diff --git a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-boot-splash-plugin.h b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-boot-splash-plugin.h
index 8e3d2fac..c5f35547 100644
--- a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-boot-splash-plugin.h
+++ b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-boot-splash-plugin.h
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "ply-answer.h"
-#include "ply-event-loop.h"
-#include "ply-window.h"
 #include "ply-buffer.h"
+#include "ply-event-loop.h"
+#include "ply-trigger.h"
+#include "ply-window.h"
 
 typedef struct _ply_boot_splash_plugin ply_boot_splash_plugin_t;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ typedef struct
   void (* ask_for_password) (ply_boot_splash_plugin_t *plugin,
                              const char               *prompt,
                              ply_answer_t             *answer);
+  void (* become_idle) (ply_boot_splash_plugin_t       *plugin,
+                        ply_trigger_t                  *idle_trigger);
 } ply_boot_splash_plugin_interface_t;
 
 #endif /* PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_PLUGIN_H */
diff --git a/src/ply-boot-splash.c b/src/ply-boot-splash.c
index a9baa3ee..7f606448 100644
--- a/src/ply-boot-splash.c
+++ b/src/ply-boot-splash.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "ply-event-loop.h"
 #include "ply-list.h"
 #include "ply-logger.h"
+#include "ply-trigger.h"
 #include "ply-utils.h"
 
 struct _ply_boot_splash
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ struct _ply_boot_splash
   ply_boot_splash_plugin_t *plugin;
   ply_window_t *window;
   ply_buffer_t *boot_buffer;
+  ply_trigger_t *idle_trigger;
 
   char *module_name;
   char *status;
@@ -290,6 +292,24 @@ ply_boot_splash_attach_to_event_loop (ply_boot_splash_t *splash,
                                  splash); 
 }
 
+void
+ply_boot_splash_become_idle (ply_boot_splash_t                  *splash,
+                             ply_boot_splash_on_idle_handler_t  idle_handler,
+                             void                              *user_data)
+{
+  assert (splash->idle_trigger == NULL);
+
+  if (splash->plugin_interface->become_idle == NULL)
+    {
+      idle_handler (user_data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  splash->idle_trigger = ply_trigger_new ((ply_trigger_handler_t) idle_handler, user_data, &splash->idle_trigger);
+
+  splash->plugin_interface->become_idle (splash->plugin, splash->idle_trigger);
+}
+
 #ifdef PLY_BOOT_SPLASH_ENABLE_TEST
 
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/src/ply-boot-splash.h b/src/ply-boot-splash.h
index aeddc249..5efa6785 100644
--- a/src/ply-boot-splash.h
+++ b/src/ply-boot-splash.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 typedef struct _ply_boot_splash ply_boot_splash_t;
 
+typedef void (* ply_boot_splash_on_idle_handler_t) (void *user_data);
+
 #ifndef PLY_HIDE_FUNCTION_DECLARATIONS
 ply_boot_splash_t *ply_boot_splash_new (const char *module_name,
                                         ply_window_t *window,
@@ -53,6 +55,10 @@ void ply_boot_splash_ask_for_password (ply_boot_splash_t *splash,
 void ply_boot_splash_hide (ply_boot_splash_t *splash);
 void ply_boot_splash_attach_to_event_loop (ply_boot_splash_t *splash,
                                            ply_event_loop_t  *loop);
+void ply_boot_splash_become_idle (ply_boot_splash_t               *splash,
+                                  ply_boot_splash_on_idle_handler_t  idle_handler,
+                                  void                            *user_data);
+
 
 #endif