diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
index f99c4bbd3b..e78e9a9688 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ typedef enum _Evas_Callback_Type
    EVAS_CALLBACK_MOVE, /**< Move Event */
    EVAS_CALLBACK_RESIZE, /**< Resize Event */
    EVAS_CALLBACK_RESTACK, /**< Restack Event */
-   EVAS_CALLBACK_DEL /**< Object Being Deleted (called before Free) */
+   EVAS_CALLBACK_DEL, /**< Object Being Deleted (called before Free) */
+   EVAS_CALLBACK_HOLD /**< Events go on/off hold */
 } Evas_Callback_Type; /**< The type of event to trigger the callback */
 
 typedef enum _Evas_Button_Flags
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ typedef struct _Evas_Event_Mouse_Move Evas_Event_Mouse_Move; /**< Event structur
 typedef struct _Evas_Event_Mouse_Wheel Evas_Event_Mouse_Wheel; /**< Event structure for #EVAS_CALLBACK_MOUSE_WHEEL event callbacks */
 typedef struct _Evas_Event_Key_Down   Evas_Event_Key_Down; /**< Event structure for #EVAS_CALLBACK_KEY_DOWN event callbacks */
 typedef struct _Evas_Event_Key_Up     Evas_Event_Key_Up; /**< Event structure for #EVAS_CALLBACK_KEY_UP event callbacks */
+typedef struct _Evas_Event_Hold       Evas_Event_Hold; /**< Event structure for #EVAS_CALLBACK_HOLD event callbacks */
 
 #define EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_NONE                       0 /**< No error on load */
 #define EVAS_LOAD_ERROR_GENERIC                    1 /**< A non-specific error occured */
@@ -350,6 +352,15 @@ struct _Evas_Event_Key_Up /** Key release event */
    Evas_Event_Flags  event_flags;
 };
 
+struct _Evas_Event_Hold /** Hold change event */
+{
+   int            hold; /**< The hold flag */
+   void          *data;
+   
+   unsigned int   timestamp;
+   Evas_Event_Flags  event_flags;
+};
+
 typedef enum _Evas_Object_Pointer_Mode
 {
    EVAS_OBJECT_POINTER_MODE_AUTOGRAB, /**< default, X11-like */
@@ -759,6 +770,7 @@ extern "C" {
    EAPI void              evas_event_feed_mouse_wheel       (Evas *e, int direction, int z, unsigned int timestamp, const void *data);
    EAPI void              evas_event_feed_key_down          (Evas *e, const char *keyname, const char *key, const char *string, const char *compose, unsigned int timestamp, const void *data);
    EAPI void              evas_event_feed_key_up            (Evas *e, const char *keyname, const char *key, const char *string, const char *compose, unsigned int timestamp, const void *data);
+   EAPI void              evas_event_feed_hold              (Evas *e, int hold, unsigned int timestamp, const void *data);
 
    EAPI void              evas_object_focus_set             (Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Bool focus);
    EAPI Evas_Bool         evas_object_focus_get             (const Evas_Object *obj);
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
index afe925e0b8..c31ac1534c 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
@@ -982,6 +982,45 @@ evas_event_feed_key_up(Evas *e, const char *keyname, const char *key, const char
    _evas_unwalk(e);
 }
 
+/**
+ * To be documented.
+ *
+ * FIXME: To be fixed.
+ *
+ */
+EAPI void
+evas_event_feed_hold(Evas *e, int hold, unsigned int timestamp, const void *data)
+{
+   Evas_List *l, *copy;
+   Evas_Event_Hold ev;
+
+   MAGIC_CHECK(e, Evas, MAGIC_EVAS);
+   return;
+   MAGIC_CHECK_END();
+
+   if (e->events_frozen > 0) return;
+   e->last_timestamp = timestamp;
+
+   ev.hold = hold;
+   ev.data = (void *)data;
+   ev.timestamp = timestamp;
+   ev.event_flags = EVAS_EVENT_FLAG_NONE;
+   
+   _evas_walk(e);
+   copy = evas_event_list_copy(e->pointer.object.in);
+   for (l = copy; l; l = l->next)
+     {
+	Evas_Object *obj;
+
+	obj = l->data;
+	if (e->events_frozen <= 0)
+	  evas_object_event_callback_call(obj, EVAS_CALLBACK_HOLD, &ev);
+	if (e->delete_me) break;
+     }
+   if (copy) copy = evas_list_free(copy);
+   _evas_unwalk(e);
+}
+
 /**
  * @defgroup Evas_Object_Event_Flags_Group Evas Object Event Flag Functions
  *