diff --git a/gtk/gtktreeprivate.h b/gtk/gtktreeprivate.h
index 8103c72d6d..e3329c5f69 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktreeprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtktreeprivate.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ gboolean     _gtk_tree_view_find_node                 (GtkTreeView       *tree_v
 						       GtkTreePath       *path,
 						       GtkRBTree        **tree,
 						       GtkRBNode        **node);
+gboolean     _gtk_tree_view_get_cursor_node           (GtkTreeView       *tree_view,
+						       GtkRBTree        **tree,
+						       GtkRBNode        **node);
 GtkTreePath *_gtk_tree_path_new_from_rbtree           (GtkRBTree         *tree,
 						       GtkRBNode         *node);
 void         _gtk_tree_view_child_move_resize         (GtkTreeView       *tree_view,
diff --git a/gtk/gtktreeview.c b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
index 8a769f81bb..251717f5ac 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktreeview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
@@ -10009,6 +10009,24 @@ _gtk_tree_view_get_rbtree (GtkTreeView *tree_view)
   return tree_view->priv->tree;
 }
 
+gboolean
+_gtk_tree_view_get_cursor_node (GtkTreeView  *tree_view,
+                                GtkRBTree   **tree,
+                                GtkRBNode   **node)
+{
+  GtkTreeViewPrivate *priv;
+
+  priv = tree_view->priv;
+
+  if (priv->cursor_node == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  *tree = priv->cursor_tree;
+  *node = priv->cursor_node;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 GdkWindow *
 _gtk_tree_view_get_header_window (GtkTreeView *tree_view)
 {