diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inarray.h b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inarray.h
index 08edb4a8a4..d37c76b3ad 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inarray.h
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inarray.h
@@ -271,6 +271,35 @@ EAPI Eina_Bool eina_inarray_insert_at(Eina_Inarray *array,
                                       unsigned int position,
                                       const void *data) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 3);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Opens a space at given position, returning its pointer.
+ * @param array array object
+ * @param position where to insert first member (open/allocate space)
+ * @param member_count how many times member_size bytes will be allocated.
+ * @return pointer to first member memory allocated or @c NULL on errors.
+ *
+ * This is similar to eina_inarray_insert_at(), but useful if the
+ * members contents are still unknown or unallocated. It will make
+ * room for the required number of items and return the pointer to the
+ * first item, similar to malloc(member_count * member_size), with the
+ * guarantee all memory is within members array.
+ *
+ * The new member memory is undefined, it's not automatically zeroed.
+ *
+ * All the members from @a position to the end of the array are
+ * shifted to the end.
+ *
+ * If @a position is equal to the end of the array (equals to
+ * eina_inarray_count()), then the member is appended.
+ *
+ * If @a position is bigger than the array length, it will fail.
+ *
+ * @since 1.2
+ */
+EAPI void *eina_inarray_alloc_at(Eina_Inarray *array,
+                                 unsigned int position,
+                                 unsigned int member_count) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
+
 /**
  * @brief Copy the data over the given position.
  * @param array array object
diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_inarray.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_inarray.c
index 8e5268852d..dc95bc600f 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_inarray.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_inarray.c
@@ -522,6 +522,28 @@ eina_inarray_insert_at(Eina_Inarray *array, unsigned int position, const void *d
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
 
+EAPI void *
+eina_inarray_alloc_at(Eina_Inarray *array, unsigned int position, unsigned int member_count)
+{
+   unsigned int sz;
+   unsigned char *p;
+
+   EINA_MAGIC_CHECK_INARRAY(array, NULL);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_TRUE_RETURN_VAL(position > array->len, NULL);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_TRUE_RETURN_VAL(member_count == 0, NULL);
+
+   if (!_eina_inarray_resize(array, array->len + member_count))
+     return NULL;
+
+   p = _eina_inarray_get(array, position);
+   sz = array->member_size;
+   if (array->len > position)
+     memmove(p + member_count * sz, p, (array->len - position) * sz);
+
+   array->len += member_count;
+   return p;
+}
+
 EAPI Eina_Bool
 eina_inarray_replace_at(Eina_Inarray *array, unsigned int position, const void *data)
 {
diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/tests/eina_test_inarray.c b/legacy/eina/src/tests/eina_test_inarray.c
index 574db1ac4a..22ba763770 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/tests/eina_test_inarray.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/tests/eina_test_inarray.c
@@ -87,6 +87,46 @@ START_TEST(eina_inarray_test_simple)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+
+START_TEST(eina_inarray_test_alloc_at)
+{
+   Eina_Inarray *array;
+   int *member;
+   int i;
+
+   eina_init();
+
+   array = eina_inarray_new(sizeof(int), 2);
+   fail_unless(array != NULL);
+
+   member = eina_inarray_alloc_at(array, 0, 4);
+   fail_unless(member != NULL);
+   fail_unless(eina_inarray_count(array) == 4);
+
+   for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+     member[i] = i + 2;
+
+   member = eina_inarray_alloc_at(array, 0, 2);
+   fail_unless(member != NULL);
+   fail_unless(eina_inarray_count(array) == 6);
+   for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+     member[i] = i;
+
+   member = eina_inarray_alloc_at(array, 6, 2);
+   fail_unless(member != NULL);
+   fail_unless(eina_inarray_count(array) == 8);
+   for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+     member[i] = i + 6;
+
+   member = array->members;
+   for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+     fail_unless(member[i] == i);
+
+   eina_inarray_free(array);
+   eina_shutdown();
+}
+END_TEST
+
 static const short rand_numbers[] = {
   9, 0, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4, 7, 8, 1, 10
 };
@@ -353,6 +393,7 @@ void
 eina_test_inarray(TCase *tc)
 {
    tcase_add_test(tc, eina_inarray_test_simple);
+   tcase_add_test(tc, eina_inarray_test_alloc_at);
    tcase_add_test(tc, eina_inarray_test_insert_sort);
    tcase_add_test(tc, eina_inarray_test_sort);
    tcase_add_test(tc, eina_inarray_test_reverse);