diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
index b37ae53cb6..e2512ead0d 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/Elementary.h.in
@@ -1021,6 +1021,18 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define elm_object_content_unset(obj) elm_object_content_part_unset((obj), NULL)
 
+   /**
+    * Get the wiget object's handle which contains a given item
+    *
+    * @param item The Elementary object item 
+    * @return The widget object
+    *
+    * @note This returns the widget object itself that an item belongs to.
+    *
+    * @ingroup General
+    */
+   EAPI Evas_Object *elm_object_item_object_get(const Elm_Object_Item *it) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
+
    /**
     * Set a content of an object item
     *
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
index ebb01ee470..280a468a94 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
@@ -2052,6 +2052,12 @@ elm_longpress_timeout_get(void)
    return _elm_config->longpress_timeout;
 }
 
+EAPI Evas_Object *
+elm_object_item_object_get(const Elm_Object_Item *it)
+{
+   return ((Elm_Widget_Item *) it)->widget;
+}
+
 EAPI void
 elm_object_item_content_part_set(Elm_Object_Item *it,
                                  const char *part,