diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/Ecore_Cocoa.h b/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/Ecore_Cocoa.h
index 5e3ab8735b..a794495f19 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/Ecore_Cocoa.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/Ecore_Cocoa.h
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ typedef struct _Ecore_Cocoa_Screen Ecore_Cocoa_Screen;
  */
 typedef void * Ecore_Cocoa_Window_Id;
 
+/**
+ * @typedef Ecore_Cocoa_Object
+ * Opaque handler to refer to an objective-c object (aka id)
+ */
+typedef void Ecore_Cocoa_Object;
+
 /**
  * @typedef Ecore_Cocoa_Event_Video_Resize
  * Type of event thrown when a window is resized
@@ -252,7 +258,7 @@ EAPI void ecore_cocoa_window_borderless_set(Ecore_Cocoa_Window *window,
                                             Eina_Bool           on);
 
 EAPI void ecore_cocoa_window_view_set(Ecore_Cocoa_Window *window,
-                                      void *view);
+                                      Ecore_Cocoa_Object *view);
 
 EAPI int ecore_cocoa_titlebar_height_get(void);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_window.m b/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_window.m
index 38c167ce43..e50f7d1241 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_window.m
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ ecore_cocoa_window_borderless_set(Ecore_Cocoa_Window *window,
 
 EAPI void
 ecore_cocoa_window_view_set(Ecore_Cocoa_Window *window,
-                            void *view)
+                            Ecore_Cocoa_Object *view)
 {
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(window);
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(view);