diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_multibuttonentry.c b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_multibuttonentry.c
index 98000db0e5..f66fc8c3fb 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_multibuttonentry.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_multibuttonentry.c
@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ _format_change_btn_add(Evas_Object *mbe)
    return btn;
 }
 
+void
+_select_cb(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *event_info)
+{
+   Elm_Object_Item *it = (Elm_Object_Item *)event_info;
+   printf("select function called, item = %s\n", elm_object_item_text_get(it));
+}
+
 static Evas_Object*
 _add_multibuttonentry(Evas_Object *parent)
 {
@@ -190,6 +197,7 @@ _add_multibuttonentry(Evas_Object *parent)
    evas_object_size_hint_weight_set(mbe, EVAS_HINT_EXPAND, EVAS_HINT_EXPAND);
    evas_object_size_hint_align_set(mbe, EVAS_HINT_FILL, EVAS_HINT_FILL);
    elm_object_content_set(scr, mbe);
+   elm_multibuttonentry_item_append(mbe, "mbe", _select_cb, NULL);
 
    // Add item verify callback to Multibuttonentry
    elm_multibuttonentry_item_filter_append(mbe, _item_filter_cb, data);
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_multibuttonentry.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_multibuttonentry.c
index 4df92c94ea..99305b164c 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_multibuttonentry.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_multibuttonentry.c
@@ -464,6 +464,9 @@ _item_select(Evas_Object *obj,
    if (it)
      {
         _current_item_change(obj, EO_OBJ(it));
+
+        if (it->func) it->func((void *)(WIDGET_ITEM_DATA_GET(EO_OBJ(it))), WIDGET(it), EO_OBJ(it));
+
         if (elm_widget_focus_get(obj))
           {
              elm_object_focus_set(sd->entry, EINA_FALSE);