diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
index 63c7b11f13..46ba6f1881 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
    EAPI Eina_Bool    elm_object_widget_check(const Evas_Object *obj);
    EAPI Evas_Object *elm_object_parent_widget_get(const Evas_Object *obj);
+   EAPI Evas_Object *elm_object_top_widget_get(const Evas_Object *obj);
    EAPI const char  *elm_object_widget_type_get(const Evas_Object *obj);
 
    EAPI double       elm_scale_get(void);
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
index 4729ce09f1..389dbba468 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
@@ -1361,6 +1361,19 @@ elm_object_parent_widget_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
    return elm_widget_parent_widget_get(obj);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get the top level parent of an Elementary widget.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object to query.
+ * @return The top level Elementary widget, or @c NULL if parent cannot be
+ * found.
+ */
+EAPI Evas_Object *
+elm_object_top_widget_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
+{
+   return elm_widget_top_get(obj);
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the string that represents this Elementary widget.
  *