3 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBSection.h b/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBSection.h
index d1b127f1729..3386484f649 100644
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBSection.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBSection.h
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ public:
 
     const char *
     GetName ();
-    
+
+    lldb::SBSection
+    GetParent();
+
     lldb::SBSection
     FindSubSection (const char *sect_name);
 
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ public:
     bool
     GetDescription (lldb::SBStream &description);
     
+
 private:
 
     friend class SBAddress;
diff --git a/lldb/scripts/Python/interface/SBSection.i b/lldb/scripts/Python/interface/SBSection.i
index cf41bdf2038..5bbf9ee10d5 100644
--- a/lldb/scripts/Python/interface/SBSection.i
+++ b/lldb/scripts/Python/interface/SBSection.i
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ public:
     GetName ();
 
     lldb::SBSection
+    GetParent();
+
+    lldb::SBSection
     FindSubSection (const char *sect_name);
 
     size_t
diff --git a/lldb/source/API/SBSection.cpp b/lldb/source/API/SBSection.cpp
index 354779984c3..3fb84e81465 100644
--- a/lldb/source/API/SBSection.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/API/SBSection.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,20 @@ SBSection::GetName ()
     return NULL;
 }
 
+lldb::SBSection
+SBSection::GetParent()
+{
+    lldb::SBSection sb_section;
+    SectionSP section_sp (GetSP());
+    if (section_sp)
+    {
+        SectionSP parent_section_sp (section_sp->GetParent());
+        if (parent_section_sp)
+            sb_section.SetSP(parent_section_sp);
+    }
+    return sb_section;    
+}
+
 
 lldb::SBSection
 SBSection::FindSubSection (const char *sect_name)