diff --git a/legacy/eobj/lib/Eobj.h b/legacy/eobj/lib/Eobj.h
index baa10e772e..ccfc4ee268 100644
--- a/legacy/eobj/lib/Eobj.h
+++ b/legacy/eobj/lib/Eobj.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ EAPI Eobj *eobj_parent_get(Eobj *obj);
 EAPI void *eobj_data_get(Eobj *obj, const Eobj_Class *klass);
 EAPI Eobj *eobj_ref(Eobj *obj);
 EAPI void eobj_unref(Eobj *obj);
+EAPI int eobj_ref_get(const Eobj *obj);
 EAPI void eobj_del(Eobj *obj);
 EAPI void *eobj_generic_data_set(Eobj *obj, const char *key, const void *data);
 EAPI void *eobj_generic_data_get(const Eobj *obj, const char *key);
diff --git a/legacy/eobj/lib/eobj.c b/legacy/eobj/lib/eobj.c
index a07b94358a..ea77377687 100644
--- a/legacy/eobj/lib/eobj.c
+++ b/legacy/eobj/lib/eobj.c
@@ -761,6 +761,12 @@ eobj_unref(Eobj *obj)
      }
 }
 
+EAPI int
+eobj_ref_get(const Eobj *obj)
+{
+   return obj->refcount;
+}
+
 EAPI void
 eobj_del(Eobj *obj)
 {