diff --git a/src/Makefile_Efl.am b/src/Makefile_Efl.am
index 83e861fb88..dff5d3cef8 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Efl.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Efl.am
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ lib/efl/interfaces/efl_io_writer.c \
 lib/efl/interfaces/efl_io_buffer.c \
 lib/efl/interfaces/efl_io_queue.c \
 lib/efl/interfaces/efl_observer.c \
+lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.c \
 lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text_markup_util.c \
 $(NULL)
 
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.c b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..116e49d5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <Efl.h>
+
+typedef struct _Efl_File_Data Efl_File_Data;
+struct _Efl_File_Data
+{
+   Eo *vo;
+
+   Efl_Image_Load_Error error;
+};
+
+static Eina_Bool
+_efl_file_file_set(Eo *obj, Efl_File_Data *pd, const char *file, const char *key)
+{
+   Eina_File *f;
+   Eina_Bool r = EINA_FALSE;
+
+   pd->error = EFL_IMAGE_LOAD_ERROR_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
+
+   if (file)
+     {
+        pd->vo = efl_vpath_manager_fetch(EFL_VPATH_MANAGER_CLASS, file);
+        efl_vpath_file_do(pd->vo);
+        // XXX:FIXME: allow this to be async
+        efl_vpath_file_wait(pd->vo);
+        file = efl_vpath_file_result_get(pd->vo);
+     }
+
+   if (file)
+     {
+        f = eina_file_open(file, EINA_FALSE);
+        if (!f) goto on_error;
+     }
+
+   pd->error = EFL_IMAGE_LOAD_ERROR_NONE;
+
+   r = efl_file_mmap_set(obj, f, key);
+   if (f) eina_file_close(f);
+
+ on_error:
+   if (pd->vo && (!efl_vpath_file_keep_get(pd->vo)))
+     {
+        efl_del(pd->vo);
+        pd->vo = NULL;
+     }
+
+   return r;
+}
+
+static void
+_efl_file_file_get(Eo *obj, Efl_File_Data *pd EINA_UNUSED, const char **file, const char **key)
+{
+   const Eina_File *f = NULL;
+
+   efl_file_mmap_get(obj, &f, key);
+
+   if (f && file) *file = eina_file_filename_get(f);
+}
+
+static Efl_Image_Load_Error
+_efl_file_load_error_get(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, Efl_File_Data *pd)
+{
+   return pd->error;
+}
+
+#include "interfaces/efl_file.eo.c"
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.eo
index c8c4627a58..35ac1fa4ec 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.eo
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
 import eina_types;
+import efl_gfx_types;
 
-interface Efl.File {
+mixin Efl.File {
    [[Efl file interface]]
    methods {
+      @property load_error {
+         get {
+            [[Gets the (last) file loading error for a given Edje object
+
+              This function is meant to be used after an Edje EDJ file
+              loading, what takes place with the $file_set() function. If that
+              function does not return $true, one should check for the reason
+              of failure with this one.
+            ]]
+         }
+         values {
+            error: Efl.Image.Load.Error(Efl.Image.Load.Error.none); [[The load error code.]]
+         }
+      }
       @property mmap {
-         set {
+         set @pure_virtual {
             [[Set the source mmaped file from where an image object must fetch the real
               image data (it must be an Eina_File).
 
@@ -16,7 +31,7 @@ interface Efl.File {
 
             return: bool; [[$true on success, $false otherwise]]
          }
-         get {
+         get @pure_virtual {
             [[Get the source mmaped file from where an image object must fetch the real
               image data (it must be an Eina_File).
 
@@ -80,7 +95,7 @@ interface Efl.File {
                                  $null, otherwise.]]
          }
       }
-      save @const {
+      save @const @pure_virtual {
          [[Save the given image object's contents to an (image) file.
 
            The extension suffix on $file will determine which saver
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_interfaces_main.c b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_interfaces_main.c
index fc80036fb4..778108e699 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_interfaces_main.c
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_interfaces_main.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include "interfaces/efl_config.eo.c"
 #include "interfaces/efl_control.eo.c"
-#include "interfaces/efl_file.eo.c"
 #include "interfaces/efl_image.eo.c"
 #include "interfaces/efl_image_animated.eo.c"
 #include "interfaces/efl_image_load.eo.c"