diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.c b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.c
index a8549e4da0..ce3677f721 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.c
@@ -53,4 +53,14 @@ _efl_ui_focus_util_focus(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *pd EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Ui_Focus
    } while (m);
 }
 
+EOLIAN static Efl_Ui_Focus_Manager*
+_efl_ui_focus_util_active_manager(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *pd EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Ui_Focus_Manager *manager)
+{
+   while (efl_ui_focus_manager_redirect_get(manager))
+     manager = efl_ui_focus_manager_redirect_get(manager);
+
+   return manager;
+}
+
+
 #include "efl_ui_focus_util.eo.c"
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.eo b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.eo
index 651193b10f..8b4293709a 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_focus_util.eo
@@ -7,5 +7,12 @@ class Efl.Ui.Focus.Util(Efl.Object) {
             focus_elem : Efl.Ui.Focus.Object; [[Focus element]]
          }
       }
+      active_manager @class {
+         [[Get the highest manager in the redirect property]]
+         params {
+            manager : Efl.Ui.Focus.Manager;
+         }
+         return: Efl.Ui.Focus.Manager;
+      }
    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/elementary/elm_test_focus.c b/src/tests/elementary/elm_test_focus.c
index 90b613a553..449100ca95 100644
--- a/src/tests/elementary/elm_test_focus.c
+++ b/src/tests/elementary/elm_test_focus.c
@@ -277,17 +277,6 @@ EFL_START_TEST(logical_chain)
 }
 EFL_END_TEST
 
-static Efl_Ui_Focus_Manager*
-_upper_manager(Efl_Ui_Focus_Manager *m)
-{
-   Efl_Ui_Focus_Manager *manager = m;
-
-   while (efl_ui_focus_manager_redirect_get(manager))
-     manager = efl_ui_focus_manager_redirect_get(manager);
-
-   return manager;
-}
-
 static void
 _check_chain(Efl_Ui_Focus_Manager *m, Efl_Ui_Focus_Object *objects[])
 {
@@ -304,7 +293,7 @@ _check_chain(Efl_Ui_Focus_Manager *m, Efl_Ui_Focus_Object *objects[])
              efl_ui_focus_manager_reset_history(m);
              efl_ui_focus_manager_setup_on_first_touch(m, EFL_UI_FOCUS_DIRECTION_NEXT, root);
           }
-        next = efl_ui_focus_manager_focus_get(_upper_manager(m));
+        next = efl_ui_focus_manager_focus_get(efl_ui_focus_util_active_manager(EFL_UI_FOCUS_UTIL_CLASS, m));
 
         ck_assert_ptr_eq(next, objects[i]);
      }
@@ -324,7 +313,7 @@ _check_chain(Efl_Ui_Focus_Manager *m, Efl_Ui_Focus_Object *objects[])
              efl_ui_focus_manager_setup_on_first_touch(m, EFL_UI_FOCUS_DIRECTION_PREVIOUS, root);
           }
 
-        prev = efl_ui_focus_manager_focus_get(_upper_manager(m));
+        prev = efl_ui_focus_manager_focus_get(efl_ui_focus_util_active_manager(EFL_UI_FOCUS_UTIL_CLASS, m));
         ck_assert_ptr_eq(prev, objects[i - 1]);
      }
    ck_assert_ptr_eq(efl_ui_focus_manager_move(m, EFL_UI_FOCUS_DIRECTION_PREVIOUS), NULL);