diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h b/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
index 8eb235b5fb..9dced7f381 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/Ecore_X.h
@@ -2166,6 +2166,7 @@ EAPI void                                      ecore_x_randr_events_select(Ecore
 EAPI void                                      ecore_x_randr_screen_current_size_get(Ecore_X_Window root, int *w, int *h, int *w_mm, int *h_mm);
 EAPI void                                      ecore_x_randr_screen_size_range_get(Ecore_X_Window root, int *wmin, int *hmin, int *wmax, int *hmax);
 EAPI void                                      ecore_x_randr_screen_reset(Ecore_X_Window root);
+EAPI void                                      ecore_x_randr_screen_refresh(Ecore_X_Window root); /**< @since 1.26 */
 EAPI Eina_Bool                                 ecore_x_randr_screen_current_size_set(Ecore_X_Window root, int w, int h, int w_mm, int h_mm);
 EAPI Ecore_X_Randr_Mode_Info                 **ecore_x_randr_modes_info_get(Ecore_X_Window root, int *num);
 EAPI Ecore_X_Randr_Mode                        ecore_x_randr_mode_info_add(Ecore_X_Window root, Ecore_X_Randr_Mode_Info *mode_info);
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_randr.c b/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_randr.c
index faab344eb5..bd1ef23427 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_randr.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/ecore_x_randr.c
@@ -44,7 +44,14 @@ typedef enum _Ecore_X_Randr_Edid_Aspect_Ratio_Preferred
 
 static int _randr_major, _randr_minor, _randr_version;
 
-XRRScreenResources *(*_ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get)(Display *disp, Window win);
+static XRRScreenResources *
+_ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get_dummy(Display *disp EINA_UNUSED, Window win EINA_UNUSED)
+{
+   return NULL;
+}
+
+XRRScreenResources *(*_ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get)(Display *disp, Window win) = _ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get_dummy;
+XRRScreenResources *(*_ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get_slow)(Display *disp, Window win) = _ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get_dummy;
 
 #endif
 
@@ -63,9 +70,15 @@ _ecore_x_randr_init(void)
         _randr_version = (_randr_major << 16) | _randr_minor;
 
         if (_randr_version >= RANDR_VERSION_1_3)
-          _ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get = XRRGetScreenResourcesCurrent;
+          {
+             _ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get = XRRGetScreenResourcesCurrent;
+             _ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get_slow = XRRGetScreenResources;
+          }
         else if (_randr_version == RANDR_VERSION_1_2)
-          _ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get = XRRGetScreenResources;
+          {
+             _ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get = XRRGetScreenResources;
+             _ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get_slow = XRRGetScreenResources;
+          }
 
         _randr_avail = EINA_TRUE;
 
@@ -538,6 +551,22 @@ ecore_x_randr_screen_size_range_get(Ecore_X_Window root, int *wmin, int *hmin, i
 #endif
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief forces a hardware monitor info etc. refresh on the server side
+ * @param root the window's screen which will be reset.
+ */
+EAPI void
+ecore_x_randr_screen_refresh(Ecore_X_Window root)
+{
+   XRRScreenResources *res = NULL;
+
+   if (_randr_version < RANDR_VERSION_1_2) return;
+   if ((res = _ecore_x_randr_screen_resources_get_slow(_ecore_x_disp, root)))
+     {
+        XRRFreeScreenResources(res);
+     }
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief removes unused screen space. The most upper left CRTC is set to 0x0
  * and all other CRTCs dx,dy respectively.