diff --git a/effects/dashboard/dashboard.cpp b/effects/dashboard/dashboard.cpp
index 39a0ad794d..41fe890b32 100644
--- a/effects/dashboard/dashboard.cpp
+++ b/effects/dashboard/dashboard.cpp
@@ -133,4 +133,30 @@ void DashboardEffect::windowActivated( EffectWindow *w )
         }
    }
 
+void DashboardEffect::windowAdded( EffectWindow* w )                                   
+    {                                                                                      
+    propertyNotify( w, atom );        
+
+                                                    
+    if( isDashboard( w ) )                            
+        {                                                                                  
+        // Tell other windowAdded() effects to ignore this window                          
+        w->setData( WindowAddedGrabRole, QVariant::fromValue( static_cast<void*>( this )));
+	w->addRepaintFull();                                                               
+        }   
+    }       
+                                                                                           
+void DashboardEffect::windowClosed( EffectWindow* w )                                  
+    {   
+    propertyNotify( w, atom );        
+
+                                                    
+    if( isDashboard( w ) )                            
+        {      
+        // Tell other windowClosed() effects to ignore this window                          
+        w->setData( WindowClosedGrabRole, QVariant::fromValue( static_cast<void*>( this )));
+	w->addRepaintFull();                                                               
+        }   
+    }
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/effects/dashboard/dashboard.h b/effects/dashboard/dashboard.h
index eec6fc2b30..b0eb8f9b9a 100644
--- a/effects/dashboard/dashboard.h
+++ b/effects/dashboard/dashboard.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class DashboardEffect : public KWin::Effect
         virtual void reconfigure( ReconfigureFlags );
         virtual void unpropagate();
         virtual void windowActivated( EffectWindow *w );
+	virtual void windowAdded( EffectWindow* c );
+        virtual void windowClosed( EffectWindow* c );
     private:
         bool blur;
         bool isDashboard( EffectWindow* w );