diff --git a/legacy/evas/ChangeLog b/legacy/evas/ChangeLog
index 09f2ffccd1..ac0f3d2816 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/evas/ChangeLog
@@ -510,3 +510,8 @@
         * TGA loader gets fixed alpha decode - real life tga's have
         proper alpha values. also reduce false positive tga file
         detection
+
+2011-11-24  Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman)
+
+        * Fix repeat event inheritance from parent smart just like
+        pass events are inherited. This was inconsistent.
diff --git a/legacy/evas/NEWS b/legacy/evas/NEWS
index dd6f4ca8aa..afddb46f52 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/NEWS
+++ b/legacy/evas/NEWS
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Fixes:
     * infintie loop bug when re-inserting objects during pre-render calc
     * evas_object_image_data_convert
     * TGA loader detects false positives less and handles alpha TGAs better
+    * repeat event flag not inherited from parent smart like pass events
 
 Improvements:
 
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
index 8077239018..99ecf8c6f3 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ _evas_event_object_list_in_get(Evas *e, Eina_List *in,
                     }
                   if (norep)
                     {
-                       *no_rep = 1;
+                       if (!obj->repeat_events) *no_rep = 1;
                        return in;
                     }
                }