diff --git a/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala b/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala
index 989b280c4..07eae8ded 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
     }
 
     public bool overview_mode { get; construct; }
-    public GestureTracker? gesture_tracker { get; construct; }
+    public GestureTracker gesture_tracker { get; construct; }
     private float _monitor_scale_factor = 1.0f;
     public float monitor_scale_factor {
         get {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
     private Clutter.Actor window_icon;
     private Tooltip window_title;
 
-    public WindowClone (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window window, GestureTracker? gesture_tracker, float scale, bool overview_mode = false) {
+    public WindowClone (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window window, GestureTracker gesture_tracker, float scale, bool overview_mode = false) {
         Object (
             display: display,
             window: window,
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WindowCloneContainer.vala b/src/Widgets/WindowCloneContainer.vala
index 0e9bdea6a..3431c5616 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WindowCloneContainer.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WindowCloneContainer.vala
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Gala {
         public int padding_bottom { get; set; default = 12; }
 
         public Meta.Display display { get; construct; }
-        public GestureTracker? gesture_tracker { get; construct; }
+        public GestureTracker gesture_tracker { get; construct; }
         public bool overview_mode { get; construct; }
 
         private float _monitor_scale = 1.0f;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Gala {
          */
         private unowned WindowClone? current_window = null;
 
-        public WindowCloneContainer (Meta.Display display, GestureTracker? gesture_tracker, float scale, bool overview_mode = false) {
+        public WindowCloneContainer (Meta.Display display, GestureTracker gesture_tracker, float scale, bool overview_mode = false) {
             Object (display: display, gesture_tracker: gesture_tracker, monitor_scale: scale, overview_mode: overview_mode);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WindowOverview.vala b/src/Widgets/WindowOverview.vala
index 3d349045d..dda2272e9 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WindowOverview.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WindowOverview.vala
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ public class Gala.WindowOverview : Clutter.Actor, ActivatableComponent {
     private const int BOTTOM_GAP = 100;
 
     public WindowManager wm { get; construct; }
+    public GestureTracker gesture_tracker { get; construct; } // Currently only used to allow us to use GesturePropertyTransitions
 
     private ModalProxy modal_proxy;
     // the workspaces which we expose right now
     private List<Meta.Workspace> workspaces;
     private WindowCloneContainer window_clone_container;
 
-    public WindowOverview (WindowManager wm) {
-        Object (wm : wm);
+    public WindowOverview (WindowManager wm, GestureTracker gesture_tracker) {
+        Object (wm : wm, gesture_tracker: gesture_tracker);
     }
 
     construct {
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowOverview : Clutter.Actor, ActivatableComponent {
             var geometry = display.get_monitor_geometry (i);
             var scale = display.get_monitor_scale (i);
 
-            window_clone_container = new WindowCloneContainer (display, null, scale, true) {
+            window_clone_container = new WindowCloneContainer (display, gesture_tracker, scale, true) {
                 padding_top = TOP_GAP,
                 padding_left = BORDER,
                 padding_right = BORDER,
diff --git a/src/WindowManager.vala b/src/WindowManager.vala
index 52478722f..9819565d9 100644
--- a/src/WindowManager.vala
+++ b/src/WindowManager.vala
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ namespace Gala {
             if (plugin_manager.window_overview_provider == null
                 || (window_overview = (plugin_manager.get_plugin (plugin_manager.window_overview_provider) as ActivatableComponent)) == null
             ) {
-                window_overview = new WindowOverview (this);
+                window_overview = new WindowOverview (this, gesture_tracker);
                 ui_group.add_child ((Clutter.Actor) window_overview);
             }