diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h
index c9a2e4e040..2d78a8140e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h
@@ -650,6 +650,18 @@ EAPI void ecore_wl2_subsurface_position_get(Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface *subsurface, in
  */
 EAPI void ecore_wl2_subsurface_place_above(Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface *subsurface, struct wl_surface *surface);
 
+/**
+ * Place subsurface on layer below a reference surface
+ *
+ * See ecore_wl2_subsurface_place_above.
+ *
+ * @param subsurface the subsurface
+ * @param surface the sibling reference surface
+ *
+ * @ingroup Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface_Group
+ */
+EAPI void ecore_wl2_subsurface_place_below(Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface *subsurface, struct wl_surface *surface);
+
 /* # ifdef __cplusplus */
 /* } */
 /* # endif */
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_subsurf.c b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_subsurf.c
index 0fbd3f43f8..0a4a49be52 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_subsurf.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_subsurf.c
@@ -117,3 +117,12 @@ ecore_wl2_subsurface_place_above(Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface *subsurface, struct wl_sur
 
    wl_subsurface_place_above(subsurface->wl.subsurface, surface);
 }
+
+EAPI void
+ecore_wl2_subsurface_place_below(Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface *subsurface, struct wl_surface *surface)
+{
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(subsurface);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(surface);
+
+   wl_subsurface_place_below(subsurface->wl.subsurface, surface);
+}