diff --git a/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTreeViewCtrl.cpp b/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTreeViewCtrl.cpp
index ca499a758..9d45147e1 100644
--- a/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTreeViewCtrl.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTreeViewCtrl.cpp
@@ -2501,6 +2501,19 @@ const char * GuiTreeViewCtrl::getItemValue(S32 itemId)
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+S32 GuiTreeViewCtrl::getItemAtPosition(Point2I position)
+{
+   BitSet32 hitFlags = 0;
+   Item* item;
+
+   if (_hitTest(position, item, hitFlags))
+      return item->mId;
+   else
+      return -1;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 bool GuiTreeViewCtrl::editItem( S32 itemId, const char* newText, const char* newValue )
 {
    Item* item = getItem( itemId );
@@ -5550,3 +5563,11 @@ DefineEngineMethod( GuiTreeViewCtrl, clearFilterText, void, (),,
 {
    object->clearFilterText();
 }
+
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiTreeViewCtrl, getItemAtPosition, S32, (Point2I position), (Point2I::Zero),
+   "Get the tree item at the passed in position.\n\n"
+   "@param position The position to check for what item is below it.\n"
+   "@return The id of the item under the position.")
+{
+   return object->getItemAtPosition(position);
+}
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diff --git a/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTreeViewCtrl.h b/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTreeViewCtrl.h
index 91f842b3d..686e3ea61 100644
--- a/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTreeViewCtrl.h
+++ b/Engine/source/gui/controls/guiTreeViewCtrl.h
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ class GuiTreeViewCtrl : public GuiArrayCtrl
       bool editItem( S32 itemId, const char* newText, const char* newValue );
 
       bool markItem( S32 itemId, bool mark );
+
+      S32 getItemAtPosition(Point2I position);
       
       bool isItemSelected( S32 itemId );