diff --git a/src/reportxml.c b/src/reportxml.c
index cfc21a1f..b6ea1c7e 100644
--- a/src/reportxml.c
+++ b/src/reportxml.c
@@ -286,6 +286,14 @@ reportxml_node_t *      reportxml_get_node_by_attribute(reportxml_t *report, con
     return reportxml_node_get_child_by_attribute(report->root, key, value, include_definitions);
 }
 
+reportxml_node_t *      reportxml_get_node_by_type(reportxml_t *report, reportxml_node_type_t type, int include_definitions)
+{
+    if (!report)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return reportxml_node_get_child_by_type(report->root, type, include_definitions);
+}
+
 reportxml_t *           reportxml_parse_xmldoc(xmlDocPtr doc)
 {
     reportxml_node_t *root;
@@ -822,6 +830,33 @@ reportxml_node_t *      reportxml_node_get_child_by_attribute(reportxml_node_t *
     return NULL;
 }
 
+reportxml_node_t *      reportxml_node_get_child_by_type(reportxml_node_t *node, reportxml_node_type_t type, int include_definitions)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (!node)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (node->type == type) {
+        if (refobject_ref(node) != 0)
+            return NULL;
+        return node;
+    }
+
+    if (node->type == REPORTXML_NODE_TYPE_DEFINITION && !include_definitions)
+        return NULL;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < node->childs_len; i++) {
+        reportxml_node_t *ret;
+
+        ret = reportxml_node_get_child_by_type(node->childs[i], type, include_definitions);
+        if (ret != NULL)
+            return ret;
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 int                     reportxml_node_set_content(reportxml_node_t *node, const char *value)
 {
     const struct nodedef *nodedef;
diff --git a/src/reportxml.h b/src/reportxml.h
index 2be09dc8..68d4b3d8 100644
--- a/src/reportxml.h
+++ b/src/reportxml.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ reportxml_node_t *      reportxml_get_root_node(reportxml_t *report);
  * <definition>s are skipped.
  */
 reportxml_node_t *      reportxml_get_node_by_attribute(reportxml_t *report, const char *key, const char *value, int include_definitions);
+/* This gets a node by it's type. Otherwise identical to reportxml_get_node_by_attribute() */
+reportxml_node_t *      reportxml_get_node_by_type(reportxml_t *report, reportxml_node_type_t type, int include_definitions);
 /* This function parses an XML document and returns the parst report XML document */
 reportxml_t *           reportxml_parse_xmldoc(xmlDocPtr doc);
 /* This function renders an report XML document as XML structure */
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ ssize_t                 reportxml_node_count_child(reportxml_node_t *node);
 reportxml_node_t *      reportxml_node_get_child(reportxml_node_t *node, size_t idx);
 /* This gets an child by it's value of the given attribute. See reportxml_get_node_by_attribute() for more details. */
 reportxml_node_t *      reportxml_node_get_child_by_attribute(reportxml_node_t *node, const char *key, const char *value, int include_definitions);
+/* This gets a child by it's type. Otherwise identical to reportxml_node_get_child_by_attribute() */
+reportxml_node_t *      reportxml_node_get_child_by_type(reportxml_node_t *node, reportxml_node_type_t type, int include_definitions);
 /* This gets and sets the text content of an node (used for <text>) */
 int                     reportxml_node_set_content(reportxml_node_t *node, const char *value);
 char *                  reportxml_node_get_content(reportxml_node_t *node);