diff --git a/src/App/Link.cpp b/src/App/Link.cpp
index 174548f676..12fb793b9f 100644
--- a/src/App/Link.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Link.cpp
@@ -2309,6 +2309,24 @@ bool LinkElement::canDelete() const {
     return !owner || !owner->getDocument()->getObjectByID(_LinkOwner.getValue());
 }
 
+App::Link* LinkElement::getLinkGroup() const
+{
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> inList = getInList();
+    for (auto* obj : inList) {
+        auto* link = dynamic_cast<App::Link*>(obj);
+        if (!link) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> elts = link->ElementList.getValues();
+        for (auto* elt : elts) {
+            if (elt == this) {
+                return link;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 namespace App {
diff --git a/src/App/Link.h b/src/App/Link.h
index 606fc3f3e4..4dcb433ee6 100644
--- a/src/App/Link.h
+++ b/src/App/Link.h
@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@ public:
     {
         _handleChangedPropertyName(reader,TypeName,PropName);
     }
+
+    App::Link* getLinkGroup() const;
 };
 
 using LinkElementPython = App::FeaturePythonT<LinkElement>;