diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/themes/edc/elm/actionslider.edc b/legacy/elementary/data/themes/edc/elm/actionslider.edc
index 75d6ad9716..0950396de3 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/data/themes/edc/elm/actionslider.edc
+++ b/legacy/elementary/data/themes/edc/elm/actionslider.edc
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ group { name: "elm/actionslider/base/default";
    programs {
       program {
          signal: "mouse,up,1"; source: "elm.drag_button";
-         action: SIGNAL_EMIT "elm.drag_button,mouse,up" "elm";
+         action: SIGNAL_EMIT "elm,action,up,drag_button" "elm";
          after: "button_unclick_anim";
       }
       program { name: "button_unclick_anim";
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ group { name: "elm/actionslider/base/default";
       }
       program {
          signal: "mouse,down,1*"; source: "elm.drag_button";
-         action: SIGNAL_EMIT "elm.drag_button,mouse,down" "elm";
+         action: SIGNAL_EMIT "elm,action,down,drag_button" "elm";
          after: "button_click_anim";
       }
       program { name: "button_click_anim";
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ group { name: "elm/actionslider/base/default";
       }
       program {
          signal: "mouse,move"; source: "elm.drag_button_base";
-         action: SIGNAL_EMIT "elm.drag_button,mouse,move" "elm";
+         action: SIGNAL_EMIT "elm,action,move,drag_button" "elm";
       }
       program {
          signal: "mouse,down,1*"; source: "elm.text.right";
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_actionslider.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_actionslider.c
index 6cc92cc674..2e7aaeb6d7 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_actionslider.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_actionslider.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ _elm_actionslider_smart_add(Eo *obj, void *_pd, va_list *list EINA_UNUSED)
      evas_object_rectangle_add(evas_object_evas_get(obj));
    evas_object_color_set(priv->drag_button_base, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 
+   // dirty support for the backward compatibility
    edje_object_signal_callback_add
      (wd->resize_obj, "elm.drag_button,mouse,up", "*",
      _drag_button_up_cb, obj);
@@ -484,6 +485,16 @@ _elm_actionslider_smart_add(Eo *obj, void *_pd, va_list *list EINA_UNUSED)
    edje_object_signal_callback_add
      (wd->resize_obj, "elm.drag_button,mouse,move", "*",
      _drag_button_move_cb, obj);
+
+   edje_object_signal_callback_add
+     (wd->resize_obj, "elm,action,up,drag_button", "elm",
+     _drag_button_up_cb, obj);
+   edje_object_signal_callback_add
+     (wd->resize_obj, "elm,action,down,drag_button", "elm",
+     _drag_button_down_cb, obj);
+   edje_object_signal_callback_add
+     (wd->resize_obj, "elm,action,move,drag_button", "elm",
+     _drag_button_move_cb, obj);
    edje_object_signal_callback_add
      (wd->resize_obj, "elm,action,down,right", "*",
      _track_move_cb, obj);