2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/FbTk/FbWindow.cc b/src/FbTk/FbWindow.cc
index 8362733..257447f 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/FbWindow.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/FbWindow.cc
@@ -265,6 +265,13 @@ void FbWindow::setName(const char *name) {
     XStoreName(display(), m_window, name);
 }
 
+void FbWindow::setWindowRole(const char *windowRole) {
+    XTextProperty tp;
+    XStringListToTextProperty(const_cast<char **>(&windowRole), 1, &tp);
+    XSetTextProperty(display(), m_window, &tp, XInternAtom(display(), "WM_WINDOW_ROLE", False));
+    XFree(tp.value);
+}
+
 void FbWindow::setEventMask(long mask) {
     XSelectInput(display(), m_window, mask);
 }
diff --git a/src/FbTk/FbWindow.hh b/src/FbTk/FbWindow.hh
index 9d335fa..3e1c05b 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/FbWindow.hh
+++ b/src/FbTk/FbWindow.hh
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ public:
     virtual void setBorderWidth(unsigned int size);
     /// set window name ("title")
     void setName(const char *name);
+    /// set window role
+    void setWindowRole(const char *windowRole);
     void setEventMask(long mask);
     /// clear window with background pixmap or color
     virtual void clear();