diff --git a/terminatorlib/container.py b/terminatorlib/container.py
index a009dee2..f133648f 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/container.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/container.py
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ class Container(object):
         """Ensure we still have a reason to exist"""
         raise NotImplementedError('hoover')
 
+    def get_children(self):
+        """Return an ordered list of the children of this Container"""
+        raise NotImplementedError('get_children')
+
     def closeterm(self, widget):
         """Handle the closure of a terminal"""
         try:
diff --git a/terminatorlib/notebook.py b/terminatorlib/notebook.py
index a4516651..ed5fd38c 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/notebook.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/notebook.py
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ class Notebook(Container, gtk.Notebook):
         self.disconnect_child(widget)
         return(True)
 
+    def get_children(self):
+        """Return an ordered list of our children"""
+        children = []
+        for page in xrange(0,self.get_n_pages() - 1):
+            children.append(self.get_nth_page(page))
+        return(children)
+
     def newtab(self, widget=None):
         """Add a new tab, optionally supplying a child widget"""
         maker = Factory()
diff --git a/terminatorlib/paned.py b/terminatorlib/paned.py
index c71084a7..cab3c29b 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/paned.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/paned.py
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ class Paned(Container):
         self.children.remove(widget)
         return(True)
 
+    def get_children(self):
+        """Return an ordered list of our children"""
+        children = []
+        children.append(self.get_child1())
+        children.append(self.get_child2())
+        return(children)
+
     def wrapcloseterm(self, widget):
         """A child terminal has closed, so this container must die"""
         dbg('Paned::wrapcloseterm: Called on %s' % widget)
diff --git a/terminatorlib/window.py b/terminatorlib/window.py
index 8138f0e5..7c36ad16 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/window.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/window.py
@@ -281,6 +281,12 @@ class Window(Container, gtk.Window):
         self.disconnect_child(widget)
         return(True)
 
+    def get_children(self):
+        """Return a single list of our child"""
+        children = []
+        children.append(self.get_child())
+        return(children)
+
     def hoover(self):
         """Ensure we still have a reason to exist"""
         if not self.get_child():