diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/Ecore_Evas.h.in b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/Ecore_Evas.h.in
index f30bbffb52..7e772e3084 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/Ecore_Evas.h.in
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/Ecore_Evas.h.in
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Ecore_X_Window  ecore_evas_software_x11_window_get(Ecore_Evas *ee);
 
 #if HAVE_ECORE_EVAS_GL
 Ecore_Evas     *ecore_evas_gl_x11_new(const char *disp_name, Ecore_X_Window parent, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+Ecore_X_Window  ecore_evas_gl_x11_window_get(Ecore_Evas *ee);
 #endif
 
 #if HAVE_ECORE_EVAS_FB
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_x.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_x.c
index 1241ca3b8d..d46627bead 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_x.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_x.c
@@ -1308,3 +1308,18 @@ ecore_evas_software_x11_window_get(Ecore_Evas *ee)
    return 0;
 #endif
 }
+
+/**
+ * To be documented.
+ *
+ * FIXME: To be fixed.
+ */
+Ecore_X_Window
+ecore_evas_gl_x11_window_get(Ecore_Evas *ee)
+{
+#ifdef BUILD_ECORE_X
+   return ee->engine.x.win_container;
+#else   
+   return 0;
+#endif
+}