diff --git a/src/IconButton.cc b/src/IconButton.cc
index d1f14514..d2bf4d30 100644
--- a/src/IconButton.cc
+++ b/src/IconButton.cc
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ void IconButton::refreshEverything(bool setup) {
 
 void IconButton::clientTitleChanged() {
     refreshEverything(true);
+    m_title_changed.emit();
 
     if (m_has_tooltip)
         showTooltip();
diff --git a/src/IconButton.hh b/src/IconButton.hh
index 36781d12..957374e4 100644
--- a/src/IconButton.hh
+++ b/src/IconButton.hh
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public:
 
     bool setOrientation(FbTk::Orientation orient);
 
+    const FbTk::Signal<> &titleChanged() { return m_title_changed; }
+
 protected:
     void drawText(int x, int y, FbTk::FbDrawable *drawable_override);
 private:
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ private:
     // cached pixmaps
     FbTk::CachedPixmap m_pm;
     FbTk::SignalTracker m_signals;
+    FbTk::Signal<> m_title_changed;
 };
 
 #endif // ICONBUTTON_HH