diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c
index 54c125cc4e..d5ac64817c 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.c
@@ -214,6 +214,22 @@ _item_signal_emit_hook(Elm_Object_Item *it,
      elm_object_signal_emit(VIEW(it), emission, source);
 }
 
+static void
+_item_style_set_hook(Elm_Object_Item *it,
+                     const char *style)
+{
+   if (VIEW(it))
+     elm_object_style_set(VIEW(it), style);
+}
+
+static const char *
+_item_style_get_hook(Elm_Object_Item *it)
+{
+   if (VIEW(it))
+     return elm_object_style_get(VIEW(it));
+   return NULL;
+}
+
 static Eina_Bool
 _item_del_pre_hook(Elm_Object_Item *it)
 {
@@ -525,6 +541,8 @@ _item_add(Eo *obj, void *_pd, va_list *list)
    elm_widget_item_del_pre_hook_set(item, _item_del_pre_hook);
    elm_widget_item_text_get_hook_set(item, _item_text_get_hook);
    elm_widget_item_signal_emit_hook_set(item, _item_signal_emit_hook);
+   elm_widget_item_style_set_hook_set(item, _item_style_set_hook);
+   elm_widget_item_style_get_hook_set(item, _item_style_get_hook);
 
    item->label = eina_stringshare_add(label);
    item->icon_file = eina_stringshare_add(icon_file);
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.h b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.h
index afc2904572..62e1c6d574 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.h
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_hoversel.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
  * @li elm_object_item_del
  * @li elm_object_item_part_text_get
  * @li elm_object_item_signal_emit - this works only when the item is created.
+ * @li elm_object_item_style_set - this works only when the item is created.
+ * @li elm_object_item_style_get - this works only when the item is created.
  *
  * See @ref tutorial_hoversel for an example.
  * @{
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
index e96ee92580..cc09324f66 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
@@ -1798,6 +1798,18 @@ elm_object_item_signal_callback_del(Elm_Object_Item *it, const char *emission, c
    return _elm_widget_item_signal_callback_del((Elm_Widget_Item *)it, emission, source, (Elm_Widget_Item_Signal_Cb) func);
 }
 
+EAPI void
+elm_object_item_style_set(Elm_Object_Item *it, const char *style)
+{
+   elm_widget_item_style_set(it, style);
+}
+
+EAPI const char *
+elm_object_item_style_get(Elm_Object_Item *it)
+{
+   return elm_widget_item_style_get(it);
+}
+
 EAPI void elm_object_item_disabled_set(Elm_Object_Item *it, Eina_Bool disabled)
 {
    _elm_widget_item_disabled_set((Elm_Widget_Item *)it, disabled);
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_object_item.h b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_object_item.h
index 562c16d70c..9cd886cb08 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_object_item.h
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_object_item.h
@@ -725,3 +725,22 @@ EAPI void                         elm_object_item_untrack(Elm_Object_Item *it);
  */
 EAPI int                          elm_object_item_track_get(const Elm_Object_Item *it);
 
+/**
+ * Set a style of an object item
+ *
+ * @param it The Elementary object item
+ * @param part The style
+ *
+ * @ingroup General
+ */
+EAPI void                         elm_object_item_style_set(Elm_Object_Item *it, const char *part);
+
+/**
+ * Get the style of an object item
+ *
+ * @param it The Elementary object item
+ * @return The style of object item
+ *
+ * @ingroup General
+ */
+EAPI const char                  *elm_object_item_style_get(Elm_Object_Item *it);
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c
index 5d253dc1fd..7486b48b4e 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.c
@@ -5140,7 +5140,39 @@ _elm_widget_item_del_pre_hook_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item,
    ELM_WIDGET_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(item);
    item->del_pre_func = func;
 }
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Set the function to set the style of item
+ *
+ * @param item a valid #Elm_Widget_Item to be notified
+ * @see elm_widget_item_style_set_hook_set() convenience macro.
+ * @ingroup Widget
+ */
+EAPI void
+_elm_widget_item_style_set_hook_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item,
+                                  Elm_Widget_Style_Set_Cb func)
+{
+   ELM_WIDGET_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(item);
+   item->style_set_func = func;
+}
 
+/**
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Set the function to get the style of item
+ *
+ * @param item a valid #Elm_Widget_Item to be notified
+ * @see elm_widget_item_style_get_hook_set() convenience macro.
+ * @ingroup Widget
+ */
+EAPI void
+_elm_widget_item_style_get_hook_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item,
+                                  Elm_Widget_Style_Get_Cb func)
+{
+   ELM_WIDGET_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(item);
+   item->style_get_func = func;
+}
 /**
  * @internal
  *
@@ -5268,6 +5300,20 @@ _elm_widget_item_disabled_get(const Elm_Widget_Item *item)
    return item->disabled;
 }
 
+EAPI void
+_elm_widget_item_style_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item, const char *style)
+{
+   ELM_WIDGET_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(item);
+   item->style_set_func(item, style);
+}
+
+EAPI const char *
+_elm_widget_item_style_get(Elm_Widget_Item *item)
+{
+   ELM_WIDGET_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(item, NULL);
+   return item->style_get_func(item);
+}
+
 EAPI void
 _elm_widget_item_disable_hook_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item,
                                   Elm_Widget_Disable_Cb func)
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h
index 31cd870b39..d14ce5737f 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_widget.h
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ typedef void                  (*Elm_Widget_Signal_Emit_Cb)(void *data, const cha
 typedef void                  (*Elm_Widget_Disable_Cb)(void *data);
 typedef Eina_Bool             (*Elm_Widget_Del_Pre_Cb)(void *data);
 typedef void                  (*Elm_Widget_Item_Signal_Cb)(void *data, Elm_Widget_Item *item, const char *emission, const char *source);
+typedef void                  (*Elm_Widget_Style_Set_Cb)(void *data, const char *style);
+typedef const char           *(*Elm_Widget_Style_Get_Cb)(const void *data);
 
 #define ELM_ACCESS_DONE          -1   /* sentence done - send done event here */
 #define ELM_ACCESS_CANCEL        -2   /* stop reading immediately */
@@ -573,6 +575,8 @@ struct _Elm_Widget_Item
    Elm_Widget_Text_Get_Cb         text_get_func;
    Elm_Widget_Signal_Emit_Cb      signal_emit_func;
    Elm_Widget_Disable_Cb          disable_func;
+   Elm_Widget_Style_Set_Cb        style_set_func;
+   Elm_Widget_Style_Get_Cb        style_get_func;
    Evas_Object                   *access_obj;
    const char                    *access_info;
    Eina_List                     *access_order;
@@ -758,6 +762,9 @@ EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_part_text_custom_set(Elm_Widget_Item *ite
 EAPI const char      *_elm_widget_item_part_text_custom_get(Elm_Widget_Item *item, const char *part);
 EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_part_text_custom_update(Elm_Widget_Item *item);
 
+EAPI void            _elm_widget_item_style_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item, const char *style);
+EAPI const char      *_elm_widget_item_style_get(Elm_Widget_Item *item);
+
 EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_signal_callback_add(Elm_Widget_Item *item, const char *emission, const char *source, Elm_Widget_Item_Signal_Cb func, void *data);
 EAPI void            *_elm_widget_item_signal_callback_del(Elm_Widget_Item *it, const char *emission, const char *source, Elm_Widget_Item_Signal_Cb func);
 EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_signal_emit(Elm_Widget_Item *item, const char *emission, const char *source);
@@ -772,6 +779,8 @@ EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_disabled_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item, Eina_
 EAPI Eina_Bool        _elm_widget_item_disabled_get(const Elm_Widget_Item *item);
 EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_disable_hook_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item, Elm_Widget_Disable_Cb func);
 EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_del_pre_hook_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item, Elm_Widget_Del_Pre_Cb func);
+EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_style_set_hook_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item, Elm_Widget_Style_Set_Cb func);
+EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_style_get_hook_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item, Elm_Widget_Style_Get_Cb func);
 EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_domain_translatable_part_text_set(Elm_Widget_Item *item, const char *part, const char *domain, const char *label);
 EAPI const char *     _elm_widget_item_translatable_part_text_get(const Elm_Widget_Item *item, const char *part);
 EAPI void             _elm_widget_item_translate(Elm_Widget_Item *item);
@@ -1003,7 +1012,31 @@ EAPI void             elm_widget_tree_dot_dump(const Evas_Object *top, FILE *out
  */
 #define elm_widget_item_del_pre_hook_set(item, func) \
   _elm_widget_item_del_pre_hook_set((Elm_Widget_Item *)item, (Elm_Widget_Del_Pre_Cb)func)
+/**
+ * Convenience function to query style set hook.
+ * @see _elm_widget_item_style_set_hook_set()
+ */
+#define elm_widget_item_style_set_hook_set(item, func) \
+  _elm_widget_item_style_set_hook_set((Elm_Widget_Item *)item, (Elm_Widget_Style_Set_Cb)func)
+/**
+ * Convenience function to query style get hook.
+ * @see _elm_widget_item_style_get_hook_set()
+ */
+#define elm_widget_item_style_get_hook_set(item, func) \
+  _elm_widget_item_style_get_hook_set((Elm_Widget_Item *)item, (Elm_Widget_Style_Get_Cb)func)
 
+/**
+ * Convenience function to set style .
+ * @see _elm_widget_item_style_set()
+ */
+#define elm_widget_item_style_set(item, style) \
+  _elm_widget_item_style_set((Elm_Widget_Item *)item, style)
+/**
+ * Convenience function to get style .
+ * @see _elm_widget_item_style_get()
+ */
+#define elm_widget_item_style_get(item) \
+  _elm_widget_item_style_get((Elm_Widget_Item *)item)
 /**
  * Convenience function to query track_cancel.
  * @see _elm_widget_item_del_pre_hook_set()