diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_hash.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_hash.c
index b6465c7df8..92c37e1968 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_hash.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_hash.c
@@ -1407,6 +1407,39 @@ eina_hash_list_append(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data)
                             eina_list_append(NULL, data));
 }
 
+EAPI void
+eina_hash_list_direct_append(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data)
+{
+   Eina_Hash_Tuple tuple;
+   Eina_Hash_Head *hash_head;
+   Eina_Hash_Element *hash_element;
+   int key_length;
+   int key_hash;
+
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(hash);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(hash->key_hash_cb);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(key);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(data);
+   EINA_MAGIC_CHECK_HASH(hash);
+
+   _eina_hash_compute(hash, key, &key_length, &key_hash);
+
+   tuple.key = key;
+   tuple.key_length = key_length;
+   tuple.data = NULL;
+
+   hash_element = _eina_hash_find_by_hash(hash, &tuple, key_hash, &hash_head);
+   if (hash_element)
+      hash_element->tuple.data = eina_list_append(hash_element->tuple.data, data);
+   else
+     eina_hash_add_alloc_by_hash(hash,
+                            key,
+                            key_length,
+                            0,
+                            key_hash,
+                            eina_list_append(NULL, data));
+}
+
 EAPI void
 eina_hash_list_prepend(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data)
 {
@@ -1440,6 +1473,39 @@ eina_hash_list_prepend(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data)
                             eina_list_append(NULL, data));
 }
 
+EAPI void
+eina_hash_list_direct_prepend(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data)
+{
+   Eina_Hash_Tuple tuple;
+   Eina_Hash_Head *hash_head;
+   Eina_Hash_Element *hash_element;
+   int key_length;
+   int key_hash;
+
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(hash);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(hash->key_hash_cb);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(key);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(data);
+   EINA_MAGIC_CHECK_HASH(hash);
+
+   _eina_hash_compute(hash, key, &key_length, &key_hash);
+
+   tuple.key = key;
+   tuple.key_length = key_length;
+   tuple.data = NULL;
+
+   hash_element = _eina_hash_find_by_hash(hash, &tuple, key_hash, &hash_head);
+   if (hash_element)
+      hash_element->tuple.data = eina_list_prepend(hash_element->tuple.data, data);
+   else
+     eina_hash_add_alloc_by_hash(hash,
+                            key,
+                            key_length,
+                            0,
+                            key_hash,
+                            eina_list_append(NULL, data));
+}
+
 EAPI void
 eina_hash_list_remove(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data)
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_hash.h b/src/lib/eina/eina_hash.h
index 16344cfed4..cda625b362 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_hash.h
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_hash.h
@@ -1035,6 +1035,21 @@ EAPI void           eina_hash_foreach(const Eina_Hash  *hash,
  */
 EAPI void eina_hash_list_append(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2, 3);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Appends data to an #Eina_List inside a hash using eina_hash_direct_add().
+ *
+ * This function is identical to the sequence of calling
+ * eina_hash_find(), eina_list_append(), eina_hash_set(),
+ * but with one fewer required hash lookup.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] hash The hash table.
+ * @param[in] key The key associated with the data.
+ * @param[in] data The data to append to the list.
+ *
+ * @since 1.23
+ */
+EAPI void eina_hash_list_direct_append(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2, 3);
+
 /**
  * @brief Prepends data to an #Eina_List inside a hash.
  *
@@ -1050,6 +1065,21 @@ EAPI void eina_hash_list_append(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *da
  */
 EAPI void eina_hash_list_prepend(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2, 3);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Prepends data to an #Eina_List inside a hash using eina_hash_direct_add().
+ *
+ * This function is identical to the sequence of calling
+ * eina_hash_find(), eina_list_prepend(), eina_hash_set(),
+ * but with one fewer required hash lookup.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] hash The hash table.
+ * @param[in] key The key associated with the data.
+ * @param[in] data The data to prepend to the list.
+ *
+ * @since 1.23
+ */
+EAPI void eina_hash_list_direct_prepend(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2, 3);
+
 /**
  * @brief Removes data from an #Eina_List inside a hash.
  *