diff --git a/gdk/gdkevents.c b/gdk/gdkevents.c
index cc6cb5e358..ca72b9c75e 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkevents.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkevents.c
@@ -1198,6 +1198,59 @@ gdk_event_get_root_coords (const GdkEvent *event,
   return fetched;
 }
 
+void
+gdk_event_set_coords (GdkEvent *event,
+                      gdouble   x,
+                      gdouble   y)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (event != NULL);
+
+  switch (event->type)
+    {
+    case GDK_CONFIGURE:
+      event->configure.x = x;
+      event->configure.y = y;
+      break;
+    case GDK_ENTER_NOTIFY:
+    case GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY:
+      event->crossing.x = x;
+      event->crossing.y = y;
+      break;
+    case GDK_SCROLL:
+      event->scroll.x = x;
+      event->scroll.y = y;
+      break;
+    case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS:
+    case GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS:
+    case GDK_3BUTTON_PRESS:
+    case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+      event->button.x = x;
+      event->button.y = y;
+      break;
+    case GDK_TOUCH_BEGIN:
+    case GDK_TOUCH_UPDATE:
+    case GDK_TOUCH_END:
+    case GDK_TOUCH_CANCEL:
+      event->touch.x = x;
+      event->touch.y = y;
+      break;
+    case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
+      event->motion.x = x;
+      event->motion.y = y;
+      break;
+    case GDK_TOUCHPAD_SWIPE:
+      event->touchpad_swipe.x = x;
+      event->touchpad_swipe.y = y;
+      break;
+    case GDK_TOUCHPAD_PINCH:
+      event->touchpad_pinch.x = x;
+      event->touchpad_pinch.y = y;
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * gdk_event_get_button:
  * @event: a #GdkEvent
diff --git a/gdk/gdkevents.h b/gdk/gdkevents.h
index e7ebcc2eeb..8ff9613777 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkevents.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkevents.h
@@ -1461,6 +1461,10 @@ GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 gboolean  gdk_event_get_coords		(const GdkEvent  *event,
 					 gdouble	 *x_win,
 					 gdouble	 *y_win);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_90
+void      gdk_event_set_coords          (GdkEvent *event,
+                                         gdouble   x,
+                                         gdouble   y);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 gboolean  gdk_event_get_root_coords	(const GdkEvent *event,
 					 gdouble	*x_root,