diff --git a/client.cpp b/client.cpp
index 4e6d8501ce..fab17397d3 100644
--- a/client.cpp
+++ b/client.cpp
@@ -2692,6 +2692,11 @@ void Client::cloneMode(Client *client)
     setCaption(client->caption());
 }
 
+NETWinInfo * Client::netWinInfo()
+{
+  return static_cast<NETWinInfo *>(info);
+}
+
 
 NoBorderClient::NoBorderClient( Workspace *ws, WId w, QWidget *parent, const char *name )
     : Client( ws, w, parent, name )
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index 81073f6f38..cc4b9d66c1 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Matthias Ettrich <ettrich@kde.org>
 class Workspace;
 class Client;
 class WinInfo;
+class NETWinInfo;
 
 class WindowWrapper : public QWidget
 {
@@ -233,6 +234,8 @@ protected:
     bool propertyNotify( XPropertyEvent& e );
     bool clientMessage( XClientMessageEvent& e );
 
+    NETWinInfo * netWinInfo();
+
 private:
     QSize sizeForWindowSize( const QSize&, bool ignore_height = FALSE ) const;
     void getWmNormalHints();