diff --git a/protocol/pantheon-desktop-shell-v1.xml b/protocol/pantheon-desktop-shell-v1.xml
index bedbcaf..8b0183e 100644
--- a/protocol/pantheon-desktop-shell-v1.xml
+++ b/protocol/pantheon-desktop-shell-v1.xml
@@ -128,5 +128,14 @@
         by the compositor.
       </description>
     </request>
+
+    <request name="make_monitor_label">
+      <description summary="makes the surface a monitor label for the given monitor">
+        Request to make the surface a monitor label for the given monitor. The surface will be placed
+        in the top left corner of the monitor and will be kept above other surfaces.
+      </description>
+
+      <arg name="monitor_index" type="int" summary="the index of the monitor this surface should label"/>
+    </request>
   </interface>
 </protocol>
diff --git a/protocol/pantheon-desktop-shell.vapi b/protocol/pantheon-desktop-shell.vapi
index 5a6fd47..c5888da 100644
--- a/protocol/pantheon-desktop-shell.vapi
+++ b/protocol/pantheon-desktop-shell.vapi
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@ namespace PantheonDesktop {
         public void set_keep_above ();
         public void make_centered ();
         public void focus ();
+        public void make_monitor_label (int monitor_index);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ExtendedBehavior.vala b/src/ExtendedBehavior.vala
index 2ebb717..aa25e8c 100644
--- a/src/ExtendedBehavior.vala
+++ b/src/ExtendedBehavior.vala
@@ -84,4 +84,22 @@ public interface PantheonWayland.ExtendedBehavior : Gtk.Widget, Gtk.Native {
             warning ("Couldn't focus: ExtendedBehavior surface was null. Did you forget to call connect_to_shell?");
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Tells the wm to make this surface a monitor label. This will cause the surface to be
+     * positioned in the top left corner of the given monitor. The surface will also be kept
+     * above other surfaces.
+     * Should only be called after {@link connect_to_shell}.
+     *
+     * @param monitor_index the index of the monitor this surface will label
+     */
+    public void make_monitor_label (int monitor_index) {
+        unowned PantheonDesktop.ExtendedBehavior? extended_behavior = get_data ("-pantheon-wayland-extended-behavior");
+        if (extended_behavior == null) {
+            warning ("Couldn't make monitor label: ExtendedBehavior surface was null. Did you forget to call connect_to_shell?");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        extended_behavior.make_monitor_label (monitor_index);
+    }
 }