diff --git a/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog b/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog
index 30c6ce566e..989ee94db5 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/elementary/ChangeLog
@@ -1637,3 +1637,6 @@
         elm_widget_item_part_text_custom_get(),
         elm_widget_item_part_text_custom_update()
 
+2013-09-21  Daniel Juyung Seo (SeoZ)
+
+        * hover: added "dismissed" callback.
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/NEWS b/legacy/elementary/NEWS
index e448406849..061bae4ecf 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/NEWS
+++ b/legacy/elementary/NEWS
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Additions:
    * Add "selected,invalid" smart callback for fileselector.
    * elm_object_item : Introduces new APIs, elm_object_item_track(), elm_object_item_untrack(), elm_object_item_track_get().
    * Add elm_widget_item_part_text_custom_set(), elm_widget_item_part_text_custom_get(), elm_widget_item_part_text_custom_update(). 
+   * Add "dismissed" smart callback for hover.
 
 Improvements:
 
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_hover.c b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_hover.c
index c7e76c351c..61d4f52e53 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_hover.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_hover.c
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #include "elementary_config.h"
 #include <Elementary.h>
 #ifndef ELM_LIB_QUICKLAUNCH
+
+static void
+_dismissed_cb(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED,
+              void *event_info EINA_UNUSED)
+{
+   printf("hover dismissed callback is called!\n");
+}
+
 static void
 my_hover_bt(void *data, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *event_info EINA_UNUSED)
 {
@@ -34,6 +42,7 @@ test_hover(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *event_inf
    evas_object_show(bx);
 
    hv = elm_hover_add(win);
+   evas_object_smart_callback_add(hv, "dismissed", _dismissed_cb, NULL);
 
    bt = elm_button_add(win);
    elm_object_text_set(bt, "Button");
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_hover.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_hover.c
index 0e4c49c61e..1e9fd14cb1 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_hover.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_hover.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const Elm_Layout_Part_Alias_Description _content_aliases[] =
 
 #define ELM_PRIV_HOVER_SIGNALS(cmd) \
    cmd(SIG_CLICKED, "clicked", "") \
+   cmd(SIG_DISMISSED, "dismissed", "") \
    cmd(SIG_SMART_LOCATION_CHANGED, "smart,changed", "")
 
 ELM_PRIV_HOVER_SIGNALS(ELM_PRIV_STATIC_VARIABLE_DECLARE);
@@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ _hov_dismiss_cb(void *data,
 {
    evas_object_hide(data);
    evas_object_smart_callback_call(data, SIG_CLICKED, NULL);
+   evas_object_smart_callback_call(data, SIG_DISMISSED, NULL);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -577,7 +579,10 @@ _elm_hover_smart_del(Eo *obj, void *_pd, va_list *list EINA_UNUSED)
    sd->on_del = EINA_TRUE;
 
    if (evas_object_visible_get(obj))
-     evas_object_smart_callback_call(obj, SIG_CLICKED, NULL);
+     {
+        evas_object_smart_callback_call(obj, SIG_CLICKED, NULL);
+        evas_object_smart_callback_call(obj, SIG_DISMISSED, NULL);
+     }
 
    elm_hover_target_set(obj, NULL);
 
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_hover.h b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_hover.h
index db37590eef..7d6ea0a5f7 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_hover.h
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_hover.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  * This widget emits the following signals, besides the ones sent from
  * @ref Layout:
  * @li @c "clicked" - the user clicked the empty space in the hover to dismiss
+ * @li @c "dismissed" - the user clicked the empty space in the hover to dismiss (since 1.8)
  * @li @c "smart,changed" - a content object placed under the "smart"
  *                   policy was replaced to a new slot direction.
  * @li @c "focused" - When the hover has received focus. (since 1.8)