diff -r f4d353bd5d16 src/events/SDL_windowevents.c
--- a/src/events/SDL_windowevents.c	Thu Nov 27 09:55:34 2014 -0500
+++ b/src/events/SDL_windowevents.c	Fri Nov 28 14:43:57 2014 +0100
@@ -207,4 +207,27 @@
     return (posted);
 }
 
+int
+SDL_SendWindowFlagChangeEvents(SDL_Window * window, Uint32 flags) {
+    int posted;
+
+    if (flags & SDL_WINDOW_MINIMIZED) {
+        posted += SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_MINIMIZED, 0, 0);
+    } else if (flags & SDL_WINDOW_MAXIMIZED) {
+        posted += SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_MAXIMIZED, 0, 0);
+    } else {
+        posted += SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_RESTORED, 0, 0);
+    }
+    if (flags & SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN) {
+        posted += SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_SHOWN, 0, 0);
+    } else {
+        posted += SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_HIDDEN, 0, 0);
+    }
+
+    if (!window) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return (posted);
+}
 /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
diff -r f4d353bd5d16 src/events/SDL_windowevents_c.h
--- a/src/events/SDL_windowevents_c.h	Thu Nov 27 09:55:34 2014 -0500
+++ b/src/events/SDL_windowevents_c.h	Fri Nov 28 14:43:57 2014 +0100
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 extern int SDL_SendWindowEvent(SDL_Window * window, Uint8 windowevent,
                                int data1, int data2);
+extern int SDL_SendWindowFlagChangeEvents(SDL_Window * window, Uint32 flags);
 
 #endif /* _SDL_windowevents_c_h */
 
diff -r f4d353bd5d16 src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c	Thu Nov 27 09:55:34 2014 -0500
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c	Fri Nov 28 14:43:57 2014 +0100
@@ -1075,6 +1075,8 @@
                    because they use the NETWM protocol to notify us of changes.
                  */
                 Uint32 flags = X11_GetNetWMState(_this, xevent.xproperty.window);
+                SDL_SendWindowFlagChangeEvents(data->window, flags);
+
 				if ((flags^data->window->flags) & SDL_WINDOW_HIDDEN ||
 					(flags^data->window->flags) & SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN ) {
                     if (flags & SDL_WINDOW_HIDDEN) {