diff --git a/src/group/tab.c b/src/group/tab.c
index a426762..39b1128 100644
--- a/src/group/tab.c
+++ b/src/group/tab.c
@@ -641,6 +641,29 @@ void groupHandleTextFade(GroupSelection *group, int msSinceLastPaint)
 }
 
 /*
+ * groupTabChangeActivateEvent
+ * 
+ * Description: Creates a compiz event to let other plugins know about
+ * the starting and ending point of the tab changing animation
+ */
+static void
+groupTabChangeActivateEvent (CompScreen *s,
+		     Bool	activating)
+{
+    CompOption o[2];
+
+    o[0].type = CompOptionTypeInt;
+    o[0].name = "root";
+    o[0].value.i = s->root;
+
+    o[1].type = CompOptionTypeBool;
+    o[1].name = "active";
+    o[1].value.b = activating;
+
+    (*s->display->handleCompizEvent) (s->display, "group", "tabChangeActivate", o, 2);
+}
+
+/*
  * groupHandleTabChange
  *
  * Description:
@@ -699,6 +722,8 @@ groupHandleTabChange(CompScreen *s, GroupSelection *group)
 		//we use only the half time here - the second half will be PaintFadeOut
 		group->changeAnimationTime = groupGetChangeAnimationTime(s) * 500;
 		
+		groupTabChangeActivateEvent(s, TRUE);
+
 		group->changeState = PaintFadeIn;
 				
 		group->changeTab = FALSE;
@@ -754,6 +779,8 @@ groupHandleAnimation(CompScreen *s, GroupSelection *group)
 
 	if (group->changeState == PaintFadeOut && group->changeAnimationTime <= 0)
 	{
+		groupTabChangeActivateEvent(s, FALSE);
+
 		int oldChangeAnimationTime = group->changeAnimationTime;
 		
 		if (group->prevTopTab)