diff --git a/objects/selection_acquire.c b/objects/selection_acquire.c
index c51ab658d..378928ac6 100644
--- a/objects/selection_acquire.c
+++ b/objects/selection_acquire.c
@@ -20,10 +20,109 @@
  */
 
 #include "objects/selection_acquire.h"
+#include "common/luaobject.h"
+#include "globalconf.h"
+
+#define REGISTRY_ACQUIRE_TABLE_INDEX "awesome_selection_acquires"
+
+typedef struct selection_acquire_t
+{
+    LUA_OBJECT_HEADER
+    /** Window used for owning the selection. */
+    xcb_window_t window;
+    /** Timestamp used for acquiring the selection. */
+    xcb_timestamp_t timestamp;
+    /** Reference in the special table to this object. */
+    int ref;
+} selection_acquire_t;
+
+static lua_class_t selection_acquire_class;
+LUA_OBJECT_FUNCS(selection_acquire_class, selection_acquire_t, selection_acquire)
+
+static void
+selection_acquire_wipe(selection_acquire_t *selection)
+{
+    if (selection->window != XCB_NONE)
+        xcb_destroy_window(globalconf.connection, selection->window);
+}
+
+static int
+luaA_selection_acquire_new(lua_State *L)
+{
+    size_t name_length;
+    const char *name;
+    xcb_intern_atom_reply_t *reply;
+    xcb_get_selection_owner_reply_t *selection_reply;
+    xcb_atom_t name_atom;
+    selection_acquire_t *selection;
+
+    name = luaL_checklstring(L, 2, &name_length);
+
+    /* Create a selection object */
+    selection = (void *) selection_acquire_class.allocator(L);
+    selection->window = xcb_generate_id(globalconf.connection);
+    xcb_create_window(globalconf.connection, globalconf.screen->root_depth,
+            selection->window, globalconf.screen->root, -1, -1, 1, 1, 0,
+            XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT, globalconf.screen->root_visual, 0, NULL);
+
+    /* Get the atom identifying the selection */
+    reply = xcb_intern_atom_reply(globalconf.connection,
+            xcb_intern_atom_unchecked(globalconf.connection, false, name_length, name),
+            NULL);
+    name_atom = reply ? reply->atom : XCB_NONE;
+    p_delete(&reply);
+
+    /* Try to acquire the selection */
+    selection->timestamp = globalconf.timestamp;
+    xcb_set_selection_owner(globalconf.connection, selection->window, name_atom, selection->timestamp);
+    selection_reply = xcb_get_selection_owner_reply(globalconf.connection,
+            xcb_get_selection_owner(globalconf.connection, name_atom),
+            NULL);
+    if (selection_reply == NULL || selection_reply->owner != selection->window) {
+        /* Acquiring the selection failed, return nothing */
+        p_delete(&selection_reply);
+
+        xcb_destroy_window(globalconf.connection, selection->window);
+        selection->window = XCB_NONE;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Everything worked, register the object in table */
+    lua_pushliteral(L, REGISTRY_ACQUIRE_TABLE_INDEX);
+    lua_rawget(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+    lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
+    selection->ref = luaL_ref(L, -2);
+    lua_pop(L, 1);
+
+    return 1;
+}
 
 void
 selection_acquire_class_setup(lua_State *L)
 {
+    static const struct luaL_Reg selection_acquire_methods[] =
+    {
+        { "__call", luaA_selection_acquire_new },
+        { NULL, NULL }
+    };
+
+    static const struct luaL_Reg selection_acquire_meta[] =
+    {
+        LUA_OBJECT_META(selection_acquire)
+        LUA_CLASS_META
+        { NULL, NULL }
+    };
+
+    /* Store a table in the registry that tracks active selection_acquire_t. */
+    lua_pushliteral(L, REGISTRY_ACQUIRE_TABLE_INDEX);
+    lua_newtable(L);
+    lua_rawset(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+
+    luaA_class_setup(L, &selection_acquire_class, "selection_acquire", NULL,
+            (lua_class_allocator_t) selection_acquire_new,
+            (lua_class_collector_t) selection_acquire_wipe, NULL,
+            luaA_class_index_miss_property, luaA_class_newindex_miss_property,
+            selection_acquire_methods, selection_acquire_meta);
 }
 
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