diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c
index 0817071d78..8034468734 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c
@@ -2397,6 +2397,23 @@ elm_widget_theme_object_set(Evas_Object *obj,
    return _elm_theme_object_set(obj, edj, wname, welement, wstyle);
 }
 
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+elm_widget_is_check(const Evas_Object *obj)
+{
+   static int abort_on_warn = -1;
+   if (elm_widget_is(obj))
+      return EINA_TRUE;
+
+   ERR("Passing Object: %p.", obj);
+   if (abort_on_warn == -1)
+     {
+        if (getenv("ELM_ERROR_ABORT")) abort_on_warn = 1;
+        else abort_on_warn = 0;
+     }
+   if (abort_on_warn == 1) abort();
+   return EINA_FALSE;
+}
+
 EAPI Eina_Bool
 elm_widget_type_check(const Evas_Object *obj,
                       const char        *type)
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h
index 8feeb83a1f..c8c8d40e48 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ EAPI int              elm_widget_drag_child_locked_y_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
 EAPI Eina_Bool        elm_widget_theme_object_set(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *edj, const char *wname, const char *welement, const char *wstyle);
 EAPI void             elm_widget_type_register(const char **ptr);
 EAPI void             elm_widget_type_unregister(const char **ptr);
+EAPI Eina_Bool        elm_widget_is_check(const Evas_Object *obj);
 EAPI Eina_Bool        elm_widget_type_check(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *type);
 EAPI Eina_List       *elm_widget_stringlist_get(const char *str);
 EAPI void             elm_widget_stringlist_free(Eina_List *list);
@@ -671,6 +672,9 @@ EAPI void             elm_widget_tree_dot_dump(const Evas_Object *top, FILE *out
       } \
    } while (0)
 
+#define ELM_CHECK_WID_IS(obj) \
+   if (!elm_widget_is_check(obj)) return
+
 #define ELM_CHECK_WIDTYPE(obj, widtype) \
    if (!elm_widget_type_check((obj), (widtype))) return
 
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/els_tooltip.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/els_tooltip.c
index 387ef54d59..2047e76aab 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/els_tooltip.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/els_tooltip.c
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ elm_object_sub_tooltip_content_cb_set(Evas_Object *eventarea, Evas_Object *owner
 EAPI void
 elm_object_tooltip_show(Evas_Object *obj)
 {
+   ELM_CHECK_WID_IS(obj);
    ELM_TOOLTIP_GET_OR_RETURN(tt, obj);
    tt->visible_lock = EINA_TRUE;
    _elm_tooltip_show(tt);
@@ -734,6 +735,7 @@ elm_object_tooltip_show(Evas_Object *obj)
 EAPI void
 elm_object_tooltip_hide(Evas_Object *obj)
 {
+   ELM_CHECK_WID_IS(obj);
    ELM_TOOLTIP_GET_OR_RETURN(tt, obj);
    tt->visible_lock = EINA_FALSE;
    _elm_tooltip_hide_anim_start(tt);
@@ -754,6 +756,7 @@ elm_object_tooltip_hide(Evas_Object *obj)
 EAPI void
 elm_object_tooltip_text_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *text)
 {
+   ELM_CHECK_WID_IS(obj);
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(obj);
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(text);
 
@@ -785,6 +788,7 @@ elm_object_tooltip_text_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *text)
 EAPI void
 elm_object_tooltip_content_cb_set(Evas_Object *obj, Elm_Tooltip_Content_Cb func, const void *data, Evas_Smart_Cb del_cb)
 {
+   ELM_CHECK_WID_IS(obj);
    elm_object_sub_tooltip_content_cb_set(obj, obj, func, data, del_cb);
 }
 
@@ -804,6 +808,7 @@ elm_object_tooltip_content_cb_set(Evas_Object *obj, Elm_Tooltip_Content_Cb func,
 EAPI void
 elm_object_tooltip_unset(Evas_Object *obj)
 {
+   ELM_CHECK_WID_IS(obj);
    ELM_TOOLTIP_GET_OR_RETURN(tt, obj);
    _elm_tooltip_unset(tt);
 }
@@ -821,6 +826,7 @@ elm_object_tooltip_unset(Evas_Object *obj)
 EAPI void
 elm_object_tooltip_style_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *style)
 {
+   ELM_CHECK_WID_IS(obj);
    ELM_TOOLTIP_GET_OR_RETURN(tt, obj);
    if (!eina_stringshare_replace(&tt->style, style)) return;
    elm_tooltip_theme(tt);
@@ -836,6 +842,7 @@ elm_object_tooltip_style_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *style)
 EAPI const char *
 elm_object_tooltip_style_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
 {
+   ELM_CHECK_WID_IS(obj);
    ELM_TOOLTIP_GET_OR_RETURN(tt, obj, NULL);
    return tt->style ? tt->style : "default";
 }
@@ -883,6 +890,7 @@ elm_tooltip_delay_set(double delay)
 EAPI Eina_Bool
 elm_tooltip_size_restrict_disable(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool disable)
 {
+   ELM_CHECK_WID_IS(obj);
    ELM_TOOLTIP_GET_OR_RETURN(tt, obj, EINA_FALSE);
    return tt->free_size = disable;
 }
@@ -899,6 +907,7 @@ elm_tooltip_size_restrict_disable(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool disable)
 EAPI Eina_Bool
 elm_tooltip_size_restrict_disabled_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
 {
+   ELM_CHECK_WID_IS(obj);
    ELM_TOOLTIP_GET_OR_RETURN(tt, obj, EINA_FALSE);
    return tt->free_size;
 }