diff --git a/src/lib/eo/Eo.h b/src/lib/eo/Eo.h
index 727ebde297..01d569e1ce 100644
--- a/src/lib/eo/Eo.h
+++ b/src/lib/eo/Eo.h
@@ -2134,6 +2134,19 @@ eina_value_object_get(Eina_Value *v)
    return r;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get if the object is in its main lifetime.
+ * @param obj the object to check
+ * @return true if the object is finalized, but not invalidating nor invalidated.
+ * @since 1.22
+ */
+
+static inline Eina_Bool
+efl_alive_get(const Eo *obj)
+{
+  return efl_finalized_get(obj) && !efl_invalidating_get(obj) && !efl_invalidated_get(obj);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Event triggered when a callback was added to the object
  */
diff --git a/src/tests/eo/suite/eo_test_lifecycle.c b/src/tests/eo/suite/eo_test_lifecycle.c
index 190a7366ca..224c9c738c 100644
--- a/src/tests/eo/suite/eo_test_lifecycle.c
+++ b/src/tests/eo/suite/eo_test_lifecycle.c
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ EFL_START_TEST(eo_test_unref_noref)
 }
 EFL_END_TEST
 
-
 typedef struct {
   Eo *par;
   Eina_Bool called;
@@ -191,6 +190,25 @@ EFL_START_TEST(eo_test_invalidating_get)
 }
 EFL_END_TEST
 
+EFL_START_TEST(eo_test_alive_get)
+{
+   Eina_Bool res;
+   Eo *par = efl_add_ref(SIMPLE_CLASS, NULL);
+   Eo *obj = efl_add(SIMPLE_CLASS, par,
+      res = efl_alive_get(efl_added)
+   );
+   ck_assert_int_eq(res, 0);
+   ck_assert_int_eq(efl_alive_get(obj), 1);
+   efl_ref(obj);
+   ck_assert_int_eq(efl_alive_get(obj), 1);
+   efl_del(obj);
+   ck_assert_int_eq(efl_alive_get(obj), 0);
+   efl_unref(obj);
+   ck_assert_ptr_eq(efl_class_name_get(obj), NULL);
+
+}
+EFL_END_TEST
+
 void eo_test_lifecycle(TCase *tc)
 {
    tcase_add_test(tc, eo_test_base_del);
@@ -199,4 +217,5 @@ void eo_test_lifecycle(TCase *tc)
    tcase_add_test(tc, eo_test_del_in_noref);
    tcase_add_test(tc, eo_test_unref_noref);
    tcase_add_test(tc, eo_test_invalidating_get);
+   tcase_add_test(tc, eo_test_alive_get);
 }