diff --git a/thunar/thunar-file.c b/thunar/thunar-file.c
index a633242..48916a0 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-file.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-file.c
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ static gboolean           thunar_file_info_is_directory        (ThunarxFileInfo
 static GFileInfo         *thunar_file_info_get_file_info       (ThunarxFileInfo        *file_info);
 static GFileInfo         *thunar_file_info_get_filesystem_info (ThunarxFileInfo        *file_info);
 static GFile             *thunar_file_info_get_location        (ThunarxFileInfo        *file_info);
+void                      thunar_file_info_set_emblem          (ThunarxFileInfo        *file_info,
+                                                                const gchar            *emblem_name);
 static void               thunar_file_info_changed             (ThunarxFileInfo        *file_info);
 static gboolean           thunar_file_denies_access_permission (const ThunarFile       *file,
                                                                 ThunarFileMode          usr_permissions,
@@ -245,6 +247,7 @@ thunar_file_info_init (ThunarxFileInfoIface *iface)
   iface->get_file_info = thunar_file_info_get_file_info;
   iface->get_filesystem_info = thunar_file_info_get_filesystem_info;
   iface->get_location = thunar_file_info_get_location;
+  iface->set_emblem = thunar_file_info_set_emblem;
   iface->changed = thunar_file_info_changed;
 }
 
@@ -426,6 +429,25 @@ thunar_file_info_get_location (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info)
 
 
 
+void
+thunar_file_info_set_emblem (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info,
+                             const gchar     *emblem_name)
+{
+  GList *emblem_names = NULL;
+  
+  if (THUNAR_FILE (file_info)->info == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  emblem_names = g_list_append(emblem_names, g_strdup(emblem_name));
+  thunar_file_set_emblem_names(THUNAR_FILE (file_info), emblem_names);
+
+  /* release the emblem name list */
+  g_list_foreach (emblem_names, (GFunc) g_free, NULL);
+  g_list_free (emblem_names);
+}
+
+
+
 static void
 thunar_file_info_changed (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info)
 {
diff --git a/thunarx/thunarx-file-info.c b/thunarx/thunarx-file-info.c
index 5646024..db4d358 100644
--- a/thunarx/thunarx-file-info.c
+++ b/thunarx/thunarx-file-info.c
@@ -349,6 +349,23 @@ thunarx_file_info_get_location (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * thunarx_file_info_set_emblem:
+ * @file_info : a #ThunarxFileInfo.
+ * @emblem_name : The emblem name to set
+ *
+ * Applies an emblem to a file or folder
+ *
+ **/
+void
+thunarx_file_info_set_emblem (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info,
+                              const gchar           *emblem_name)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (THUNARX_IS_FILE_INFO (file_info), FALSE);
+  (*THUNARX_FILE_INFO_GET_IFACE (file_info)->set_emblem) (file_info, emblem_name);
+}
+
+
 
 /**
  * thunarx_file_info_changed:
diff --git a/thunarx/thunarx-file-info.h b/thunarx/thunarx-file-info.h
index 13a7001..c913e44 100644
--- a/thunarx/thunarx-file-info.h
+++ b/thunarx/thunarx-file-info.h
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ struct _ThunarxFileInfoIface
   GFile     *(*get_location)        (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info);
 
   /*< private >*/
-  void (*reserved0) (void);
+  void (*set_emblem)                (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info,
+                                     const gchar     *emblem_name);
+                                     
   void (*reserved1) (void);
   void (*reserved2) (void);
   void (*reserved3) (void);
@@ -117,13 +119,16 @@ gchar     *thunarx_file_info_get_uri_scheme      (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info);
 gchar     *thunarx_file_info_get_mime_type       (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info);
 gboolean   thunarx_file_info_has_mime_type       (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info,
                                                   const gchar     *mime_type);
-
+                                                  
 gboolean   thunarx_file_info_is_directory        (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info);
 
 GFileInfo *thunarx_file_info_get_file_info       (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info);
 GFileInfo *thunarx_file_info_get_filesystem_info (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info);
 GFile     *thunarx_file_info_get_location        (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info);
 
+void       thunarx_file_info_set_emblem          (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info,
+                                                  const gchar     *emblem_name);
+
 void       thunarx_file_info_changed             (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info);
 void       thunarx_file_info_renamed             (ThunarxFileInfo *file_info);