diff --git a/src/bin/e_gadcon.c b/src/bin/e_gadcon.c
index 32f2c7211..f8d152cf6 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_gadcon.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_gadcon.c
@@ -829,6 +829,20 @@ e_gadcon_client_config_del(E_Config_Gadcon *cf_gc, E_Config_Gadcon_Client *cf_gc
    free(cf_gcc);
 }
 
+EAPI E_Gadcon_Client *
+e_gadcon_client_find(E_Config_Gadcon_Client *cf_gcc)
+{
+   E_Gadcon *gc;
+   E_Gadcon_Client *gcc;
+   Eina_List *l, *ll;
+
+   if (!cf_gcc) return NULL;
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(gadcons, l, gc)
+     EINA_LIST_FOREACH(gc->clients, ll, gcc)
+       if (gcc->cf == cf_gcc) return gcc;
+   return NULL;
+}
+
 /**  
  * Creates a new gadget  
  *
diff --git a/src/bin/e_gadcon.h b/src/bin/e_gadcon.h
index e5a5d0f09..a0f58a185 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_gadcon.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_gadcon.h
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ EAPI void                    e_gadcon_shelf_set(E_Gadcon *gc, E_Shelf *shelf);
 EAPI E_Shelf                *e_gadcon_shelf_get(E_Gadcon *gc);
 EAPI void                    e_gadcon_toolbar_set(E_Gadcon *gc, E_Toolbar *toolbar);
 EAPI E_Toolbar              *e_gadcon_toolbar_get(E_Gadcon *gc);
+EAPI E_Gadcon_Client      *e_gadcon_client_find(E_Config_Gadcon_Client *cf_gcc);
 EAPI E_Config_Gadcon_Client *e_gadcon_client_config_new(E_Gadcon *gc, const char *name);
 EAPI void                    e_gadcon_client_config_del(E_Config_Gadcon *cf_gc, E_Config_Gadcon_Client *cf_gcc);
 EAPI E_Gadcon_Client        *e_gadcon_client_new(E_Gadcon *gc, const char *name, const char *id, const char *style, Evas_Object *base_obj);