diff --git a/legacy/ephysics/src/lib/EPhysics.h b/legacy/ephysics/src/lib/EPhysics.h
index 2c40b7707b..5a7b2db9fe 100644
--- a/legacy/ephysics/src/lib/EPhysics.h
+++ b/legacy/ephysics/src/lib/EPhysics.h
@@ -1912,6 +1912,42 @@ EAPI void ephysics_body_soft_body_dragging_unset(EPhysics_Body *body);
  */
 EAPI int ephysics_body_soft_body_triangle_index_get(EPhysics_Body *body, Evas_Coord x, Evas_Coord y);
 
+/**
+ * @brief
+ * Set the soft body number of position iterations.
+ *
+ * Both soft body and cloth can have its number of position iterations changed.
+ * The number of position iterations will change how many time the physics engine
+ * will iterate the position solver, a greater value will change deformation
+ * behaves and how hard the soft body looks like. The greater position iterations
+ * the harder the soft body will be.
+ *
+ * @node For soft bodies the default value is set to 1, and for cloth it's set to
+ * the number of rows / 5;
+ *
+ * @param body The body to be set.
+ * @param iterations The number of iterations.
+ *
+ * @see ephysics_body_cloth_add() for more informations about cloth.
+ * @see ephysics_body_soft_body_position_iterations_get().
+ *
+ * @ingroup EPhysics_Body
+ */
+EAPI void ephysics_body_soft_body_position_iterations_set(EPhysics_Body *body, int iterations);
+
+/**
+ * @brief
+ * Get the soft body number of position iterations.
+ *
+ * @param body The body to get the number os position iterations from.
+ * @return The number of position solver iterations of a soft @p body.
+ *
+ * @see ephysics_body_soft_body_position_iterations_set().
+ *
+ * @ingroup EPhysics_Body
+ */
+EAPI int ephysics_body_soft_body_position_iterations_get(EPhysics_Body *body);
+
 /**
  * @brief
  * Move a body's triangle.
diff --git a/legacy/ephysics/src/lib/ephysics_body.cpp b/legacy/ephysics/src/lib/ephysics_body.cpp
index 7441299894..c1ec7983c6 100644
--- a/legacy/ephysics/src/lib/ephysics_body.cpp
+++ b/legacy/ephysics/src/lib/ephysics_body.cpp
@@ -1571,6 +1571,47 @@ _ephysics_body_slices_add(EPhysics_Body *body, double delta, double max)
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
 
+EAPI void
+ephysics_body_soft_body_position_iterations_set(EPhysics_Body *body, int iterations)
+{
+   if (!body)
+     {
+        ERR("Could not set the number of iterations for position solver, body "
+            "is null.");
+        return;
+     }
+
+   if (body->type == EPHYSICS_BODY_TYPE_RIGID)
+     {
+        ERR("Could not set the number of iterations for position solver, body "
+            "must be a soft body or a cloth");
+        return;
+     }
+
+   body->soft_body->m_cfg.piterations = iterations;
+   DBG("Soft body position solver iterations set to: %d", iterations);
+}
+
+EAPI int
+ephysics_body_soft_body_position_iterations_get(EPhysics_Body *body)
+{
+   if (!body)
+     {
+        ERR("Could not get the number of iterations for position solver, body "
+            "is null.");
+        return 0;
+     }
+
+   if (body->type == EPHYSICS_BODY_TYPE_RIGID)
+     {
+        ERR("Could not get the number of iterations for position solver, body "
+            "must be a soft body or a cloth");
+        return 0;
+     }
+
+   return body->soft_body->m_cfg.piterations;
+}
+
 EAPI EPhysics_Body *
 ephysics_body_cloth_add(EPhysics_World *world, unsigned short granularity)
 {