diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
index ef61129607..70a8a94402 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ extern "C" {
    int          edje_object_thaw                (Evas_Object *o);
    void         edje_object_color_class_set     (Evas_Object *o, const char *color_class, int r, int g, int b, int a, int r2, int g2, int b2, int a2, int r3, int g3, int b3, int a3);
    void         edje_object_text_class_set      (Evas_Object *o, const char *text_class, const char *font, double size);
+   void         edje_object_size_min_get        (Evas_Object *o, double *minw, double *minh);
    int          edje_object_part_exists         (Evas_Object *o, const char *part);
    void         edje_object_part_geometry_get   (Evas_Object *o, const char *part, double *x, double *y, double *w, double *h);
    void         edje_object_part_text_set       (Evas_Object *o, const char *part, const char *text);
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ extern "C" {
    void         edje_object_part_swallow        (Evas_Object *o, const char *part, Evas_Object *o_swallow);
    void         edje_object_part_unswallow      (Evas_Object *o, Evas_Object *o_swallow);
    Evas_Object *edje_object_part_swallow_get    (Evas_Object *o, const char *part);
-   void         edje_object_size_min_get        (Evas_Object *o, double *minw, double *minh);
+   const char  *edje_object_part_state_get      (Evas_Object *o, const char *part, double *val_ret);
        
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_calc.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_calc.c
index 9d47aadd27..7b74c0ca3a 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_calc.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_calc.c
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ _edje_part_recalc(Edje *ed, Edje_Real_Part *ep)
    else
      chosen_desc = ep->param2.description;
    
+   ep->chosen_description = chosen_desc;
    if (ep->param1.description)
      _edje_part_recalc_single(ed, ep, ep->param1.description, chosen_desc, ep->param1.rel1_to, ep->param1.rel2_to, ep->param1.confine_to, &p1);
    if (ep->param2.description)
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
index cba48fa806..1c173d5376 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
  * drag needs to have signals with relative pos as arg.
  * drag vals should be 0.0 -> 1.0 if drag is confined. "rest" pos = 0.0.
  * query dragable for its relative pos value
- * 
- * need to be able to query "state" of an edje part
- * need to be able to set callback on part state change
+ * dragable needs to be able to affext rel/abs values of other parts
  * 
  * swallowed objects need to be able to advertise min/max size
  * 
@@ -379,6 +377,7 @@ struct _Edje_Real_Part
       } cache;
    } text;
    double                    description_pos;
+   Edje_Part_Description    *chosen_description;
    struct {
       Edje_Part_Description *description;
       Edje_Real_Part        *rel1_to;
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c
index 1ed2785540..5e4e56d37c 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c
@@ -360,6 +360,44 @@ edje_object_size_min_get(Evas_Object *obj, double *minw, double *minh)
    ed->calc_only = 0;
 }
 
+const char *
+edje_object_part_state_get(Evas_Object *obj, const char *part, double *val_ret)
+{
+   Edje *ed;
+   Edje_Real_Part *rp;
+
+   ed = _edje_fetch(obj);   
+   if ((!ed) || (!part))
+     {
+	if (val_ret) *val_ret = 0;
+	return "";
+     }
+   rp = _edje_real_part_get(ed, (char *)part);
+   if (!rp)
+     {
+	if (val_ret) *val_ret = 0;
+	return "";
+     }
+   if (!rp->chosen_description)
+     {
+	if (val_ret) *val_ret = rp->chosen_description->state.value;
+	if (rp->chosen_description->state.name)
+	  return rp->chosen_description->state.name;
+	return "default";
+     }
+   else
+     {
+	if (rp->param1.description)
+	  {
+	     if (val_ret) *val_ret = rp->param1.description->state.value;
+	     if (rp->param1.description->state.name)
+	       return rp->param1.description->state.name;
+	     return "default";
+	  }
+     }
+   if (val_ret) *val_ret = 0;
+   return "";
+}