diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text_types.eot b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text_types.eot
index 956a8085c1..9f3e0d2690 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text_types.eot
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text_types.eot
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ enum Efl.Text_Bidirectional_Type {
    inherit [[Inherit text type]]
 }
 
+enum @beta Efl.Text_Change_Type {
+   [[Text change type.]]
+   insert = 0, [[the content was inserted.]]
+   remove [[the content was removed.]]
+}
+
 struct @beta Efl.Text_Change_Info {
    [[This structure includes all the information about content changes.
 
@@ -18,6 +24,6 @@ struct @beta Efl.Text_Change_Info {
    content: string; [[The content added/removed]]
    position: size; [[The position where it was added/removed]]
    length: size; [[The length of content in characters (not bytes, actual unicode characters)]]
-   insertion: bool; [[$true if the content was inserted, $false if removed]]
+   type: Efl.Text_Change_Type; [[Text change type]]
    mergeable: bool; [[$true if can be merged with the previous one. Used for example with insertion when something is already selected]]
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.c b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.c
index fc43e6fbe9..81cf950efe 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ _text_filter_markup_prepend_internal(Efl_Canvas_Textblock *obj, Efl_Ui_Internal_
         if (changeinfo)
           {
              info = calloc(1, sizeof(*info));
-             info->insertion = EINA_TRUE;
+             info->type = EFL_TEXT_CHANGE_TYPE_INSERT;
              info->content = eina_stringshare_add(text);
              info->length =
              eina_unicode_utf8_get_len(info->content);
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ _entry_imf_event_delete_surrounding_cb(void *data, Ecore_IMF_Context *ctx EINA_U
 
    tmp = efl_text_cursor_range_text_get(del_start, del_end);
 
-   info.insertion = EINA_FALSE;
+   info.type = EFL_TEXT_CHANGE_TYPE_REMOVE;
    info.position = start;
    info.length = end - start;
    info.content = tmp;
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ _range_del_emit(Evas_Object *obj, Efl_Text_Cursor *cur1, Efl_Text_Cursor *cur2)
    if (start == end)
       return;
 
-   info.insertion = EINA_FALSE;
+   info.type = EFL_TEXT_CHANGE_TYPE_REMOVE;
    info.position = start;
    info.length = end - start;
 
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ _delete_emit(Eo *obj, Efl_Text_Cursor *c, Efl_Ui_Internal_Text_Interactive_Data
 
    Efl_Text_Change_Info info = { NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
    char *tmp = NULL;
-   info.insertion = EINA_FALSE;
+   info.type = EFL_TEXT_CHANGE_TYPE_REMOVE;
    if (backspace)
      {
 
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ _delete_emit(Eo *obj, Efl_Text_Cursor *c, Efl_Ui_Internal_Text_Interactive_Data
         evas_textblock_cursor_free(cc);
      }
 
-   info.insertion = EINA_FALSE;
+   info.type = EFL_TEXT_CHANGE_TYPE_REMOVE;
    info.position = pos;
    info.length = 1;
    info.content = tmp;
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ _key_down_cb(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas *e EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj, void
                   _sel_range_del_emit(obj, en);
                   info.mergeable = EINA_TRUE;
                }
-             info.insertion = EINA_TRUE;
+             info.type = EFL_TEXT_CHANGE_TYPE_INSERT;
              info.content = string;
              info.position = efl_text_cursor_position_get(cur);
              info.length = eina_unicode_utf8_get_len(string);
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_textbox.c b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_textbox.c
index 024181cc21..936471c643 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_textbox.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_textbox.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ _selection_data_cb(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Eo *obj,
         efl_text_interactive_all_unselect(obj);
      }
    cur = efl_text_interactive_main_cursor_get(obj);
-   info.insertion = EINA_TRUE;
+   info.type = EFL_TEXT_CHANGE_TYPE_INSERT;
    info.position = efl_text_cursor_position_get(cur);
    info.length = len;
    info.content = buf;
@@ -1945,7 +1945,7 @@ _efl_ui_textbox_selection_cut(Eo *obj, Efl_Ui_Textbox_Data *sd)
    start_pos = efl_text_cursor_position_get(start);
    end_pos = efl_text_cursor_position_get(end);
    tmp = efl_text_cursor_range_text_get(start, end);
-   info.insertion = EINA_FALSE;
+   info.type = EFL_TEXT_CHANGE_TYPE_REMOVE;
    info.position = start_pos;
    info.length = end_pos - start_pos;
    info.content = tmp;