diff --git a/src/bin/e_toolbar.c b/src/bin/e_toolbar.c
index 38dd0dfe1..ad77905a9 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_toolbar.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_toolbar.c
@@ -127,6 +127,20 @@ e_toolbar_move_resize(E_Toolbar *tbar, int x, int y, int w, int h)
    evas_object_resize(tbar->o_base, w, h);
 }
 
+EAPI void 
+e_toolbar_orient(E_Toolbar *tbar, E_Gadcon_Orient orient) 
+{
+   char buf[4096];
+   
+   E_OBJECT_CHECK(tbar);
+   E_OBJECT_TYPE_CHECK(tbar, E_TOOLBAR_TYPE);
+   e_gadcon_orient(tbar->gadcon, orient);
+   snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "e,state,orientation,%s", 
+	    _e_toolbar_orient_string_get(tbar));
+   edje_object_signal_emit(tbar->o_base, buf, "e");
+   edje_object_message_signal_process(tbar->o_base);
+}
+
 /* local functions */
 static void 
 _e_toolbar_free(E_Toolbar *tbar) 
diff --git a/src/bin/e_toolbar.h b/src/bin/e_toolbar.h
index 1a1a1e261..65e6bfab2 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_toolbar.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_toolbar.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ EAPI void       e_toolbar_show        (E_Toolbar *tbar);
 EAPI void       e_toolbar_move        (E_Toolbar *tbar, int x, int y);
 EAPI void       e_toolbar_resize      (E_Toolbar *tbar, int w, int h);
 EAPI void       e_toolbar_move_resize (E_Toolbar *tbar, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+EAPI void       e_toolbar_orient      (E_Toolbar *tbar, E_Gadcon_Orient orient);
 
 #endif
 #endif