diff --git a/lib/awful/util.lua b/lib/awful/util.lua
index ab157171d..3ee1fcb7d 100644
--- a/lib/awful/util.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/util.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ local capi =
     awesome = awesome,
     mouse = mouse
 }
+local floor = math.floor
 
 local util = {}
 util.table = {}
@@ -526,6 +527,13 @@ function util.query_to_pattern(q)
     return s
 end
 
+--- Round a number to an integer.
+-- @tparam number x
+-- @treturn integer
+function util.round(x)
+    return floor(x + 0.5)
+end
+
 return util
 
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