diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
index f9aa4fa559..918911ef66 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ extern "C" {
   /* edje_message_queue.c */
   void         edje_object_message_send        (Evas_Object *obj, Edje_Message_Type type, int id, void *msg);
   void         edje_object_message_handler_set (Evas_Object *obj, void (*func) (void *data, Evas_Object *obj, Edje_Message_Type type, int id, void *msg), void *data);
-     
+   
+  void         edje_message_signal_process     (void);
+   
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_message_queue.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_message_queue.c
index 403ac3ecfe..84043d788f 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_message_queue.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_message_queue.c
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ edje_object_message_handler_set(Evas_Object *obj, void (*func) (void *data, Evas
    _edje_message_cb_set(ed, func, data);
 }
 
+void
+edje_message_signal_process(void)
+{
+   _edje_message_queue_process();
+}
+
 static Evas_List *msgq = NULL;
 static Evas_List *tmp_msgq = NULL;
 
@@ -491,7 +497,7 @@ _edje_message_queue_process(void)
      }
    
    /* if the message queue filled again set a timer to expire in 0.0 sec */
-   /* to get the dle enterer to be run again */
+   /* to get the idle enterer to be run again */
    if (msgq)
      ecore_timer_add(0.0, _edje_dummy_timer, NULL);
 }