diff --git a/src/bin/e_ilist.c b/src/bin/e_ilist.c
index 8f23d69fd..e1ac1f9f1 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_ilist.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_ilist.c
@@ -496,6 +496,14 @@ e_ilist_nth_label_get(Evas_Object *obj, int n)
    return NULL;
 }
 
+EAPI void
+e_ilist_item_label_set(E_Ilist_Item *si, const char *label)
+{
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(si);
+   eina_stringshare_replace(&si->label, label);
+   edje_object_part_text_set(si->o_base, "e.text.label", label);
+}
+
 EAPI void
 e_ilist_nth_label_set(Evas_Object *obj, int n, const char *label)
 {
@@ -507,11 +515,7 @@ e_ilist_nth_label_set(Evas_Object *obj, int n, const char *label)
    API_ENTRY return;
    if (!sd->items) return;
    si = eina_list_nth(sd->items, n);
-   if (si)
-     {
-        if (eina_stringshare_replace(&si->label, label))
-          edje_object_part_text_set(si->o_base, "e.text.label", label);
-     }
+   if (si) e_ilist_item_label_set(si, label);
 }
 
 EAPI Evas_Object *
diff --git a/src/bin/e_ilist.h b/src/bin/e_ilist.h
index b97ca57ca..42b146531 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_ilist.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_ilist.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ EAPI void         e_ilist_icon_size_set         (Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Coord w,
 EAPI const Eina_List   *e_ilist_items_get             (Evas_Object *obj);
 EAPI void         e_ilist_multi_select          (Evas_Object *obj, int n);
 EAPI void         e_ilist_range_select          (Evas_Object *obj, int n);
+EAPI void         e_ilist_item_label_set(E_Ilist_Item *si, const char *label);
 EAPI Eina_Bool  e_ilist_custom_edje_file_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *file, const char *group);
 #endif
 #endif