diff --git a/lib/awful/client.lua.in b/lib/awful/client.lua.in
index 0f96d50f..bf3cd47d 100644
--- a/lib/awful/client.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/client.lua.in
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ function property.set(c, prop, value)
         data.properties[c] = {}
     end
     data.properties[c][prop] = value
-    c:emit_signal("property::floating")
+    c:emit_signal("property::" .. prop)
 end
 
 -- Register standards signals