diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid.c b/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid.c
index a1effa2a71..95108e3bef 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid.c
@@ -1087,6 +1087,11 @@ _item_content_realize(Elm_Gen_Item *it,
         snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "elm,state,%s,visible", key);
         edje_object_signal_emit(target, buf, "elm");
 
+        if (elm_widget_is(content))
+          {
+             _elm_widget_full_eval(content);
+          }
+
         if (elm_wdg_item_disabled_get(EO_OBJ(it)))
           elm_widget_disabled_set(content, EINA_TRUE);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist.c b/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist.c
index 7c77c158a2..1d8ac96203 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist.c
@@ -466,6 +466,11 @@ _item_content_realize(Elm_Gen_Item *it,
                   goto out;
                }
              elm_widget_sub_object_add(WIDGET(it), content);
+
+             if (elm_widget_is(content))
+               {
+                  _elm_widget_full_eval(content);
+               }
           }
         *contents = eina_list_append(*contents, content);