diff --git a/jerry-core/jerry-api.h b/jerry-core/jerry-api.h
index 2c013c62d..ec0c11d20 100644
--- a/jerry-core/jerry-api.h
+++ b/jerry-core/jerry-api.h
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@
  * @{
  */
 
+/**
+ * Jerry completion codes
+ */
+typedef enum
+{
+  JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_OK                         = 0, /**< successful completion */
+  JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION        = 1, /**< exception occured and it was not handled */
+  JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_FAILED_ASSERTION_IN_SCRIPT = 2  /**< assertion, performed by script, failed */
+} jerry_completion_code_t;
+
 /**
  * Jerry API data types
  */
@@ -155,6 +165,13 @@ bool jerry_api_construct_object (jerry_api_object_t *function_object_p,
                                  const jerry_api_value_t args_p [],
                                  uint16_t args_count);
 
+extern EXTERN_C
+jerry_completion_code_t jerry_api_eval (const char *source_p,
+                                        size_t source_size,
+                                        bool is_direct,
+                                        bool is_strict,
+                                        jerry_api_value_t *retval_p);
+
 extern EXTERN_C
 jerry_api_object_t* jerry_api_get_global (void);
 
diff --git a/jerry-core/jerry.cpp b/jerry-core/jerry.cpp
index a88562fd3..4220bf1c7 100644
--- a/jerry-core/jerry.cpp
+++ b/jerry-core/jerry.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "ecma-alloc.h"
 #include "ecma-builtins.h"
 #include "ecma-extension.h"
+#include "ecma-eval.h"
 #include "ecma-function-object.h"
 #include "ecma-gc.h"
 #include "ecma-helpers.h"
@@ -835,6 +836,65 @@ jerry_api_get_global (void)
   return ecma_builtin_get (ECMA_BUILTIN_ID_GLOBAL);
 } /* jerry_api_get_global */
 
+/**
+ * Perform eval
+ *
+ * Note:
+ *      If current code is executed on top of interpreter, using is_direct argument,
+ *      caller can enable direct eval mode that is equivalent to calling eval from
+ *      within of current JS execution context.
+ *
+ * @return completion status
+ */
+jerry_completion_code_t
+jerry_api_eval (const char *source_p, /**< source code */
+                size_t source_size, /**< length of source code */
+                bool is_direct, /**< perform eval invocation in direct mode */
+                bool is_strict, /**< perform eval as it is called from strict mode code */
+                jerry_api_value_t *retval_p) /**< out: returned value */
+{
+  ecma_string_t *code_p = ecma_new_ecma_string ((const ecma_char_t*) source_p);
+  (void) source_size;
+
+  jerry_completion_code_t status;
+
+  ecma_completion_value_t completion = ecma_op_eval (code_p, is_direct, is_strict);
+
+  if (ecma_is_completion_value_normal (completion))
+  {
+    status = JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_OK;
+
+    jerry_api_convert_ecma_value_to_api_value (retval_p,
+                                               ecma_get_completion_value_value (completion));
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    jerry_api_convert_ecma_value_to_api_value (retval_p, ecma_make_simple_value (ECMA_SIMPLE_VALUE_UNDEFINED));
+
+    if (ecma_is_completion_value_throw (completion))
+    {
+      status = JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      JERRY_ASSERT (ecma_is_completion_value_exit (completion));
+
+      if (ecma_is_value_true (ecma_get_completion_value_value (completion)))
+      {
+        status = JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_OK;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        status = JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_FAILED_ASSERTION_IN_SCRIPT;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  ecma_deref_ecma_string (code_p);
+
+  return status;
+} /* jerry_api_eval */
+
 /**
  * Jerry engine initialization
  */
diff --git a/jerry-core/jerry.h b/jerry-core/jerry.h
index 968488230..b373d4f92 100644
--- a/jerry-core/jerry.h
+++ b/jerry-core/jerry.h
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "jerry-api.h"
+#include "jerry-extension.h"
+
 /** \addtogroup jerry Jerry engine interface
  * @{
  */
 
-#include "jerry-extension.h"
-
 /**
  * Jerry flags
  */
@@ -37,16 +38,6 @@ typedef uint32_t jerry_flag_t;
 #define JERRY_FLAG_PARSE_ONLY   (1 << 2) /**< parse only, prevents script execution (only for testing)
                                           *   FIXME: Remove. */
 
-/**
- * Jerry completion codes
- */
-typedef enum
-{
-  JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_OK                         = 0, /**< successful completion */
-  JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION        = 1, /**< exception occured and it was not handled */
-  JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_FAILED_ASSERTION_IN_SCRIPT = 2  /**< assertion, performed by script, failed */
-} jerry_completion_code_t;
-
 /**
  * Error codes
  */