diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 51363d42fa..d81ed9f425 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-06-03  Ederson Desouza
+
+        * Add -1.0 value to text ellipsis -- for not ellipsizing it at all.
+
 2013-06-03  Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman)
 
         * Fix edje min size calc to propagate min size calcs to GROUP
diff --git a/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_handlers.c b/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_handlers.c
index 7017816ab2..1738bebe62 100644
--- a/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_handlers.c
+++ b/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_handlers.c
@@ -6614,7 +6614,7 @@ st_collections_group_parts_part_description_fill_size_offset(void)
                     align:        X-axis     Y-axis;
                     source:      "part_name";
                     text_source: "text_part_name";
-                    ellipsis:     0.0-1.0;
+                    ellipsis:     -1.0 (since 1.8), 0.0-1.0;
                     style:       "stylename";
                 }
                 ..
@@ -7113,7 +7113,7 @@ st_collections_group_parts_part_description_text_elipsis(void)
 
    ed = (Edje_Part_Description_Text*) current_desc;
 
-   ed->text.elipsis = parse_float_range(0, 0.0, 1.0);
+   ed->text.elipsis = parse_float_range(0, -1.0, 1.0);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/edje/edje_text.c b/src/lib/edje/edje_text.c
index bb1cf9a510..964bc8353c 100644
--- a/src/lib/edje/edje_text.c
+++ b/src/lib/edje/edje_text.c
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ _edje_text_fit_x(Edje *ed, Edje_Real_Part *ep,
    *free_text = 0;
    if (sw <= 1) return "";
 
+   if (params->type.text.elipsis < 0)
+     return text;
+
    if (ep->part->scale) evas_object_scale_set(ep->object, TO_DOUBLE(sc));
 
    eo_do(ep->object,