3 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libdbusmenu-glib/dbus-menu.xml b/libdbusmenu-glib/dbus-menu.xml
index efb55d4..a36c148 100644
--- a/libdbusmenu-glib/dbus-menu.xml
+++ b/libdbusmenu-glib/dbus-menu.xml
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ License version 3 and version 2.1 along with this program.  If not, see
 
 			@li "clicked"
 			@li "hovered"
+			@li "opened"
+			@li "closed"
 
 			Vendor specific events can be added by prefixing them with "x-<vendor>-"
 			]]></dox:d>
diff --git a/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.c b/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.c
index 2e5a345..70b5fd2 100644
--- a/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.c
+++ b/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ get_property (GObject * obj, guint id, GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
 static void
 handle_event (DbusmenuMenuitem * mi, const gchar * name, GVariant * value, guint timestamp)
 {
-	if (g_strcmp0(name, "clicked") == 0) {
+	if (g_strcmp0(name, DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_EVENT_ACTIVATED) == 0) {
 		g_signal_emit(G_OBJECT(mi), signals[ITEM_ACTIVATED], 0, timestamp, TRUE);
 	}
 
diff --git a/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.h b/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.h
index f4eb989..afd1d4e 100644
--- a/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.h
+++ b/libdbusmenu-glib/menuitem.h
@@ -267,6 +267,32 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  */
 #define DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_CHILD_DISPLAY_SUBMENU      "submenu"
 
+/**
+ * DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_EVENT_ACTIVATED:
+ *
+ * String for the event identifier when a menu item is clicked
+ * on by the user.
+ */
+#define DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_EVENT_ACTIVATED            "clicked"
+
+/**
+ * DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_EVENT_OPENED:
+ *
+ * String for the event identifier when a menu is opened and
+ * displayed to the user.  Only valid for items that contain
+ * submenus.
+ */
+#define DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_EVENT_OPENED               "opened"
+
+/**
+ * DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_EVENT_CLOSED:
+ *
+ * String for the event identifier when a menu is closed and
+ * displayed to the user.  Only valid for items that contain
+ * submenus.
+ */
+#define DBUSMENU_MENUITEM_EVENT_CLOSED               "closed"
+
 typedef struct _DbusmenuMenuitemPrivate DbusmenuMenuitemPrivate;
 
 /**