diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_hash.h b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_hash.h
index fed6f948a2..ad4bc9a44d 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_hash.h
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_hash.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ EAPI Eina_Hash * eina_hash_string_small_new(Eina_Free_Cb data_free_cb);
 EAPI Eina_Hash * eina_hash_int32_new(Eina_Free_Cb data_free_cb);
 EAPI Eina_Hash * eina_hash_int64_new(Eina_Free_Cb data_free_cb);
 EAPI Eina_Hash * eina_hash_pointer_new(Eina_Free_Cb data_free_cb);
+EAPI Eina_Hash * eina_hash_stringshared_new(Eina_Free_Cb data_free_cb);
 
 EAPI Eina_Bool   eina_hash_add(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2, 3);
 EAPI Eina_Bool   eina_hash_direct_add(Eina_Hash *hash, const void *key, const void *data) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2, 3);
diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_hash.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_hash.c
index 926055d5c5..538daf1194 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_hash.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_hash.c
@@ -439,6 +439,13 @@ _eina_string_key_cmp(const char *key1, __UNUSED__ int key1_length,
    return strcmp(key1, key2);
 }
 
+static int
+_eina_stringshared_key_cmp(const char *key1, __UNUSED__ int key1_length,
+			   const char *key2, __UNUSED__ int key2_length)
+{
+   return key1 - key2;
+}
+
 static unsigned int
 _eina_int32_key_length(__UNUSED__ const uint32_t *key)
 {
@@ -790,6 +797,16 @@ eina_hash_pointer_new(Eina_Free_Cb data_free_cb)
 #endif
 }
 
+EAPI Eina_Hash *
+eina_hash_stringshared_new(Eina_Free_Cb data_free_cb)
+{
+   return eina_hash_new(NULL,
+			EINA_KEY_CMP(_eina_stringshared_key_cmp),
+			EINA_KEY_HASH(eina_hash_superfast),
+			data_free_cb,
+			EINA_HASH_BUCKET_SIZE);
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieves the number of buckets available in the given hash table.
  * @param hash The given hash table.