diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index f9ed0f14..fcce67e1 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -144,12 +144,38 @@ event_handle_button(void *data, xcb_connection_t *connection, xcb_button_press_e
             ev->event_x -= wibox->sw.geometry.x;
             ev->event_y -= wibox->sw.geometry.y;
         }
+
+        /* check if we match a binding on the wibox */
+        button_array_t *b = &wibox->buttons;
+
+        for(int i = 0; i < b->len; i++)
+            if(ev->detail == b->tab[i]->button
+               && XUTIL_MASK_CLEAN(ev->state) == b->tab[i]->mod)
+                switch(ev->response_type)
+                {
+                  case XCB_BUTTON_PRESS:
+                    if(b->tab[i]->press != LUA_REFNIL)
+                    {
+                        luaA_wibox_userdata_new(globalconf.L, wibox);
+                        luaA_dofunction(globalconf.L, b->tab[i]->press, 1, 0);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                  case XCB_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+                    if(b->tab[i]->release != LUA_REFNIL)
+                    {
+                        luaA_wibox_userdata_new(globalconf.L, wibox);
+                        luaA_dofunction(globalconf.L, b->tab[i]->release, 1, 0);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+
+        /* then try to match a widget binding */
         if((w = widget_getbycoords(wibox->position, &wibox->widgets,
                                    wibox->sw.geometry.width,
                                    wibox->sw.geometry.height,
                                    &ev->event_x, &ev->event_y)))
         {
-            button_array_t *b = &w->buttons;
+            b = &w->buttons;
 
             for(int i = 0; i < b->len; i++)
                 if(ev->detail == b->tab[i]->button
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 3c685cec..13ef6dd3 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ typedef struct
     bool need_update;
     /** Cursor */
     char *cursor;
+    /** Button bindings */
+    button_array_t buttons;
 } wibox_t;
 ARRAY_TYPE(wibox_t *, wibox)
 
diff --git a/wibox.c b/wibox.c
index a1a6df1b..9a460deb 100644
--- a/wibox.c
+++ b/wibox.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ void
 wibox_delete(wibox_t **wibox)
 {
     simplewindow_wipe(&(*wibox)->sw);
+    button_array_wipe(&(*wibox)->buttons);
     luaL_unref(globalconf.L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, (*wibox)->widgets_table);
     widget_node_array_wipe(&(*wibox)->widgets);
     p_delete(wibox);
@@ -1053,6 +1054,28 @@ luaA_wibox_newindex(lua_State *L)
     return 0;
 }
 
+/** Get or set mouse buttons bindings to a wibox.
+ * \param L The Lua VM state.
+ * \luastack
+ * \lvalue A wibox.
+ * \lparam An array of mouse button bindings objects, or nothing.
+ * \return The array of mouse button bindings objects of this wibox.
+ */
+static int
+luaA_wibox_buttons(lua_State *L)
+{
+    wibox_t **wibox = luaA_checkudata(L, 1, "wibox");
+    button_array_t *buttons = &(*wibox)->buttons;
+
+    if(lua_gettop(L) == 2)
+    {
+        luaA_button_array_set(L, 2, buttons);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return luaA_button_array_get(L, buttons);
+}
+
 const struct luaL_reg awesome_wibox_methods[] =
 {
     { "__call", luaA_wibox_new },
@@ -1060,6 +1083,7 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_wibox_methods[] =
 };
 const struct luaL_reg awesome_wibox_meta[] =
 {
+    { "buttons", luaA_wibox_buttons },
     { "geometry", luaA_wibox_geometry },
     { "__index", luaA_wibox_index },
     { "__newindex", luaA_wibox_newindex },