diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_genlist.c b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_genlist.c
index 483199d61e..0c25669e21 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_genlist.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_genlist.c
@@ -5025,11 +5025,11 @@ gl_filter_get(void *data, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *key)
 }
 
 static void
-_gl_filter_finished_cb(void *data EINA_UNUSED,
+_gl_filter_finished_cb(void *data,
                        Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED,
                        void *event_info EINA_UNUSED)
 {
-   printf("Filter finished\n");
+   printf("Filter finished, filtered items count is %d\n", elm_genlist_filtered_items_count((Evas_Object *)data));
 }
 
 void
@@ -5117,7 +5117,7 @@ test_genlist_filter(void *data EINA_UNUSED,
    evas_object_smart_callback_add(gl, "activated", _gl_focus_item_cb, "activated");
    evas_object_smart_callback_add(gl, "highlighted", _gl_focus_item_cb, "highlighted");
    evas_object_smart_callback_add(gl, "unhighlighted", _gl_focus_item_cb, "unhighlighted");
-   evas_object_smart_callback_add(gl, "filter,done", _gl_filter_finished_cb, NULL);
+   evas_object_smart_callback_add(gl, "filter,done", _gl_filter_finished_cb, gl);
    evas_object_event_callback_add(gl, EVAS_CALLBACK_KEY_DOWN, _gl_focus_key_down_cb, NULL);
 
    itc = elm_genlist_item_class_new();
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
index 5447e72d49..ebb31f2c23 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
@@ -7652,6 +7652,12 @@ _elm_genlist_filter_iterator_new(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, Elm_Genlist_Data *sd)
    return &iter->iterator;
 }
 
+EOLIAN static unsigned int
+_elm_genlist_filtered_items_count(const Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, Elm_Genlist_Data *sd)
+{
+   return sd->filtered_count;
+}
+
 EOLIAN static void
 _elm_genlist_longpress_timeout_set(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, Elm_Genlist_Data *sd, double timeout)
 {
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.eo b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.eo
index 5ab6266cee..f3a0d09274 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.eo
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.eo
@@ -423,6 +423,16 @@ class Elm.Genlist (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable, Evas.Clickable_Interfac
          ]]
          return: free(own(iterator<Elm_Gen_Item *> *), eina_iterator_free); [[Iterator on genlist]]
       }
+      filtered_items_count @const {
+         [[Return how many items have passed the filter currently.
+         
+           This behaviour is O(1) and may or may not return the 
+           filtered count for complete genlist based on the timing
+           of the call. To get complete count, call after "filter,done"
+           callback
+         ]]
+         return: uint;
+      }
       items_count @const {
          [[Return how many items are currently in a list.