diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
index 9bebf9eba5..6588a7581b 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
@@ -2045,6 +2045,9 @@ EAPI void
 ecore_x_netwm_desk_workareas_set(Ecore_X_Window root,
                                  unsigned int *areas,
                                  unsigned int n_desks);
+EAPI unsigned int *
+ecore_x_netwm_desk_workareas_get(Ecore_X_Window root,
+                                 unsigned int *n_desks);
 EAPI void
 ecore_x_netwm_desk_current_set(Ecore_X_Window root,
                                unsigned int desk);
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_netwm.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_netwm.c
index 1d041d3a41..0a523b958f 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_netwm.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_netwm.c
@@ -358,6 +358,25 @@ ecore_x_netwm_desk_workareas_set(Ecore_X_Window root,
                                   4 * n_desks);
 }
 
+EAPI unsigned int *
+ecore_x_netwm_desk_workareas_get(Ecore_X_Window root, unsigned int *n_desks)
+{
+   int ret;
+   unsigned int *areas = NULL;
+   
+   if (!root) root = ((xcb_screen_t *)_ecore_xcb_screen)->root;
+   
+   ret = ecore_x_window_prop_card32_list_get(root, ECORE_X_ATOM_NET_WORKAREA,
+                                             &areas);
+   if (!areas)
+     {
+        if (n_desks) *n_desks = 0;
+        return 0;
+     }
+   if (n_desks) *n_desks = ret / 4;
+   return areas;
+}
+
 EAPI void
 ecore_x_netwm_desk_current_set(Ecore_X_Window root,
                                unsigned int   desk)
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_netwm.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_netwm.c
index 36b028d871..1a6fc9a044 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_netwm.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_netwm.c
@@ -269,6 +269,25 @@ ecore_x_netwm_desk_workareas_set(Ecore_X_Window root,
                                   4 * n_desks);
 } /* ecore_x_netwm_desk_workareas_set */
 
+EAPI unsigned int *
+ecore_x_netwm_desk_workareas_get(Ecore_X_Window root, unsigned int *n_desks)
+{
+   int ret;
+   unsigned int *areas = NULL;
+   
+   if (!root) root = DefaultRootWindow(_ecore_x_disp);
+   
+   ret = ecore_x_window_prop_card32_list_get(root, ECORE_X_ATOM_NET_WORKAREA,
+                                             &areas);
+   if (!areas)
+     {
+        if (n_desks) *n_desks = 0;
+        return 0;
+     }
+   if (n_desks) *n_desks = ret / 4;
+   return areas;
+}
+
 EAPI void
 ecore_x_netwm_desk_current_set(Ecore_X_Window root,
                                unsigned int   desk)