diff --git a/src/ipc.c b/src/ipc.c
index 87a62bae5..cc57b8491 100644
--- a/src/ipc.c
+++ b/src/ipc.c
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 #include "e.h"
 
+struct _coords {
+  int xid;
+  int x;
+  int y;
+};
+
+typedef struct _coords coords;
+
 void         e_ipc_init(void);
-static char *e_ipc_get_version(char *argv);
+static void  e_ipc_get_version(int fd);
+static void  e_ipc_move_window(int fd);
 
 void
 e_ipc_init(void)
@@ -16,11 +25,26 @@ e_ipc_init(void)
 
   /* add ipc services or functions clients can use */
   e_add_ipc_service(0, e_ipc_get_version);
+  e_add_ipc_service(1, e_ipc_move_window);
 }
 
-static char 
-*e_ipc_get_version(char *argv)
+static void
+e_ipc_get_version(int fd)
 {
-  printf("e_ipc_get_version service called\n"); fflush(stdout);
-  return "0.17.0";
+  e_ipc_send_data(fd, &VERSION, strlen(VERSION));
+}
+
+static void
+e_ipc_move_window(int fd)
+{
+  coords test;
+  int retval = 0;
+
+  /* get window id and coords to move to */
+  e_ipc_get_data(fd, &test);
+
+  /* move window here */
+
+  /* return failure or success */
+  e_ipc_send_data(fd, &retval, sizeof(retval));
 }