diff --git a/src/events.c b/src/events.c
index d973639..df65b6e 100644
--- a/src/events.c
+++ b/src/events.c
@@ -640,6 +640,21 @@ property_notify (XEvent *ev)
             win->transient = XGetTransientForHint (dpy, win->w, &win->transient_for);
             break;
 
+          case XA_WM_HINTS:
+            PRINT_DEBUG (("Additional hints\n"));
+
+            if (has_urgency_flag (win))
+              {
+                rp_group *g = groups_find_group_by_window (win);
+                rp_window_elem *elem = group_find_window (&g->mapped_windows, win);
+                char* commandStr =  xsprintf ("echo Window %i/%i (%s) wants attention",
+                                               g->number, elem->number, win->wm_name);
+
+                command (0, commandStr);
+                free (commandStr);
+              }
+            break;
+
           default:
             PRINT_DEBUG (("Unhandled property notify event: %ld\n", ev->xproperty.atom));
             break;
diff --git a/src/manage.c b/src/manage.c
index 8aaec31..07a7104 100644
--- a/src/manage.c
+++ b/src/manage.c
@@ -929,3 +929,14 @@ hide_others (rp_window *win)
       hide_window (cur);
     }
 }
+
+/* Return non-zero if window hints have urgency flag set */
+int
+has_urgency_flag (rp_window *win)
+{          
+  XWMHints *hints = XGetWMHints (dpy, win->w);
+  int has_urgency = (hints->flags & XUrgencyHint) == XUrgencyHint;
+
+  XFree (hints);
+  return has_urgency;
+}          
diff --git a/src/manage.h b/src/manage.h
index 6d5f1f5..2e21d21 100644
--- a/src/manage.h
+++ b/src/manage.h
@@ -56,5 +56,6 @@ void unhide_all_windows (void);
 void unhide_window_below (rp_window *win);
 void withdraw_window (rp_window *win);
 void hide_others (rp_window *win);
+int has_urgency_flag (rp_window *win);
 
 #endif /* ! _RATPOISION_MANAGE_H */