diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d2ae94fac2..136b1d089a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 2013-07-17  Mike Blumenkrantz
 
-        * Ecore-X: add error messages for xlib
+        * Ecore-X: add error messages for xlib, ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_DIRECTSAVE0
 
 2013-07-15  Mike Blumenkrantz
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5876af2922..597f86d6ac 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Additions:
        ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_ACCESS_ACTION_ENABLE
        ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_ACCESS_ACTION_DISABLE
      - add error messages for xlib
+       ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_DIRECTSAVE0
     * Ecore_Wayland:
      - Store global wayland interfaces in a globals list so wayland programs
        can bind to other non-standard wayland protocol extensions.
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X_Atoms.h b/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X_Atoms.h
index 12915b4369..de1c0e59a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X_Atoms.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X_Atoms.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ EAPI extern Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_STATUS;
 EAPI extern Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_LEAVE;
 EAPI extern Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_DROP;
 EAPI extern Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_FINISHED;
+EAPI extern Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_DIRECTSAVE0; /**< @since 1.8 */
 
 /* dnd atoms that need to be exposed to the application interface */
 EAPI extern Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_DND_ACTION_COPY;
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_atoms_decl.h b/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_atoms_decl.h
index 87a27b5e81..0ddd70b2b2 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_atoms_decl.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_atoms_decl.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ EAPI Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_STATUS = 0;
 EAPI Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_LEAVE = 0;
 EAPI Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_DROP = 0;
 EAPI Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_FINISHED = 0;
+EAPI Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_DIRECTSAVE0 = 0;
 
 /* dnd atoms that need to be exposed to the application interface */
 EAPI Ecore_X_Atom ECORE_X_DND_ACTION_COPY = 0;
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ const Atom_Item atom_items[] =
    { "XdndLeave", &ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_LEAVE },
    { "XdndDrop", &ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_DROP },
    { "XdndFinished", &ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_FINISHED },
+   { "XdndDirectSave0", &ECORE_X_ATOM_XDND_DIRECTSAVE0 },
 
    { "XdndActionCopy", &ECORE_X_DND_ACTION_COPY },
    { "XdndActionMove", &ECORE_X_DND_ACTION_MOVE },