diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
index 05a0ae41a5..7dafce81fa 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ extern "C" {
    EAPI Elm_Hoversel_Item *elm_hoversel_item_add(Evas_Object *obj, const char *label, const char *icon_file, Elm_Icon_Type icon_type, void (*func) (void *data, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info), const void *data);
    EAPI void         elm_hoversel_item_del(Elm_Hoversel_Item *item);
    EAPI void        *elm_hoversel_item_data_get(Elm_Hoversel_Item *it);
+   EAPI const char  *elm_hoversel_item_label_get(Elm_Hoversel_Item *it);
    /* smart callbacks called:
     * "clicked" - the user clicked the hoversel button and popped up the sel
     * "selected" - an item in the hoversel list is selected
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c
index 93bc41dd68..8eb73a4bb4 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c
@@ -390,3 +390,20 @@ elm_hoversel_item_data_get(Elm_Hoversel_Item *it)
    if (!it) return NULL;
    return it->data;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get the text label of an hoversel item
+ *
+ * This returns the text of the label of the given hoversel item
+ *
+ * @param it The item to get the label
+ * @return The text label of the hoversel item
+ *
+ * @ingroup Hoversel
+ */
+EAPI const char *
+elm_hoversel_item_label_get(Elm_Hoversel_Item *it)
+{
+   if (!it) return NULL;
+   return it->label;
+}