diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d7efc06f..764476aa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ AM_PATH_PYTHON
 AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS(,[AC_MSG_ERROR(could not find Python headers)])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(EXT, gtk+-3.0 gdk-3.0 gdk-pixbuf-2.0 sm ice alsa
-                       librsvg-2.0 xfixes xi x11)
+                       librsvg-2.0 xfixes xi x11 gconf-2.0)
 
 GLIB_MKENUMS=`$PKG_CONFIG glib-2.0 --variable=glib_mkenums`
 AC_SUBST(GLIB_MKENUMS)
diff --git a/src/sugar3/Makefile.am b/src/sugar3/Makefile.am
index 650bf8ec..24630fe9 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/sugar3/Makefile.am
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ libsugarext_la_SOURCES =		\
 	sugar-key-grabber.c		\
 	sugar-key-grabber.h		\
 	sugar-wm.c			\
+    sugar-gconf.c       \
 	$(XDG_MIME_SOURCES)
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = 			\
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = sugar-marshal.list
 -include $(INTROSPECTION_MAKEFILE)
 INTROSPECTION_GIRS = SugarExt-1.0.gir
 INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS = \
-	-D XDG_PREFIX=sugar_mime \	
+	-D XDG_PREFIX=sugar_mime \
         --identifier-prefix=Sugar --symbol-prefix=sugar \
 	--identifier-prefix=EggSM --symbol-prefix=egg_sm \
 	--identifier-prefix=Gsm --symbol-prefix=gsm \
@@ -128,12 +129,14 @@ SugarExt_1_0_gir_FILES = \
 	sugar-key-grabber.h \
 	sugar-grid.c \
 	sugar-grid.h \
-        sugar-wm.c    \
-        sugar-wm.h \
+    sugar-wm.c \
+    sugar-wm.h \
+    sugar-gconf.c \
+    sugar-gconf.h \
 	$(XDG_MIME_SOURCES)
 
-SugarExt_1_0_gir_INCLUDES = Gtk-3.0 Gdk-3.0
-SugarExt_1_0_gir_PACKAGES = gtk+-3.0 gdk-3.0
+SugarExt_1_0_gir_INCLUDES = Gtk-3.0 Gdk-3.0 GConf-2.0
+SugarExt_1_0_gir_PACKAGES = gtk+-3.0 gdk-3.0 gconf-2.0
 SugarExt_1_0_gir_EXPORT_PACKAGES = SugarExt-1.0
 
 girdir = $(datadir)/gir-1.0
diff --git a/src/sugar3/sugar-gconf.c b/src/sugar3/sugar-gconf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..158bea1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sugar3/sugar-gconf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013, Daniel Narvaez
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "sugar-gconf.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * sugar_gconf_client_set_string_list: 
+ * @list: (element-type utf8) (transfer container)
+ */
+void
+sugar_gconf_client_set_string_list(GConfClient *client,
+                                   const char *key,
+                                   GSList *list,
+                                   GError *err)
+{
+    gconf_client_set_list(client, key, GCONF_VALUE_STRING, list, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/src/sugar3/sugar-gconf.h b/src/sugar3/sugar-gconf.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..823ba2a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sugar3/sugar-gconf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013, Daniel Narvaez
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __SUGAR_GCONF_H__
+#define __SUGAR_GCONF_H__
+
+#include <gconf/gconf-client.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+void sugar_gconf_client_set_string_list (GConfClient *client,
+                                         const char *key,
+                                         GSList *list,
+                                         GError *err);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __SUGAR_GCONF_H__ */