diff --git a/events.cpp b/events.cpp
index dd65fda83e..bf4dae8111 100644
--- a/events.cpp
+++ b/events.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ void Events::raise( Event e )
     case ResizeEnd:
 	event = "resizeend";
 	break;
+    default:
+        if ((e > DesktopChange) && (e <= DesktopChange+16))
+        {
+           event = QString("desktop%1").arg(e-DesktopChange);
+        }
+        break;
     }
 
     if ( !event )
diff --git a/events.h b/events.h
index aaeb1225b2..5219217044 100644
--- a/events.h
+++ b/events.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ public:
 	MoveStart,
 	MoveEnd,
 	ResizeStart,
-	ResizeEnd
+	ResizeEnd,
+	DesktopChange = 100
     };
 	
     static void raise( Event );
diff --git a/workspace.cpp b/workspace.cpp
index 0ae72138aa..60eb5e577f 100644
--- a/workspace.cpp
+++ b/workspace.cpp
@@ -1881,6 +1881,7 @@ void Workspace::setCurrentDesktop( int new_desktop ){
           optimized Desktop switching: unmapping done from back to front
           mapping done from front to back => less exposure events
         */
+        Events::raise((Events::Event) (Events::DesktopChange+new_desktop));
 
         for ( ClientList::ConstIterator it = stacking_order.begin(); it != stacking_order.end(); ++it) {
             if ( (*it)->isVisible() && !(*it)->isOnDesktop( new_desktop ) ) {