diff --git a/shell/list-box-helper.c b/shell/list-box-helper.c
index 6e4ac89eb..415cdde94 100644
--- a/shell/list-box-helper.c
+++ b/shell/list-box-helper.c
@@ -20,6 +20,49 @@
 
 #define MAX_ROWS_VISIBLE 5
 
+struct _CcListBoxRow
+{
+  GtkListBoxRow parent_instance;
+};
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (CcListBoxRow, cc_list_box_row, GTK_TYPE_LIST_BOX_ROW)
+enum
+{
+  BOX_ROW_ACTIVATED,
+  LAST_BOX_ROW_SIGNAL
+};
+static guint cc_list_box_row_signals[LAST_BOX_ROW_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
+static void
+cc_list_box_row_class_init (CcListBoxRowClass *klass)
+{
+  cc_list_box_row_signals[BOX_ROW_ACTIVATED] =
+    g_signal_new ("activated",
+                  CC_TYPE_LIST_BOX_ROW,
+                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                  0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                  G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
+}
+static void cc_list_box_row_init (CcListBoxRow *self) {}
+
+struct _CcListBox
+{
+  GtkListBox parent_instance;
+};
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (CcListBox, cc_list_box, GTK_TYPE_LIST_BOX)
+static void
+cc_list_box_row_activated (GtkListBox *box, GtkListBoxRow *row)
+{
+  if (CC_IS_LIST_BOX_ROW (row))
+    g_signal_emit (row, cc_list_box_row_signals[BOX_ROW_ACTIVATED], 0);
+}
+static void
+cc_list_box_class_init (CcListBoxClass *klass)
+{
+  GtkListBoxClass *parent_class = GTK_LIST_BOX_CLASS (klass);
+  parent_class->row_activated = cc_list_box_row_activated;
+}
+static void cc_list_box_init (CcListBox *self) {}
+
+
 void
 cc_list_box_update_header_func (GtkListBoxRow *row,
                                 GtkListBoxRow *before,
diff --git a/shell/list-box-helper.h b/shell/list-box-helper.h
index 8b480b834..c2a0acc97 100644
--- a/shell/list-box-helper.h
+++ b/shell/list-box-helper.h
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
+#define CC_TYPE_LIST_BOX_ROW (cc_list_box_row_get_type ())
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (CcListBoxRow, cc_list_box_row, CC, LIST_BOX_ROW, GtkListBoxRow)
+
+#define CC_TYPE_LIST_BOX (cc_list_box_get_type ())
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (CcListBox, cc_list_box, CC, LIST_BOX, GtkListBox)
+
 void
 cc_list_box_update_header_func (GtkListBoxRow *row,
                                 GtkListBoxRow *before,