diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_widget_factory.c b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_widget_factory.c
index 5ab9477a85..43c9d27c5e 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_widget_factory.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_widget_factory.c
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ _efl_ui_widget_factory_efl_ui_factory_create(Eo *obj, Efl_Ui_Widget_Factory_Data
      {
         Efl_Ui_Widget *w = NULL;
         Eina_Value r;
+        Evas *e;
+
+        e = evas_object_evas_get(obj);
+        evas_event_freeze(e);
 
         eina_value_array_setup(&r, EINA_VALUE_TYPE_OBJECT, 4);
 
@@ -286,11 +290,19 @@ _efl_ui_widget_factory_efl_ui_factory_create(Eo *obj, Efl_Ui_Widget_Factory_Data
           {
              w = _efl_ui_widget_create(obj, pd->klass, pd->parenting_widget, model);
 
-             if (!w) return efl_loop_future_rejected(obj, ENOMEM);
+             if (!w)
+               {
+                  evas_event_thaw(e);
+                  evas_event_thaw_eval(e);
+                  return efl_loop_future_rejected(obj, ENOMEM);
+               }
              eina_value_array_append(&r, w);
           }
         eina_iterator_free(models);
 
+        evas_event_thaw(e);
+        evas_event_thaw_eval(e);
+
         return efl_loop_future_resolved(obj, r);
      }