diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_desktop.c b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_desktop.c
index f527398171..9a401cd3b2 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_desktop.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_desktop.c
@@ -542,6 +542,17 @@ efreet_desktop_environment_set(const char *environment)
     else desktop_environment = NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * @return environment: the environment name
+ * @brief sets the global desktop environment name
+ */
+const char *
+efreet_desktop_environment_get(void)
+{
+    return desktop_environment;
+}
+
 /**
  * @param desktop: The desktop to work with
  * @return Returns the number of categories assigned to this desktop
diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_private.h b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_private.h
index e9e2dde4bd..20a1d2f867 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_private.h
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_private.h
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ const char *efreet_lang_modifier_get(void);
 
 size_t efreet_array_cat(char *buffer, size_t size, const char *strs[]);
 
+const char *efreet_desktop_environment_get(void);
+
 /**
  * @}
  */