diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
index c2ace0f73e..dc943add67 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
@@ -1765,6 +1765,7 @@ struct _Evas_Smart_Cb_Description
    EAPI void              evas_object_smart_member_del      (Evas_Object *obj) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
    EAPI Evas_Object      *evas_object_smart_parent_get      (const Evas_Object *obj) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1) EINA_PURE;
    EAPI Eina_Bool         evas_object_smart_type_check      (const Evas_Object *obj, const char *type) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2) EINA_PURE;
+   EAPI Eina_Bool         evas_object_smart_type_check_ptr  (const Evas_Object *obj, const char *type) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1, 2) EINA_PURE;
    EAPI Eina_List        *evas_object_smart_members_get     (const Evas_Object *obj) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1) EINA_PURE;
    EAPI Evas_Smart       *evas_object_smart_smart_get       (const Evas_Object *obj) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1) EINA_PURE;
    EAPI void             *evas_object_smart_data_get        (const Evas_Object *obj) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1) EINA_PURE;
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c
index 07adbbaaad..4a56d3c536 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c
@@ -288,6 +288,35 @@ evas_object_smart_type_check(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *type)
    return EINA_FALSE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks the Smart type of the object and its parents using pointer comparison
+ * @param obj the Evas_Object to check the type of
+ * @param type the type to check for. Must be the name pointer in the smart class used to create the object
+ * @return EINA_TRUE if @a obj or any of its parents if of type @a type, EINA_FALSE otherwise
+ * @ingroup Evas_Smart_Object_Group
+ */
+EAPI Eina_Bool
+evas_object_smart_type_check_ptr(const Evas_Object *obj, const char *type)
+{
+   const Evas_Smart_Class *sc;
+
+   MAGIC_CHECK(obj, Evas_Object, MAGIC_OBJ);
+   return EINA_FALSE;
+   MAGIC_CHECK_END();
+
+   if (!obj->smart.smart)
+     return EINA_FALSE;
+   sc = obj->smart.smart->smart_class;
+   while (sc)
+     {
+	if (sc->name == type)
+	  return EINA_TRUE;
+	sc = sc->parent;
+     }
+
+   return EINA_FALSE;
+}
+
 /**
  * Gets the list of the member objects of an Evas_Object
  * @param obj the Evas_Object you want to get the list of member objects