diff --git a/legacy/eio/src/lib/Eio.h b/legacy/eio/src/lib/Eio.h
index c0bbc3fde8..5958434025 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/src/lib/Eio.h
+++ b/legacy/eio/src/lib/Eio.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ EAPI Eio_File *eio_file_copy(const char *source,
 
 EAPI Eio_File *eio_dir_move(const char *source,
 			    const char *dest,
+                            Eio_Filter_Direct_Cb filter_cb,
 			    Eio_Progress_Cb progress_cb,
 			    Eio_Done_Cb done_cb,
 			    Eio_Error_Cb error_cb,
@@ -215,12 +216,14 @@ EAPI Eio_File *eio_dir_move(const char *source,
 
 EAPI Eio_File *eio_dir_copy(const char *source,
 			    const char *dest,
+                            Eio_Filter_Direct_Cb filter_cb,
 			    Eio_Progress_Cb progress_cb,
 			    Eio_Done_Cb done_cb,
 			    Eio_Error_Cb error_cb,
 			    const void *data);
 
 EAPI Eio_File *eio_dir_unlink(const char *path,
+                              Eio_Filter_Direct_Cb filter_cb,
 			      Eio_Progress_Cb progress_cb,
 			      Eio_Done_Cb done_cb,
 			      Eio_Error_Cb error_cb,
diff --git a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_dir.c b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_dir.c
index a5919ef927..1e5bfae9d6 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_dir.c
+++ b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_dir.c
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ eio_strcmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 static Eina_Bool
 _eio_dir_recursive_progress(Eio_Dir_Copy *copy, Eio_File *handler, const Eina_File_Direct_Info *info)
 {
+   if (copy->filter_cb && !copy->filter_cb(&copy->progress.common.data, handler, info))
+     return EINA_FALSE;
+
    switch (info->type)
      {
       case EINA_FILE_UNKNOWN:
@@ -919,6 +922,7 @@ _eio_dir_stat_error(void *data, Ecore_Thread *thread __UNUSED__)
 EAPI Eio_File *
 eio_dir_copy(const char *source,
              const char *dest,
+             Eio_Filter_Direct_Cb filter_cb,
              Eio_Progress_Cb progress_cb,
              Eio_Done_Cb done_cb,
              Eio_Error_Cb error_cb,
@@ -938,6 +942,7 @@ eio_dir_copy(const char *source,
    copy->progress.progress_cb = progress_cb;
    copy->progress.source = eina_stringshare_add(source);
    copy->progress.dest = eina_stringshare_add(dest);
+   copy->filter_cb = filter_cb;
    copy->files = NULL;
    copy->dirs = NULL;
    copy->links = NULL;
@@ -972,6 +977,7 @@ eio_dir_copy(const char *source,
 EAPI Eio_File *
 eio_dir_move(const char *source,
              const char *dest,
+             Eio_Filter_Direct_Cb filter_cb,
              Eio_Progress_Cb progress_cb,
              Eio_Done_Cb done_cb,
              Eio_Error_Cb error_cb,
@@ -991,6 +997,7 @@ eio_dir_move(const char *source,
    move->progress.progress_cb = progress_cb;
    move->progress.source = eina_stringshare_add(source);
    move->progress.dest = eina_stringshare_add(dest);
+   move->filter_cb = filter_cb;
    move->files = NULL;
    move->dirs = NULL;
    move->links = NULL;
@@ -1023,6 +1030,7 @@ eio_dir_move(const char *source,
  */
 EAPI Eio_File *
 eio_dir_unlink(const char *path,
+               Eio_Filter_Direct_Cb filter_cb,
                Eio_Progress_Cb progress_cb,
                Eio_Done_Cb done_cb,
                Eio_Error_Cb error_cb,
@@ -1041,6 +1049,7 @@ eio_dir_unlink(const char *path,
    rmrf->progress.progress_cb = progress_cb;
    rmrf->progress.source = eina_stringshare_add(path);
    rmrf->progress.dest = NULL;
+   rmrf->filter_cb = filter_cb;
    rmrf->files = NULL;
    rmrf->dirs = NULL;
    rmrf->links = NULL;
diff --git a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_private.h b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_private.h
index d0a71d0ef6..227f2a8756 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_private.h
+++ b/legacy/eio/src/lib/eio_private.h
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ struct _Eio_Dir_Copy
 {
    Eio_File_Progress progress;
 
+   Eio_Filter_Direct_Cb filter_cb;
+
    Eina_List *files;
    Eina_List *dirs;
    Eina_List *links;