diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
index 7aaa985c5..b4c54ec1e 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
@@ -266,6 +266,16 @@ void ViewProvider::setDisplayMaskMode( const char* type )
     setModeSwitch();
 }
 
+SoNode* ViewProvider::getDisplayMaskMode(const char* type) const
+{
+    std::map<std::string, int>::const_iterator it = _sDisplayMaskModes.find( type );
+    if (it != _sDisplayMaskModes.end()) {
+        return pcModeSwitch->getChild(it->second);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 std::vector<std::string> ViewProvider::getDisplayMaskModes() const
 {
     std::vector<std::string> types;
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProvider.h b/src/Gui/ViewProvider.h
index f410ffaea..694d72b27 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProvider.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProvider.h
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ protected:
     void addDisplayMaskMode( SoNode *node, const char* type );
     /// Activates the display mask mode \a type
     void setDisplayMaskMode( const char* type );
+    /// Get the node to the display mask mode \a type
+    SoNode* getDisplayMaskMode(const char* type) const;
     /// Returns a list of added display mask modes
     std::vector<std::string> getDisplayMaskModes() const;
     void setDefaultMode(int);