diff --git a/legacy/eio/src/lib/Eio.h b/legacy/eio/src/lib/Eio.h
index dcd23c8fd9..d768ce1d6b 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/src/lib/Eio.h
+++ b/legacy/eio/src/lib/Eio.h
@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@ extern "C" {
 /**
  * @defgroup Eio_Group Eio Reference API
  *
- * @brief A brief description
+ * @brief This are the core asynchronous input/output operation
  *
- * A long description
+ * All the function in this group do perform input/output operation
+ * in a separated thread and use the infrastructure provided by
+ * Ecore_Thread and Eina to work.
  *
  * @{
  */
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ enum _Eio_File_Op
 
 /**
  * @typedef Eio_File
- *Generic asynchronous IO reference.
+ * Generic asynchronous IO reference.
  */
 typedef struct _Eio_File Eio_File;
 
@@ -212,6 +214,27 @@ EAPI Eio_File *eio_dir_unlink(const char *path,
 
 EAPI Eina_Bool eio_file_cancel(Eio_File *ls);
 
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup Eio_Helper Eio Reference helper API
+ *
+ * @brief This are helper provided around core Eio API.
+ *
+ * This set of functions do provide helper to work around data
+ * provided by Eio without the need to look at system header.
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+EAPI double eio_file_atime(const struct stat *stat);
+EAPI double eio_file_mtime(const struct stat *stat);
+EAPI long long eio_file_size(const struct stat *stat);
+EAPI Eina_Bool eio_file_is_dir(const struct stat *stat);
+EAPI Eina_Bool eio_file_is_lnk(const struct stat *stat);
+
 /**
  * @}
  */
diff --git a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_single.c b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_single.c
index a6a416d67d..9eafe879b7 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_single.c
+++ b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_single.c
@@ -533,6 +533,85 @@ EAPI Eio_File *eio_file_chown(const char *path,
    return &c->common;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup Eio_Helper
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Return last acces time to a file
+ * @param stat The stat buffer as given by eio_file_stat callback.
+ * @return last access time.
+ *
+ * This function return the st_atime field, last acces time, as double like all EFL time call.
+ */
+EAPI double
+eio_file_atime(const struct stat *stat)
+{
+   if (!stat) return 0.0;
+   return (double) stat->st_atime;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Return last modification time of a file
+ * @param stat The stat buffer as given by eio_file_stat callback.
+ * @return last modification time.
+ *
+ * This function return the st_mtime field, last modification time, as double like all EFL time call.
+ */
+EAPI double
+eio_file_mtime(const struct stat *stat)
+{
+   if (!stat) return 0.0;
+   return (double) stat->st_mtime;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Return file length.
+ * @param stat The stat buffer as given by eio_file_stat callback.
+ * @return the length of a file.
+ *
+ * This function is just an accessor to st_size and return the file length.
+ */
+EAPI long long
+eio_file_size(const struct stat *stat)
+{
+   if (!stat) return 0;
+   return stat->st_size;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Return if path is a directory.
+ * @param stat The stat buffer as given by eio_file_stat callback.
+ * @return EINA_TRUE if the path is a directory.
+ *
+ * This function tell you if the stated path is a directory or not.
+ */
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+eio_file_is_dir(const struct stat *stat)
+{
+   if (!stat) return EINA_FALSE;
+   return (S_ISDIR(stat->st_mode)) ? EINA_TRUE : EINA_FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Return if path is a length.
+ * @param stat The stat buffer as given by eio_file_stat callback.
+ * @return EINA_TRUE if the path is a length.
+ *
+ * This function tell you if the stated path is a length or not.
+ */
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+eio_file_is_lnk(const struct stat *stat)
+{
+   if (!stat) return EINA_FALSE;
+   return (S_ISLNK(stat->st_mode)) ? EINA_TRUE : EINA_FALSE;
+}
 
 /**
  * @}