diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc
index 30e386540b..cc7923feab 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.cc
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ void Window::BuildPrototype(v8::Isolate* isolate,
       .SetMethod("capturePage", &Window::CapturePage)
       .SetMethod("print", &Window::Print)
       .SetMethod("setProgressBar", &Window::SetProgressBar)
+      .SetMethod("setOverlayIcon", &Window::SetOverlayIcon)
       .SetMethod("setAutoHideMenuBar", &Window::SetAutoHideMenuBar)
       .SetMethod("isMenuBarAutoHide", &Window::IsMenuBarAutoHide)
       .SetMethod("setMenuBarVisibility", &Window::SetMenuBarVisibility)
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h
index 494519d28f..d81a3470b7 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_window.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class Window : public mate::EventEmitter,
   void CapturePage(mate::Arguments* args);
   void Print(mate::Arguments* args);
   void SetProgressBar(double progress);
+  void SetOverlayIcon(gfx::ImageSkia& overlay, const std::string& description);
   void SetAutoHideMenuBar(bool auto_hide);
   bool IsMenuBarAutoHide();
   void SetMenuBarVisibility(bool visible);
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window.h b/atom/browser/native_window.h
index 0f3a8deb7b..0a9ecaf00d 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window.h
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class NativeWindow : public brightray::DefaultWebContentsDelegate,
   virtual bool HasModalDialog();
   virtual gfx::NativeWindow GetNativeWindow() = 0;
   virtual void SetProgressBar(double progress) = 0;
+  virtual void SetOverlayIcon(gfx::ImageSkia& overlay, const std::string& description) = 0;
 
   virtual bool IsClosed() const { return is_closed_; }
   virtual void OpenDevTools();
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
index db4090b269..3d3b857ec3 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ void NativeWindowViews::SetProgressBar(double progress) {
 #endif
 }
 
-void NativeWindowViews::SetOverlayIcon(gfx::ImageSkia& overlay, std::string& description) {
+void NativeWindowViews::SetOverlayIcon(gfx::ImageSkia& overlay, const std::string& description) {
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
   if (base::win::GetVersion() < base::win::VERSION_WIN7)
     return;