diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
index abbe10d56f..1f8b42b4eb 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ evas_event_thaw(Evas *e)
    return;
    MAGIC_CHECK_END();
    e->events_frozen--;
+   if (e->events_frozen < 0)
+     evas_debug_generic("  Thaw of events when already thawed!!!\n");
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
index 234d9d63e0..b83ed7e712 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ void evas_debug_error(void);
 void evas_debug_input_null(void);
 void evas_debug_magic_null(void);
 void evas_debug_magic_wrong(DATA32 expected, DATA32 supplied);
+void evas_debug_generic(const char *str);
 char *evas_debug_magic_string_get(DATA32 magic);
 void evas_object_smart_use(Evas_Smart *s);
 void evas_object_smart_unuse(Evas_Smart *s);   
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/main.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/main.c
index c7619b9bc0..7a25b433f0 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/main.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/main.c
@@ -153,6 +153,22 @@ evas_debug_magic_wrong(DATA32 expected, DATA32 supplied)
    if (_evas_debug_abort) abort();
 }
 
+void
+evas_debug_generic(const char *str)
+{
+   if (!_evas_debug_init)
+     {
+	if (getenv("EVAS_DEBUG_SHOW")) _evas_debug_show = 1;
+	if (getenv("EVAS_DEBUG_ABORT")) _evas_debug_abort = 1;
+	_evas_debug_init = 1;
+     }
+   if (_evas_debug_show)
+     fprintf(stderr, 
+	     "*** EVAS ERROR:\n"
+	     "%s", (char *)str);
+   if (_evas_debug_abort) abort();
+}
+
 char *
 evas_debug_magic_string_get(DATA32 magic)
 {