diff --git a/legacy/eobj/src/lib/Eo.h b/legacy/eobj/src/lib/Eo.h
index 08f0a1aa0a..ffb46fbeac 100644
--- a/legacy/eobj/src/lib/Eo.h
+++ b/legacy/eobj/src/lib/Eo.h
@@ -743,6 +743,17 @@ EAPI void eo_manual_free_set(Eo *obj, Eina_Bool manual_free);
  */
 EAPI void eo_manual_free(Eo *obj);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Checks if the object was already descructed (only relevant for manual_free objects).
+ * @param obj the object to check.
+ * This function checks if the object was already destructed (but not alraedy
+ * freed). It should only be used with objects that are supposed to be manually
+ * freed, but not yet freed (but possibly destructed).
+ *
+ * @see eo_manual_free_set()
+ */
+EAPI Eina_Bool eo_destructed_is(const Eo *obj);
+
 /**
  * @addtogroup Eo_Composite_Objects Composite Objects.
  * @{
diff --git a/legacy/eobj/src/lib/eo.c b/legacy/eobj/src/lib/eo.c
index 59e11f3c44..9eaba3debe 100644
--- a/legacy/eobj/src/lib/eo.c
+++ b/legacy/eobj/src/lib/eo.c
@@ -1545,6 +1545,14 @@ eo_composite_is(const Eo *comp_obj)
    return comp_obj->composite;
 }
 
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+eo_destructed_is(const Eo *obj)
+{
+   EO_MAGIC_RETURN_VAL(obj, EO_EINA_MAGIC, EINA_FALSE);
+
+   return obj->del;
+}
+
 EAPI void
 eo_manual_free_set(Eo *obj, Eina_Bool manual_free)
 {
diff --git a/legacy/eobj/src/tests/eo_suite/eo_test_general.c b/legacy/eobj/src/tests/eo_suite/eo_test_general.c
index 0de71dc0a0..0ab8153999 100644
--- a/legacy/eobj/src/tests/eo_suite/eo_test_general.c
+++ b/legacy/eobj/src/tests/eo_suite/eo_test_general.c
@@ -231,12 +231,15 @@ START_TEST(eo_man_free)
    obj = eo_add(klass, NULL);
    fail_if(!obj);
    eo_manual_free(obj);
+   fail_if(eo_destructed_is(obj));
    eo_unref(obj);
+   fail_if(!eo_destructed_is(obj));
    eo_manual_free(obj);
 
    obj = eo_add(klass, NULL);
    fail_if(!obj);
    eo_unref(obj);
+   fail_if(!eo_destructed_is(obj));
    eo_manual_free(obj);
 
    _man_should_con = EINA_FALSE;
@@ -618,6 +621,7 @@ START_TEST(eo_magic_checks)
 
         eo_manual_free_set((Eo *) buf, EINA_TRUE);
         eo_manual_free((Eo *) buf);
+        eo_destructed_is((Eo *) buf);
 
         eo_unref(obj);