diff --git a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
index 48962afffe..89e1453239 100644
--- a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ ges_timeline_object_get_layer
 ges_timeline_object_find_track_object
 ges_timeline_object_add_track_object
 ges_timeline_object_get_effects
+ges_timeline_object_get_top_effect_position
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT_DURATION
 GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT_INPOINT
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-object.c b/ges/ges-timeline-object.c
index ba3e84af72..0e0f8afd10 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-object.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-object.c
@@ -822,6 +822,24 @@ ges_timeline_object_get_effects (GESTimelineObject * object)
   return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+* ges_timeline_object_get_top_effect_position:
+*
+* @object: The origin #GESTimelineObject
+* @effect: The #GESTrackEffect we want to get the top position from
+*
+* Gets the top position of an effect.
+*
+* Returns: The top position of the effect, -1 if something went wrong.
+*/
+gint
+ges_timeline_object_get_top_effect_position (GESTimelineObject * object,
+    GESTrackOperation * effect)
+{
+  return find_object_mapping (object,
+      GES_TRACK_OBJECT (effect))->priority_offset;
+}
+
 /*
  * PROPERTY NOTIFICATIONS FROM TRACK OBJECTS
  */
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-object.h b/ges/ges-timeline-object.h
index c6b2344158..6650231cbe 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-object.h
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-object.h
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ ges_timeline_object_add_track_object (GESTimelineObject *object, GESTrackObject
 GList *
 ges_timeline_object_get_effects (GESTimelineObject *object);
 
+gint 
+ges_timeline_object_get_top_effect_position (GESTimelineObject *object,
+            GESTrackOperation *effect);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* _GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT */
diff --git a/tests/check/ges/effects.c b/tests/check/ges/effects.c
index f26e9fa99a..6386b7db85 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/effects.c
+++ b/tests/check/ges/effects.c
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_get_effects_from_tl)
   effects = ges_timeline_object_get_effects (GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT (source));
 
   for (tmp = effects; tmp; tmp = tmp->next) {
-    int priority = GES_TRACK_OBJECT (tmp->data)->priority;
+    gint priority =
+        ges_timeline_object_get_top_effect_position (GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT
+        (source),
+        GES_TRACK_OPERATION (tmp->data));
     fail_unless (priority > effect_prio);
     fail_unless (GES_IS_TRACK_EFFECT (tmp->data));
     effect_prio = priority;