diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/Ecore.h b/legacy/ecore/src/Ecore.h
index 9bdd679614..1e6cd7e8ce 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/Ecore.h
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/Ecore.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ extern              "C"
     Window              win, root;
     Ecore_Event_Key_Modifiers mods;
     char               *key;
+    char               *symbol;
     char               *compose;
     Time                time;
   } Ecore_Event_Key_Down;
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ extern              "C"
     Window              win, root;
     Ecore_Event_Key_Modifiers mods;
     char               *key;
+    char               *symbol;
     char               *compose;
     Time                time;
   } Ecore_Event_Key_Up;
@@ -710,6 +712,7 @@ extern              "C"
 
   KeySym              ecore_key_get_keysym_from_keycode(KeyCode keycode);
   char               *ecore_key_get_string_from_keycode(KeyCode keycode);
+  char		     *ecore_key_get_string_from_keysym(KeySym keysym);
   void                ecore_key_grab(char *key, Ecore_Event_Key_Modifiers mods,
 				     int anymod, int sync);
   void                ecore_key_ungrab(char *key,
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/e_ev_x.c b/legacy/ecore/src/e_ev_x.c
index 926d4a370c..648e929074 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/e_ev_x.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/e_ev_x.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ ecore_event_key_down_free(void *event)
 
   e = (Ecore_Event_Key_Down *) event;
   IF_FREE(e->key);
+  IF_FREE(e->symbol);
   IF_FREE(e->compose);
   FREE(e);
 }
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ ecore_event_key_up_free(void *event)
 
   e = (Ecore_Event_Key_Up *) event;
   IF_FREE(e->key);
+  IF_FREE(e->symbol);
   IF_FREE(e->compose);
   FREE(e);
 }
@@ -304,11 +306,12 @@ ecore_event_x_handle_keypress(XEvent * xevent)
     val = XLookupString((XKeyEvent *) xevent, buf, sizeof(buf), &sym, &stat);
     if (val > 0)
       {
-	buf[val] = 0;
-	e->compose = strdup(buf);
+        buf[val] = 0;
+        e->compose = strdup(buf);
       }
     else
       e->compose = NULL;
+    e->symbol = ecore_key_get_string_from_keysym(sym);
   }
   ecore_add_event(ECORE_EVENT_KEY_DOWN, e, ecore_event_key_down_free);
 }
@@ -342,11 +345,12 @@ ecore_event_x_handle_keyrelease(XEvent * xevent)
     val = XLookupString((XKeyEvent *) xevent, buf, sizeof(buf), &sym, &stat);
     if (val > 0)
       {
-	buf[val] = 0;
-	e->compose = strdup(buf);
+        buf[val] = 0;
+        e->compose = strdup(buf);
       }
     else
       e->compose = NULL;
+    e->symbol = ecore_key_get_string_from_keysym(sym);
   }
   ecore_add_event(ECORE_EVENT_KEY_UP, e, ecore_event_key_up_free);
 }
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/e_x.c b/legacy/ecore/src/e_x.c
index b3d8069c2c..05073cccfd 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/e_x.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/e_x.c
@@ -951,13 +951,24 @@ ecore_key_get_string_from_keycode(KeyCode keycode)
 {
   char               *str;
 
-   if (!disp) return strdup("");
+  if (!disp) return strdup("");
   str = XKeysymToString(ecore_key_get_keysym_from_keycode(keycode));
   if (!str)
     return strdup("");
   return strdup(str);
 }
 
+char		  *
+ecore_key_get_string_from_keysym(KeySym keysym)
+{
+  char		     *str;
+
+  if(keysym == NoSymbol) return strdup("");
+  str = XKeysymToString(keysym);
+  if(!str) str="(no name)";
+  return strdup(str);
+}
+
 void
 ecore_event_allow(int mode, Time t)
 {