diff --git a/indra/llui/llfolderviewmodel.h b/indra/llui/llfolderviewmodel.h
index 3a38013bc90975cf3b8fc0fa8bc5b2697cf1f6b4..1bc3e928a10ad6b240030f261ba9b42d7ca7523e 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llfolderviewmodel.h
+++ b/indra/llui/llfolderviewmodel.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class LLFolderViewModelItem : public LLRefCount, public LLTrace::MemTrackable<LL
 	virtual void setSortVersion(S32 version) = 0;
 	virtual void setParent(LLFolderViewModelItem* parent) = 0;
 	virtual bool hasParent() = 0;
-
+	virtual LLFolderViewModelItem* getParent() const = 0;
 protected:
 
 	friend class LLFolderViewItem;
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ class LLFolderViewModelItemCommon : public LLFolderViewModelItem
 	virtual void setParent(LLFolderViewModelItem* parent) { mParent = parent; }
 	virtual bool hasParent() { return mParent != NULL; }
 
+	virtual LLFolderViewModelItem* getParent() const { return mParent; }
+
 	S32							mSortVersion;
 	bool						mPassedFilter;
 	bool						mPassedFolderFilter;