diff --git a/gdk/gdksurface.c b/gdk/gdksurface.c
index 552d5e8bae..589a17dfa7 100644
--- a/gdk/gdksurface.c
+++ b/gdk/gdksurface.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ enum {
   PROP_0,
   PROP_CURSOR,
   PROP_DISPLAY,
+  PROP_FRAME_CLOCK,
   PROP_STATE,
   PROP_MAPPED,
   LAST_PROP
@@ -268,6 +269,13 @@ gdk_surface_class_init (GdkSurfaceClass *klass)
                            GDK_TYPE_DISPLAY,
                            G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
+  properties[PROP_FRAME_CLOCK] =
+      g_param_spec_object ("frame-clock",
+                           P_("Frame Clock"),
+                           P_("Frame Clock"),
+                           GDK_TYPE_FRAME_CLOCK,
+                           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
   properties[PROP_STATE] =
       g_param_spec_flags ("state",
                           P_("State"),
@@ -462,6 +470,10 @@ gdk_surface_set_property (GObject      *object,
       g_assert (surface->display != NULL);
       break;
 
+    case PROP_FRAME_CLOCK:
+      gdk_surface_set_frame_clock (surface, GDK_FRAME_CLOCK (g_value_get_object (value)));
+      break;
+
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -486,6 +498,10 @@ gdk_surface_get_property (GObject    *object,
       g_value_set_object (value, surface->display);
       break;
 
+    case PROP_FRAME_CLOCK:
+      g_value_set_object (value, surface->frame_clock);
+      break;
+
     case PROP_STATE:
       g_value_set_flags (value, surface->state);
       break;