diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_widget.c b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_widget.c
index b3644a67ce..e03c67c542 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_widget.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_widget.c
@@ -5914,6 +5914,7 @@ _efl_ui_widget_model_provider_invalidate(void *data, const Efl_Event *event EINA
                                 data);
    efl_replace(&pd->properties.provider, NULL);
    efl_replace(&pd->properties.model, NULL);
+   pd->properties.callback_to_provider = EINA_FALSE;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -5928,10 +5929,11 @@ _efl_ui_widget_model_register(Eo *obj, Efl_Ui_Widget_Data *pd)
         efl_replace(&pd->properties.provider,
                     efl_provider_find(obj, EFL_MODEL_PROVIDER_CLASS));
         if (!pd->properties.provider) return ;
-        efl_event_callback_array_add(pd->properties.provider,
-                                     efl_ui_widget_model_provider_callbacks(),
-                                     obj);
-
+        if (!pd->properties.callback_to_provider)
+          efl_event_callback_array_add(pd->properties.provider,
+                                       efl_ui_widget_model_provider_callbacks(),
+                                       obj);
+        pd->properties.callback_to_provider = EINA_TRUE;
         efl_replace(&pd->properties.model,
                     efl_ui_view_model_get(pd->properties.provider));
 
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.h b/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.h
index 6350c882bf..4d854eb147 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.h
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.h
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ typedef struct _Elm_Widget_Smart_Data
       Eina_Hash *model_lookup;
       Eina_Hash *view_lookup;
       Eina_Bool  registered : 1;
+      Eina_Bool  callback_to_provider : 1;
    } properties;
    void                          *shared_win_data;
    Eina_Bool                     scroll_x_locked : 1;