diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c b/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
index 8bac6ecbf0..7b20a5f1c1 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
@@ -2302,11 +2302,11 @@ EAPI Ecore_Window
 ecore_evas_window_get(const Ecore_Evas *ee)
 {
    if (!ECORE_MAGIC_CHECK(ee, ECORE_MAGIC_EVAS))
-   {
-      ECORE_MAGIC_FAIL(ee, ECORE_MAGIC_EVAS,
-         "ecore_evas_window_get");
-      return 0;
-   }
+     {
+        ECORE_MAGIC_FAIL(ee, ECORE_MAGIC_EVAS,
+                         "ecore_evas_window_get");
+        return 0;
+     }
 
    return ee->prop.window;
 }
@@ -2947,6 +2947,45 @@ ecore_evas_software_x11_extra_event_window_add(Ecore_Evas *ee, Ecore_X_Window wi
    iface->extra_event_window_add(ee, win);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Create a new Ecore_Evas which does not contain an XWindow. It will 
+ * only contain an XPixmap to render to
+ * 
+ * @since 1.8
+ */
+EAPI Ecore_Evas *
+ecore_evas_software_x11_pixmap_new(const char *disp_name, Ecore_X_Window parent, int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+   Ecore_Evas *(*new)(const char *, Ecore_X_Window, int, int, int, int);
+   Eina_Module *m = _ecore_evas_engine_load("x");
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(m, NULL);
+
+   new = eina_module_symbol_get(m, "ecore_evas_software_x11_pixmap_new_internal");
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(new, NULL);
+
+   return new(disp_name, parent, x, y, w, h);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the underlying Ecore_X_Pixmap used in the Ecore_Evas
+ * 
+ * @param ee The Ecore_Evas whose pixmap is desired.
+ * @return The underlying Ecore_X_Pixmap
+ * 
+ * @warning Support for this depends on the underlying windowing system.
+ * 
+ * @since 1.8
+ */
+EAPI Ecore_X_Pixmap 
+ecore_evas_software_x11_pixmap_get(const Ecore_Evas *ee)
+{
+   Ecore_Evas_Interface_Software_X11 *iface;
+   iface = (Ecore_Evas_Interface_Software_X11 *)_ecore_evas_interface_get(ee, "software_x11");
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(iface, 0);
+
+   return iface->pixmap_get(ee);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Create Ecore_Evas using opengl x11.
  * @note If ecore is not compiled with support to x11 then nothing is done and NULL is returned.