diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/Makefile.am b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/Makefile.am
index 4fd17a84e2..829e4fd5dd 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/Makefile.am
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ico_anchorview.png \
 ico_bubble.png \
 ico_button.png \
 ico_check.png \
+ico_hoversel.png \
 ico_notepad.png \
 ico_radio.png \
 ico_scrolled_entry.png \
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/ico_hoversel.png b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/ico_hoversel.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..134d12db99
Binary files /dev/null and b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/ico_hoversel.png differ
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/icons.edc b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/icons.edc
index de19422fd8..45425fd736 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/icons.edc
+++ b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/icons.edc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ICON("anchorview")
 ICON("bubble")
 ICON("button")
 ICON("check")
+ICON("hoversel")
 ICON("notepad")
 ICON("radio")
 ICON("scrolled_entry")
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/Makefile.am b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/Makefile.am
index 067ec707b6..eed93555d0 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ elm_anchorview.c \
 elm_bubble.c \
 elm_button.c \
 elm_check.c \
+elm_hoversel.c \
 elm_notepad.c \
 elm_radio.c \
 elm_scrolled_entry.c \
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/elm_hoversel.c b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/elm_hoversel.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..902a956eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/elm_hoversel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#include "private.h"
+
+typedef struct _Elm_Params_Hoversel
+{
+   Elm_Params base;
+   Evas_Object *icon;
+   Eina_Bool horizontal:1;
+   Eina_Bool horizontal_exists:1;
+} Elm_Params_Hoversel;
+
+static void
+external_hoversel_state_set(void *data __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj, const void *from_params, const void *to_params, float pos __UNUSED__)
+{
+   const Elm_Params_Hoversel *p;
+
+   if (to_params) p = to_params;
+   else if (from_params) p = from_params;
+   else return;
+
+   if (p->base.label)
+     elm_hoversel_label_set(obj, p->base.label);
+   if (p->icon)
+     elm_hoversel_icon_set(obj, p->icon);
+   if (p->horizontal_exists)
+      elm_hoversel_horizontal_set(obj, p->horizontal);
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+external_hoversel_param_set(void *data __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj, const Edje_External_Param *param)
+{
+   if (!strcmp(param->name, "label"))
+     {
+	if (param->type == EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_STRING)
+	  {
+	     elm_hoversel_label_set(obj, param->s);
+	     return EINA_TRUE;
+	  }
+     }
+   else if (!strcmp(param->name, "icon"))
+     {
+	if (param->type == EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_STRING)
+	  {
+	     Evas_Object *icon = external_common_param_icon_get(obj, param);
+	     if (icon)
+	       {
+		  elm_hoversel_icon_set(obj, icon);
+		  return EINA_TRUE;
+	       }
+	  }
+     }
+   else if (!strcmp(param->name, "horizontal"))
+     {
+	if (param->type == EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_BOOL)
+	  {
+	     elm_hoversel_horizontal_set(obj, param->i);
+	     return EINA_TRUE;
+	  }
+     }
+
+   ERR("unknown parameter '%s' of type '%s'",
+       param->name, edje_external_param_type_str(param->type));
+
+   return EINA_FALSE;
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+external_hoversel_param_get(void *data __UNUSED__, const Evas_Object *obj, Edje_External_Param *param)
+{
+   if (!strcmp(param->name, "label"))
+     {
+	if (param->type == EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_STRING)
+	  {
+	     param->s = elm_hoversel_label_get(obj);
+	     return EINA_TRUE;
+	  }
+     }
+   else if (!strcmp(param->name, "icon"))
+     {
+	/* not easy to get icon name back from live object */
+	return EINA_FALSE;
+     }
+   else if (!strcmp(param->name, "horizontal"))
+     {
+	if (param->type == EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_BOOL)
+	  {
+	     param->i = elm_hoversel_horizontal_get(obj);
+	     return EINA_TRUE;
+	  }
+     }
+
+   ERR("unknown parameter '%s' of type '%s'",
+       param->name, edje_external_param_type_str(param->type));
+
+   return EINA_FALSE;
+}
+
+static void *
+external_hoversel_params_parse(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, const Eina_List *params)
+{
+   Elm_Params_Hoversel *mem;
+   Edje_External_Param *param;
+   const Eina_List *l;
+
+   mem = external_common_params_parse(Elm_Params_Hoversel, data, obj, params);
+   if (!mem)
+     return NULL;
+
+   external_common_icon_param_parse(&mem->icon, obj, params);
+
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(params, l, param)
+     {
+	if (!strcmp(param->name, "horizontal"))
+	  {
+	     mem->horizontal = !!param->i;
+	     mem->horizontal_exists = EINA_TRUE;
+	  }
+     }
+
+   return mem;
+}
+
+ static void
+external_hoversel_params_free(void *params)
+{
+   Elm_Params_Hoversel *mem = params;
+
+   if (mem->icon)
+     evas_object_del(mem->icon);
+   external_common_params_free(params);
+}
+
+static Edje_External_Param_Info external_hoversel_params[] = {
+   DEFINE_EXTERNAL_COMMON_PARAMS,
+   EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_INFO_STRING("icon"),
+   EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_INFO_BOOL("horizontal"),
+   EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_INFO_SENTINEL
+};
+
+DEFINE_EXTERNAL_ICON_ADD(hoversel, "hoversel");
+DEFINE_EXTERNAL_TYPE_SIMPLE(hoversel, "Hoversel");
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/modules.inc b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/modules.inc
index 6517ba10a4..8543d130ea 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/modules.inc
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/modules.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ DEFINE_TYPE(anchorview)
 DEFINE_TYPE(bubble)
 DEFINE_TYPE(button)
 DEFINE_TYPE(check)
+DEFINE_TYPE(hoversel)
 DEFINE_TYPE(notepad)
 DEFINE_TYPE(radio)
 DEFINE_TYPE(scrolled_entry)
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
index 6d1a602ba9..a680ca31d7 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
    EAPI Evas_Object *elm_hoversel_add(Evas_Object *parent);
    EAPI void         elm_hoversel_horizontal_set(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool horizontal);
+   EAPI Eina_Bool    elm_hoversel_horizontal_get(const Evas_Object *obj);
    EAPI void         elm_hoversel_hover_parent_set(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *parent);
    EAPI void         elm_hoversel_label_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *label);
    EAPI const char  *elm_hoversel_label_get(const Evas_Object *obj);
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c
index 329516dfac..fc4a765b1b 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c
@@ -318,6 +318,15 @@ elm_hoversel_horizontal_set(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool horizontal)
    wd->horizontal = !!horizontal;
 }
 
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+elm_hoversel_horizontal_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
+{
+   ELM_CHECK_WIDTYPE(obj, widtype) EINA_FALSE;
+   Widget_Data *wd = elm_widget_data_get(obj);
+   if (!wd) return EINA_FALSE;
+   return wd->horizontal;
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the hoversel button label
  *