diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_mempool.x b/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_mempool.x
index f8afda8c83..d30364f097 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_mempool.x
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_inline_mempool.x
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ struct _Eina_Mempool_Backend
     * available in the backend.
     * @see Eina_Mempool_Repack_Cb */
    void (*repack)(void *data, Eina_Mempool_Repack_Cb cb, void *cb_data);
+   /** Function to check is a valid element from a mempool.
+    * @see eina_mempool_from
+    */
+   Eina_Bool (*from)(void *data, void *element);
 };
 
 struct _Eina_Mempool_Backend_ABI1
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ struct _Eina_Mempool_Backend_ABI1
 struct _Eina_Mempool_Backend_ABI2
 {
    void (*repack)(void *data, Eina_Mempool_Repack_Cb cb, void *cb_data);
+   Eina_Bool (*from)(void *data, void *element);
 };
 
 struct _Eina_Mempool
@@ -104,6 +109,13 @@ eina_mempool_free(Eina_Mempool *mp, void *element)
    if (element) mp->backend.free(mp->backend_data, element);
 }
 
+static inline Eina_Bool
+eina_mempool_from(Eina_Mempool *mp, void *element)
+{
+   if (!element) return EINA_FALSE;
+   return mp->backend2->from(mp->backend_data, element);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int
 eina_mempool_alignof(unsigned int size)
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_mempool.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_mempool.c
index 536e6c822b..b72dadbce6 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_mempool.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_mempool.c
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ _new_va(const char *name,
    SBP(shutdown);
 #undef SBP
 
-   if (be->repack)
+   if (be->repack || be->from)
      {
         mp->backend2 = calloc(1, sizeof (Eina_Mempool_Backend_ABI2));
-        if (mp->backend2)
-          mp->backend2->repack = be->repack;
+        if (!mp->backend2) goto on_error;
+        mp->backend2->repack = be->repack;
+        mp->backend2->from = be->from;
      }
 
    mp->backend_data = mp->backend.init(context, options, args);
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_mempool.h b/src/lib/eina/eina_mempool.h
index bcf3b49384..606ecbaef9 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_mempool.h
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_mempool.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static inline void  eina_mempool_free(Eina_Mempool *mp, void *element) EINA_ARG_
  * @see Eina_Mempool_Repack_Cb
  * @see _Eina_Mempool_Backend
  */
-EAPI void	        eina_mempool_repack(Eina_Mempool *mp, Eina_Mempool_Repack_Cb cb, void *data) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2);
+EAPI void           eina_mempool_repack(Eina_Mempool *mp, Eina_Mempool_Repack_Cb cb, void *data) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2);
 
 /**
  * @brief Runs a garbage collection cycle.
@@ -178,6 +178,17 @@ EAPI void	        eina_mempool_repack(Eina_Mempool *mp, Eina_Mempool_Repack_Cb c
  */
 EAPI void           eina_mempool_gc(Eina_Mempool *mp) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Check if a pointer is a valid element from the mempool
+ *
+ * @param[in] mp The mempool
+ * @param[in] element The data to free
+ * @return #EINA_TRUE if the element is a valid element of the mempool, #EINA_FALSE otherwise
+ *
+ * @since 1.20
+ */
+static inline Eina_Bool eina_mempool_from(Eina_Mempool *mp, void *element);
+
 /**
  * @brief Has the backend update its internal statistics.
  *