma
@@ -66,6 +69,10 @@ bool isEffectAvailable(Effect effect)
     case BlurBehind:
         effectName = "_KDE_NET_WM_BLUR_BEHIND_REGION";
         break;
+    case Dashboard:
+        // TODO: Better namespacing for atoms
+        effectName = "_WM_EFFECT_KDE_DASHBOARD";
+        break;
     default:
         return false;
     }
@@ -322,6 +329,16 @@ void enableBlurBehind(WId window, bool enable, const QRegion &region)
 #endif
 }
 
+void markAsDashboard(WId window)
+{
+#ifdef Q_WS_X11
+    XClassHint classHint;
+    classHint.res_name = DASHBOARD_WIN_NAME;
+    classHint.res_class = DASHBOARD_WIN_CLASS;
+    XSetClassHint(QX11Info::display(), window, &classHint);
+#endif
+}
+
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/windoweffects.h b/windoweffects.h
index 470f54876..80534ee5f 100644
--- a/windoweffects.h
+++ b/windoweffects.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ namespace WindowEffects
         PresentWindowsGroup = 4,
         HighlightWindows = 5,
         OverrideShadow = 6,
-        BlurBehind = 7
+        BlurBehind = 7,
+        Dashboard = 8
     };
 
     /**
@@ -145,11 +146,21 @@ namespace WindowEffects
      * excluding any shadow or halo.
      *
      * @param window The window for which to enable the blur effect
-     * @param enable Enable the effect if @a true, disable it if @false 
+     * @param enable Enable the effect if @a true, disable it if @false
      * @param region The region within the window where the background will be blurred
      * @since 4.5
      */
     PLASMA_EXPORT void enableBlurBehind(WId window, bool enable = true, const QRegion &region = QRegion());
+
+    /**
+     * Instructs the window manager to handle the given window as dashboard window as
+     * Dashboard windows should be handled diffrently and may have special effects
+     * applied to them.
+     *
+     * @param window The window for which to enable the blur effect
+     * @since 4.6
+     */
+    PLASMA_EXPORT void markAsDashboard(WId window);
 }
 
 } // namespace Plasma