diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h b/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
index 6dbed60c76..643498df31 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
@@ -2670,11 +2670,10 @@ EAPI void                                  ecore_x_e_illume_indicator_type_set(E
 EAPI Ecore_X_Illume_Indicator_Type_Mode    ecore_x_e_illume_indicator_type_get(Ecore_X_Window win);  /**< @since 1.8 */
 EAPI void                                  ecore_x_e_illume_indicator_type_send(Ecore_X_Window win, Ecore_X_Illume_Indicator_Type_Mode mode);  /**< @since 1.8 */
 
-EAPI void
-ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_set(Ecore_X_Window win,
-                                  Ecore_X_Illume_Window_State state);
-
+EAPI void                                  ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_set(Ecore_X_Window win, Ecore_X_Illume_Window_State state);
 EAPI Ecore_X_Illume_Window_State           ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_get(Ecore_X_Window win);
+EAPI void                                  ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_send(Ecore_X_Window win, Ecore_X_Illume_Window_State state);
+
 EAPI void                                  ecore_x_xkb_select_group(int group); /* @since 1.7 */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_e.c b/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_e.c
index d219899d32..7897e6a943 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_e.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_e.c
@@ -1919,3 +1919,14 @@ ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_get(Ecore_X_Window win)
    return _ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_get(atom);
 }
 
+EAPI void
+ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_send(Ecore_X_Window win,
+                                   Ecore_X_Illume_Window_State state)
+{
+   LOGFN(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
+   ecore_x_client_message32_send(win,
+                                 ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_WINDOW_STATE,
+                                 ECORE_X_EVENT_MASK_WINDOW_CONFIGURE,
+                                 _ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_atom_get(state),
+                                 0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_e.c b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_e.c
index a147c0d15c..7b5c12d471 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_e.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_e.c
@@ -2005,3 +2005,14 @@ ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_get(Ecore_X_Window win)
    return _ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_get(atom);
 }
 
+EAPI void
+ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_send(Ecore_X_Window win,
+                                   Ecore_X_Illume_Window_State state)
+{
+   LOGFN(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
+   ecore_x_client_message32_send(win,
+                                 ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_WINDOW_STATE,
+                                 ECORE_X_EVENT_MASK_WINDOW_CONFIGURE,
+                                 _ecore_x_e_illume_window_state_atom_get(state),
+                                 0, 0, 0, 0);
+}