diff --git a/src/modules/everything/Evry.h b/src/modules/everything/Evry.h
index e09b088b7..8de963700 100644
--- a/src/modules/everything/Evry.h
+++ b/src/modules/everything/Evry.h
@@ -546,6 +546,8 @@ EAPI void evry_action_register(Evry_Action *act, int priority);
 EAPI void evry_action_unregister(Evry_Action *act);
 EAPI void evry_view_register(Evry_View *view, int priority);
 EAPI void evry_view_unregister(Evry_View *view);
+EAPI Evry_Action *evry_action_find(const char *name);
+
 
 EAPI void evry_history_load(void);
 EAPI void evry_history_unload(void);
diff --git a/src/modules/everything/evry_plug_actions.c b/src/modules/everything/evry_plug_actions.c
index 2e63ce3b4..68a181169 100644
--- a/src/modules/everything/evry_plug_actions.c
+++ b/src/modules/everything/evry_plug_actions.c
@@ -267,3 +267,23 @@ evry_action_free(Evry_Action *act)
 
    evry_item_free(EVRY_ITEM(act));
 }
+
+
+/* TODO assign actions to plugins othersie there will be too liitle
+   names soon */
+EAPI Evry_Action *
+evry_action_find(const char *name)
+{
+   Evry_Action *act = NULL; 
+   Eina_List *l;
+   
+   const char *n = eina_stringshare_add(name);
+
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(evry_conf->actions, l, act)
+     if (act->name == n)
+       break;
+
+   eina_stringshare_del(n);
+   
+   return act;
+}