diff --git a/legacy/evas/ChangeLog b/legacy/evas/ChangeLog
index 85a8c55500..825c84da89 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/evas/ChangeLog
@@ -366,3 +366,8 @@
         * Fix Evas table to use actual fractional weights, not just
         boolean expand/not expand from weight value.
 
+2011-05-27  Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman)
+
+	* Add evas_event_thaw_eval() for conveneince of evaluating in state
+        and callbacks of the pointer after a thaw is complete.
+
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
index 8e1ed5cd22..ccca5e6e78 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
@@ -1906,6 +1906,17 @@ EAPI void              evas_event_thaw                   (Evas *e) EINA_ARG_NONN
  */
 EAPI int               evas_event_freeze_get             (const Evas *e) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1) EINA_PURE;
 
+/**
+ * After thaw of a canvas, re-evaluate the state of objects and call callbacks
+ * 
+ * @param e The canvas to evaluate after a thaw
+ * 
+ * This is normally called after evas_event_thaw() to re-evaluate mouse
+ * containment and other states and thus also call callbacks for mouse in and
+ * out on new objects if the state change demands it.
+ */
+EAPI void              evas_event_thaw_eval              (Evas *e) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
+         
 /**
  * @defgroup Evas_Event_Feeding_Group Event Feeding Functions
  *
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
index e4f9e91789..25e2f6b638 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_events.c
@@ -189,6 +189,16 @@ evas_event_freeze_get(const Evas *e)
    return e->events_frozen;
 }
 
+EAPI void
+evas_event_thaw_eval(Evas *e)
+{
+   MAGIC_CHECK(e, Evas, MAGIC_EVAS);
+   return;
+   MAGIC_CHECK_END();
+   if (e->events_frozen != 0) return;
+   evas_event_feed_mouse_move(e, e->pointer.x, e->pointer.y, 
+                              e->last_timestamp, NULL);
+}
 
 EAPI void
 evas_event_feed_mouse_down(Evas *e, int b, Evas_Button_Flags flags, unsigned int timestamp, const void *data)