diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/Makefile.am b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/Makefile.am
index bc54ae27c0..4fd17a84e2 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ files_DATA = icons.edj
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 icons.edc \
+ico_anchorblock.png \
 ico_anchorview.png \
 ico_bubble.png \
 ico_button.png \
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/ico_anchorblock.png b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/ico_anchorblock.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a62138e97a
Binary files /dev/null and b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/ico_anchorblock.png differ
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/ico_anchorview.png b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/ico_anchorview.png
index a62138e97a..7615015d53 100644
Binary files a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/ico_anchorview.png and b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/ico_anchorview.png differ
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/icons.edc b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/icons.edc
index fbf1998f06..de19422fd8 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/icons.edc
+++ b/legacy/elementary/data/edje_externals/icons.edc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ collections { group { name: "ico_"_name;                     \
                image.normal: "ico_"_name".png";             \
 }}}}}
 
+ICON("anchorblock")
 ICON("anchorview")
 ICON("bubble")
 ICON("button")
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/Makefile.am b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/Makefile.am
index 979fb0e02b..067ec707b6 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/Makefile.am
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pkg_LTLIBRARIES = elm.la
 elm_la_SOURCES = private.h \
 modules.inc \
 elm.c \
+elm_anchorblock.c \
 elm_anchorview.c \
 elm_bubble.c \
 elm_button.c \
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/elm_anchorblock.c b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/elm_anchorblock.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb5dc9196a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/elm_anchorblock.c
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#include "private.h"
+
+typedef struct _Elm_Params_Anchorblock
+{
+   const char *text;
+} Elm_Params_Anchorblock;
+
+static void
+external_anchorblock_state_set(void *data __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj, const void *from_params, const void *to_params, float pos __UNUSED__)
+{
+   const Elm_Params_Anchorblock *p;
+
+   if (to_params) p = to_params;
+   else if (from_params) p = from_params;
+   else return;
+
+   if (p->text)
+     {
+	elm_anchorblock_text_set(obj, p->text);
+     }
+}
+
+static Eina_Bool
+external_anchorblock_param_set(void *data __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj, const Edje_External_Param *param)
+{
+   if (!strcmp(param->name, "text"))
+     {
+	if (param->type == EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_STRING)
+	  {
+	     elm_anchorblock_text_set(obj, param->s);
+	     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_anchorblock_param_get(void *data __UNUSED__, const Evas_Object *obj, Edje_External_Param *param)
+{
+   if (!strcmp(param->name, "text"))
+     {
+	if (param->type == EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_STRING)
+	  {
+	     param->s = elm_anchorblock_text_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_anchorblock_params_parse(void *data __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj __UNUSED__, const Eina_List *params)
+{
+   Elm_Params_Anchorblock *mem;
+   Edje_External_Param *param;
+   const Eina_List *l;
+
+   mem = calloc(1, sizeof(Elm_Params_Anchorblock));
+   if (!mem)
+     return NULL;
+
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(params, l, param)
+     {
+	if (!strcmp(param->name, "text"))
+	  mem->text = eina_stringshare_add(param->s);
+     }
+
+   return mem;
+}
+
+static void
+external_anchorblock_params_free(void *params)
+{
+   Elm_Params_Anchorblock *mem = params;
+
+   if (mem->text)
+     eina_stringshare_del(mem->text);
+   free(mem);
+}
+
+static Edje_External_Param_Info external_anchorblock_params[] = {
+   EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_INFO_STRING_DEFAULT("text", "some text"),
+   EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_INFO_SENTINEL
+};
+
+DEFINE_EXTERNAL_ICON_ADD(anchorblock, "anchorblock")
+DEFINE_EXTERNAL_TYPE_SIMPLE(anchorblock, "Anchorblock");
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/modules.inc b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/modules.inc
index 0d304413e8..6517ba10a4 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/modules.inc
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/edje_externals/modules.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DEFINE_TYPE(anchorblock)
 DEFINE_TYPE(anchorview)
 DEFINE_TYPE(bubble)
 DEFINE_TYPE(button)
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
index 352c3e2dbe..6d1a602ba9 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
@@ -658,6 +658,8 @@ extern "C" {
      };
    EAPI Evas_Object *elm_anchorview_add(Evas_Object *parent);
    EAPI void         elm_anchorview_text_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *text);
+   EAPI const char  *elm_anchorview_text_get(Evas_Object *obj);
+
    EAPI void         elm_anchorview_hover_parent_set(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *parent);
    EAPI void         elm_anchorview_hover_style_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *style);
    EAPI void         elm_anchorview_hover_end(Evas_Object *obj);
@@ -683,6 +685,7 @@ extern "C" {
      };
    EAPI Evas_Object *elm_anchorblock_add(Evas_Object *parent);
    EAPI void         elm_anchorblock_text_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *text);
+   EAPI const char  *elm_anchorblock_text_get(Evas_Object *obj);
    EAPI void         elm_anchorblock_hover_parent_set(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *parent);
    EAPI void         elm_anchorblock_hover_style_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *style);
    EAPI void         elm_anchorblock_hover_end(Evas_Object *obj);
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_anchorblock.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_anchorblock.c
index b25cf7c76e..a2bb10de7b 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_anchorblock.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_anchorblock.c
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ struct _Widget_Data
 };
 
 static const char *widtype = NULL;
+
+static const char SIG_ANCHOR_CLICKED[] = "anchor,clicked";
+static const Evas_Smart_Cb_Description _signals[] = {
+  {SIG_ANCHOR_CLICKED, ""}, /* TODO: declare the type properly, as data is
+			     * being passed
+			     */
+  {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
 static void _del_pre_hook(Evas_Object *obj);
 static void _del_hook(Evas_Object *obj);
 static void _sizing_eval(Evas_Object *obj);
@@ -116,7 +125,7 @@ _anchor_clicked(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info)
    if (py < (y + (h / 3))) ei.hover_top = 0;
    ei.hover_bottom = 1;
    if (py > (y + ((h * 2) / 3))) ei.hover_bottom = 0;
-   evas_object_smart_callback_call(data, "anchor,clicked", &ei);
+   evas_object_smart_callback_call(data, SIG_ANCHOR_CLICKED, &ei);
    evas_object_smart_callback_add(wd->hover, "clicked", _hover_clicked, data);
    evas_object_show(wd->hover);
 }
@@ -198,6 +207,26 @@ elm_anchorblock_text_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *text)
    _sizing_eval(obj);
 }
 
+/**
+  * Get the markup text set for the anchorblock
+  *
+  * This retrieves back the string set by @c elm_anchorblock_text_set().
+  *
+  * @param obj The anchorblock object
+  * @return text The markup text set or @c NULL, either if it was not set
+  * or an error ocurred
+  *
+  * @ingroup Anchorblock
+  */
+EAPI const char*
+elm_anchorblock_text_get(Evas_Object *obj)
+{
+   ELM_CHECK_WIDTYPE(obj, widtype) NULL;
+   Widget_Data *wd = elm_widget_data_get(obj);
+   if (!wd) return NULL;
+   return elm_entry_entry_get(wd->entry);
+}
+
 /**
  * Set the parent of the hover popup
  *