diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_message_queue.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_message_queue.c
index 07fd75febc..d00d125fec 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_message_queue.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_message_queue.c
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ edje_object_message_send(Evas_Object *obj, Edje_Message_Type type, int id, void
 	Edje_Real_Part *rp = ed->table_parts[i];
 	if ((rp->part->type == EDJE_PART_TYPE_GROUP) && (rp->swallowed_object))
 	  edje_object_message_send(rp->swallowed_object, type, id, msg);
+        else if (((rp->part->type == EDJE_PART_TYPE_BOX) ||
+                  (rp->part->type == EDJE_PART_TYPE_TABLE)) && (rp->items))
+          {
+             Eina_List *itr;
+             Evas_Object *o;
+             EINA_LIST_FOREACH(rp->items, itr, o)
+                edje_object_message_send(o, type, id, msg);
+          }
      }
 }
 
@@ -221,6 +229,19 @@ _edje_message_cb_set(Edje *ed, void (*func) (void *data, Evas_Object *obj, Edje_
          if (!edj2) continue;
 	 _edje_message_cb_set(edj2, func, data);
       }
+      else if (((rp->part->type == EDJE_PART_TYPE_BOX) ||
+                (rp->part->type == EDJE_PART_TYPE_TABLE)) && rp->items)
+        {
+           Eina_List *itr;
+           Evas_Object *obj;
+           EINA_LIST_FOREACH(rp->items, itr, obj)
+             {
+                Edje *edj2;
+                edj2 = _edje_fetch(obj);
+                if (!edj2) continue;
+                _edje_message_cb_set(edj2, func, data);
+             }
+        }
    }
 }