diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_text.eo b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_text.eo
index 56b630255b..c6ddfe29a5 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_text.eo
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_text.eo
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ class Evas.Text (Evas.Object, Efl.Text, Efl.Text_Properties)
             /*@
             @brief Gets the ellipsis currently set on the text object.
 
-            @return The ellipsis set on the text object.
+            @return The ellipsis set on the text object. The ellipsis is -1.0.
             @see evas_object_text_ellipsis_set.
             @since 1.8 */
          }
          values {
-            double ellipsis; /*@ the ellipsis. */
+            double ellipsis(-1); /*@ the ellipsis. */
          }
       }
       bidi_delimiters {
diff --git a/src/tests/evas/evas_test_text.c b/src/tests/evas/evas_test_text.c
index e969050161..90ce19dcc8 100644
--- a/src/tests/evas/evas_test_text.c
+++ b/src/tests/evas/evas_test_text.c
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ START_TEST(evas_text_ellipsis)
    /* Ligatures */
    buf = "Fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff";
    _test_ellipsis(to, buf, font, size, 0.0);
+
+   /* Check ellipsis value with NULL */
+   fail_if(evas_object_text_ellipsis_get(NULL) != -1.0);
+
    END_TEXT_TEST();
 }
 END_TEST