diff --git a/legacy/ecore/ChangeLog b/legacy/ecore/ChangeLog
index e28a4c23ae..019b5a0c6c 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/ecore/ChangeLog
@@ -377,3 +377,6 @@
 
 	* Fix the modifiers value (Windows XP)
 
+2011-12-04 Mike Blumenkrantz
+
+        * added ecore_timer_reset()
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/NEWS b/legacy/ecore/NEWS
index de064b7503..df034e6c33 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/NEWS
+++ b/legacy/ecore/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Changes since Ecore 1.1.0:
 --------------------------
 
 Additions:
+    * ecore
+     - ecore_timer_reset()
     * ecore_x:
      - ecore_x_randr_output_backlight_available()
 
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/Ecore.h b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/Ecore.h
index 981c615efd..2f52aa1d1d 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/Ecore.h
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/Ecore.h
@@ -1226,6 +1226,7 @@ EAPI double ecore_timer_interval_get(Ecore_Timer *timer);
 EAPI void ecore_timer_freeze(Ecore_Timer *timer);
 EAPI void ecore_timer_thaw(Ecore_Timer *timer);
 EAPI void ecore_timer_delay(Ecore_Timer *timer, double add);
+EAPI void ecore_timer_reset(Ecore_Timer *timer);
 EAPI double ecore_timer_pending_get(Ecore_Timer *timer);
 EAPI double ecore_timer_precision_get(void);
 EAPI void ecore_timer_precision_set(double precision);
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
index 2992d2d863..8f2ed080b9 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
@@ -258,6 +258,37 @@ ecore_timer_delay(Ecore_Timer *timer,
    _ecore_unlock();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reset a timer to its full interval
+ * This doesn't affect the interval of a timer
+ * @param timer The timer
+ * @since 1.2
+ * @note This is equivalent to (but faster than)
+ * @code
+ * ecore_timer_delay(timer, ecore_timer_interval_get(timer) - ecore_timer_pending_get(timer));
+ * @endcode
+ */
+EAPI void
+ecore_timer_reset(Ecore_Timer *timer)
+{
+   double now, add;
+   if (!ECORE_MAGIC_CHECK(timer, ECORE_MAGIC_TIMER))
+     {
+        ECORE_MAGIC_FAIL(timer, ECORE_MAGIC_TIMER,
+                         __func__);
+        return;
+     }
+   _ecore_lock();
+   now = ecore_time_get();
+
+   if (timer->frozen)
+     add = timer->pending;
+   else
+     add = timer->at - now;
+   _ecore_timer_delay(timer, add);
+   _ecore_unlock();
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the pending time regarding a timer.
  *