--- /dev/null
+++ libindicator/indicator-object-enum-types.c.template
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*** BEGIN file-header ***/
+#include "indicator-object-enum-types.h"
+/*** END file-header ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN file-production ***/
+/* enumerations from "@filename@" */
+#include "@filename@"
+/*** END file-production ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN value-header ***/
+GType
+@enum_name@_get_type (void) {
+  static GType enum_type_id = 0;
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (!enum_type_id))
+    {
+      static const G@Type@Value values[] = {
+/*** END value-header ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN value-production ***/
+        { @VALUENAME@, "@VALUENAME@", "@valuenick@" },
+/*** END value-production ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN value-tail ***/
+        { 0, NULL, NULL }
+      };
+      enum_type_id = g_@type@_register_static (g_intern_static_string ("@EnumName@"), values);
+    }
+  return enum_type_id;
+}
+/*** END value-tail ***/
--- /dev/null
+++ libindicator/indicator-object-enum-types.h.template
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*** BEGIN file-header ***/
+
+#ifndef __INDICATOR_OBJECT_ENUM_TYPES_H__
+#define __INDICATOR_OBJECT_ENUM_TYPES_H__
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/*** END file-header ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN file-production ***/
+/* enumerations from "@filename@" */
+/*** END file-production ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN file-tail ***/
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* !__INDICATOR_OBJECT_ENUM_TYPES_H__ */
+/*** END file-tail ***/
+
+/*** BEGIN value-header ***/
+
+GType @enum_name@_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+#define INDICATOR_OBJECT_TYPE_@ENUMSHORT@ (@enum_name@_get_type())
+
+/*** END value-header ***/