diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/Ecore.h b/legacy/ecore/src/Ecore.h
index 0026d2c98d..b13043bddf 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/Ecore.h
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/Ecore.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ void                e_dnd_set_mode_ask(void);
 void                e_dnd_own_selection(Window win);
 void                e_dnd_send_drop(Window win, Window source_win);
 void                e_window_gravity_reset(Window win);
+void                e_window_gravity_set(Window win, int gravity);
 void                e_pointer_warp_by(int dx, int dy);
 void                e_pointer_warp_to(int x, int y);
 void                e_gc_set_include_inferiors(GC gc);
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ void                e_window_get_virtual_area(Window win, int *area_x,
 
 					      int *area_y);
 void                e_get_virtual_area(int *area_x, int *area_y);
+void                e_window_get_root_relative_location(Window win, int *x, int *y);
 
 typedef struct _eev Eevent;
 typedef struct _ev_fd_handler Ev_Fd_Handler;
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/e_x.c b/legacy/ecore/src/e_x.c
index 7ee70000da..1f95039d7f 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/e_x.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/e_x.c
@@ -2218,6 +2218,15 @@ e_window_gravity_reset(Window win)
    XChangeWindowAttributes(disp, win, CWWinGravity, &att);
 }
 
+void
+e_window_gravity_set(Window win, int gravity)
+{
+   XSetWindowAttributes att;
+
+   att.win_gravity = gravity;
+   XChangeWindowAttributes(disp, win, CWWinGravity, &att);
+}
+
 void
 e_pointer_warp_by(int dx, int dy)
 {
@@ -2297,3 +2306,48 @@ e_get_virtual_area(int *area_x, int *area_y)
 	FREE(data);
      }
 }
+
+void
+e_window_get_root_relative_location(Window win, int *x, int *y)
+{
+   int dx, dy;
+   Window parent;
+   E_XID              *xid = NULL;
+   
+   if (win == 0)
+      win = default_root;
+   if (win == default_root)
+     {
+	if (x) *x = 0;
+	if (y) *y = 0;
+	return;
+     }   
+   xid = e_validate_xid(win);
+   if (!xid)
+     {
+	if (x) *x = 0;
+	if (y) *y = 0;
+	return;
+     }
+   dx = 0;
+   dy = 0;
+   do
+     {
+	parent = xid->parent;
+	dx += xid->x;
+	dy += xid->y;
+	if (parent != default_root)
+	  {
+	     xid = e_validate_xid(parent);
+	     if (!xid)
+	       {
+		  if (x) *x = dx;
+		  if (y) *y = dy;
+		  return;
+	       }
+	  }
+     }
+   while (parent != default_root);
+   if (x) *x = dx;
+   if (y) *y = dy;
+}