diff --git a/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua b/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua
index 1ef6617fd9..07b8728224 100644
--- a/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua
+++ b/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ ffi.cdef [[
     Eina_Iterator *eolian_class_constructors_get(const Eolian_Class *klass);
     Eina_Iterator *eolian_class_events_get(const Eolian_Class *klass);
     const Eolian_Type *eolian_event_type_get(const Eolian_Event *event);
+    const Eolian_Class *eolian_event_class_get(const Eolian_Event *event);
     const Eolian_Documentation *eolian_event_documentation_get(const Eolian_Event *event);
     Eolian_Object_Scope eolian_event_scope_get(const Eolian_Event *event);
     Eina_Bool eolian_event_is_beta(const Eolian_Event *event);
@@ -1259,6 +1260,12 @@ ffi.metatype("Eolian_Event", {
             return v
         end,
 
+        class_get = function(self)
+            local v = eolian.eolian_event_class_get(self)
+            if v == nil then return nil end
+            return v
+        end,
+
         documentation_get = function(self)
             local v = eolian.eolian_event_documentation_get(self)
             if v == nil then return nil end
diff --git a/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h b/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h
index 516bee088e..b64d2f8f85 100644
--- a/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h
+++ b/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h
@@ -2063,6 +2063,16 @@ eolian_event_name_get(const Eolian_Event *event)
  */
 EAPI const Eolian_Type *eolian_event_type_get(const Eolian_Event *event);
 
+/*
+ * @brief Get the class of an event.
+ *
+ * @param[in] event the event handle
+ * @return the class or NULL
+ *
+ * @ingroup Eolian
+ */
+EAPI const Eolian_Class *eolian_event_class_get(const Eolian_Event *event);
+
 /*
  * @brief Get the documentation of an event.
  *
diff --git a/src/lib/eolian/database_event_api.c b/src/lib/eolian/database_event_api.c
index 32306009e3..97c8df8b9c 100644
--- a/src/lib/eolian/database_event_api.c
+++ b/src/lib/eolian/database_event_api.c
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ eolian_event_type_get(const Eolian_Event *event)
    return event->type;
 }
 
+EAPI const Eolian_Class *
+eolian_event_class_get(const Eolian_Event *event)
+{
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(event, NULL);
+   return event->klass;
+}
+
 EAPI const Eolian_Documentation *
 eolian_event_documentation_get(const Eolian_Event *event)
 {