diff --git a/src/bin/e_livethumb.c b/src/bin/e_livethumb.c
index 2eac1eb0f..96d4af4a1 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_livethumb.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_livethumb.c
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ e_livethumb_vsize_get(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Coord *w, Evas_Coord *h)
    if (h) *h = sd->vh;
 }
 
+static void
+_e_livethumb_edje_preloaded(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj,
+                            const char *emission EINA_UNUSED,
+                            const char *source EINA_UNUSED)
+{
+   evas_object_show(obj);
+}
+
 EAPI void
 e_livethumb_thumb_set(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *thumb)
 {
@@ -77,7 +85,17 @@ e_livethumb_thumb_set(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *thumb)
         return;
      }
    sd->thumb_obj = thumb;
-   evas_object_show(sd->thumb_obj);
+   if (!strcmp(evas_object_type_get(thumb), "edje"))
+     {
+        edje_object_signal_callback_add(thumb,
+                                        "preload,done", "",
+                                        _e_livethumb_edje_preloaded, NULL);
+        edje_object_preload(thumb, EINA_FALSE);
+     }
+   else
+     {
+        evas_object_show(sd->thumb_obj);
+     }
    evas_object_move(sd->thumb_obj, 0, 0);
    evas_object_resize(sd->thumb_obj, sd->vw, sd->vh);
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/e_widget_preview.c b/src/bin/e_widget_preview.c
index 83046f572..7b9b28463 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_widget_preview.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_widget_preview.c
@@ -167,16 +167,6 @@ e_widget_preview_file_get(Evas_Object *obj, const char **file, const char **grou
    edje_object_file_get(wd->o_thumb, file, group);
 }
 
-static void
-_e_widget_preview_edje_preloaded(void *data, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED,
-                                 const char *emission EINA_UNUSED,
-                                 const char *source EINA_UNUSED)
-{
-   E_Widget_Data *wd = data;
-
-   evas_object_show(wd->o_thumb);
-}
-
 EAPI int
 e_widget_preview_edje_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *file, const char *group)
 {
@@ -187,9 +177,6 @@ e_widget_preview_edje_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *file, const char *group)
    if (wd->o_thumb) evas_object_del(wd->o_thumb);
    wd->o_thumb = edje_object_add(e_livethumb_evas_get(wd->img));
    ret = edje_object_file_set(wd->o_thumb, file, group);
-   edje_object_signal_callback_add(wd->o_thumb,
-                                   "preload,done", "",
-                                   _e_widget_preview_edje_preloaded, wd);
    e_livethumb_thumb_set(wd->img, wd->o_thumb);
 
    e_widget_change(obj);