diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/themes/default.edc b/legacy/elementary/data/themes/default.edc
index 87cba47e74..1efb6b8a38 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/data/themes/default.edc
+++ b/legacy/elementary/data/themes/default.edc
@@ -7163,6 +7163,61 @@ collections {
            }
        }
    }
+   group { name: "elm/notify/base/center";
+       //this group is a design similar to the inwin group
+       images {
+           image: "bt_dis_base.png" COMP;
+       }
+       parts {
+           part { name: "base";
+               type: RECT;
+               mouse_events: 0;
+               repeat_events: 1;
+               description { state: "default" 0.0;
+                   color: 0 0 0 0;
+                   rel1.relative: 0.0 0.0;
+                   rel2.relative: 1.0 1.0;
+               }
+           }
+           part { name: "pop";
+               mouse_events: 1;
+               description { state: "default" 0.0;
+                   rel1.to: "elm.swallow.content";
+                   rel2.to: "elm.swallow.content";
+                   image {
+                       normal: "bt_dis_base.png";
+                       border: 4 4 4 4;
+                   }
+               }
+           }
+           part { name: "elm.swallow.content";
+               type: SWALLOW;
+               description { state: "default" 0.0;
+                   rel1.to: "base";
+                   rel2.to: "base";
+               }
+           }
+       }   
+       programs {
+           program { name: "show";
+               signal: "elm,action,show";
+               source: "elm";
+               action: STATE_SET "default" 0.0;
+               target: "base";
+           }
+           program { name: "show_2";
+                signal: "show";
+                action: STATE_SET "default" 0.0;
+                target: "base";
+           }
+           program { name: "hide";
+               signal: "elm,action,hide";
+               source: "elm";
+               action: STATE_SET "default" 0.0;
+               target: "base";
+           }
+       }
+   }          
    group { name: "elm/notify/base/bottom";
        //this group is a design similar to the inwin group
        images {
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_notify.c b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_notify.c
index 4a964217ee..d1b38efb32 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_notify.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_notify.c
@@ -118,6 +118,33 @@ test_notify(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, void *event_info)
    elm_table_pack(tb, bt, 0, 1, 1, 1);
    evas_object_show(bt);
 
+   notify = elm_notify_add(win);
+   evas_object_size_hint_weight_set(notify, EVAS_HINT_EXPAND, EVAS_HINT_EXPAND);
+   elm_notify_orient_set(notify, ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_CENTER);
+   elm_notify_timeout_set(notify, 10);
+
+   bx = elm_box_add(win);
+   elm_notify_content_set(notify, bx);
+   elm_box_horizontal_set(bx, 1);
+   evas_object_show(bx);
+
+   lb = elm_label_add(win);
+   elm_label_label_set(lb, "Center position. This notify use a timeout of 10 sec.");
+   elm_box_pack_end(bx, lb);
+   evas_object_show(lb);
+
+   bt = elm_button_add(win);
+   elm_button_label_set(bt, "Close");
+   evas_object_smart_callback_add(bt, "clicked", _bt_close, notify);
+   elm_box_pack_end(bx, bt);
+   evas_object_show(bt);
+
+   bt = elm_button_add(win);
+   elm_button_label_set(bt, "Center");
+   evas_object_smart_callback_add(bt, "clicked", _bt, notify);
+   elm_table_pack(tb, bt, 1, 1, 1, 1);
+   evas_object_show(bt);
+
    notify = elm_notify_add(win);
    evas_object_size_hint_weight_set(notify, EVAS_HINT_EXPAND, EVAS_HINT_EXPAND);
    elm_notify_orient_set(notify, ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_RIGHT);
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
index 1bae6eae36..96dbffd6e5 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ extern "C" {
    typedef enum _Elm_Notify_Orient
      {
 	 ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_TOP,
+	 ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_CENTER,
 	 ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_BOTTOM,
 	 ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_LEFT,
 	 ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_RIGHT,
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_notify.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_notify.c
index 48fcbc99b3..a3e0514c5b 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_notify.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_notify.c
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ _calc(Evas_Object *obj)
 	   case ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_TOP:
              evas_object_move(wd->notify, x + offx, y);
              break;
+	   case ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_CENTER:
+             evas_object_move(wd->notify, x + offx, y + offy);
+             break;
 	   case ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_BOTTOM:
              evas_object_move(wd->notify, x + offx, y + h - minh);
              break;
@@ -371,6 +374,9 @@ elm_notify_orient_set(Evas_Object *obj, Elm_Notify_Orient orient)
       case ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_TOP:
         _elm_theme_set(wd->notify, "notify", "base", "default");
         break;
+      case ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_CENTER:
+        _elm_theme_set(wd->notify, "notify", "base", "center");
+        break;		
       case ELM_NOTIFY_ORIENT_BOTTOM:
         _elm_theme_set(wd->notify, "notify", "base", "bottom");
         break;