diff --git a/plugins/rotate.c b/plugins/rotate.c
index c19030b..b74c40c 100644
--- a/plugins/rotate.c
+++ b/plugins/rotate.c
@@ -400,6 +400,30 @@ rotateReleaseMoveWindow (CompScreen *s)
     rs->moveWindow = None;
 }
 
+static void rotateEvent(CompScreen *s, 
+			Bool       rotating, 
+			Bool       manual)
+{
+    CompOption o[3];
+
+    o[0].type = CompOptionTypeInt;
+    o[0].name = "root";
+    o[0].value.i = s->root;
+
+    o[1].type = CompOptionTypeBool;
+    o[1].name = "rotating";
+    o[1].value.b = rotating;
+
+    o[2].type = CompOptionTypeBool;
+    o[2].name = "manual";
+    o[2].value.b = manual;
+
+    (*s->display->handleCompizEvent)(s->display, 
+				     "rotate", 
+				     "rotateEvent", 
+				     o, 3);
+}
+
 static void
 rotatePreparePaintScreen (CompScreen *s,
 			  int	     msSinceLastPaint)
@@ -485,6 +509,8 @@ rotatePreparePaintScreen (CompScreen *s,
 		    else
 			tx = (s->hsize * xrot / 360.0f) + 0.5f;
 
+		    rotateEvent (s, FALSE, FALSE);
+
 		    moveScreenViewport (s, tx, 0, TRUE);
 
 		    rs->xrot = 0.0f;
@@ -638,6 +664,10 @@ rotateInitiate (CompDisplay     *d,
 	rs->moving = FALSE;
 	rs->slow   = FALSE;
 
+	/* notify other plugins that rotation starts - if action is
+	   non-NULL, we are called from the 'Initiate rotate' binding */
+	rotateEvent (s, TRUE, (action != NULL));
+
 	if (!rs->grabIndex)
 	{
 	    rs->grabIndex = pushScreenGrab (s, s->invisibleCursor, "rotate");