diff --git a/navalplanner-gantt-zk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/util/MutableTreeModel.java b/navalplanner-gantt-zk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/util/MutableTreeModel.java
index c8bc0c279..caf417611 100644
--- a/navalplanner-gantt-zk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/util/MutableTreeModel.java
+++ b/navalplanner-gantt-zk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/util/MutableTreeModel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.zkoss.ganttz.util;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ public class MutableTreeModel<T> extends AbstractTreeModel {
             return positionInParent;
         }
 
+        public Node<T> getParent() {
+            return parentNode;
+        }
+
     }
 
     private final Class<T> type;
@@ -168,4 +173,26 @@ public class MutableTreeModel<T> extends AbstractTreeModel {
                 TreeDataEvent.INTERVAL_REMOVED);
     }
 
+    public T getParent(T node) {
+        Node<T> associatedNode = find(node);
+        if (associatedNode.equals(root))
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(node + " is root");
+        return unwrap(associatedNode.getParent());
+    }
+
+    public List<T> getParents(T node) {
+        ArrayList<T> result = new ArrayList<T>();
+        T current = node;
+        while (!isRoot(current)) {
+            current = getParent(current);
+            result.add(current);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isRoot(T node) {
+        Node<T> associatedNode = find(node);
+        return associatedNode.isRoot();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/navalplanner-gantt-zk/src/test/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/util/MutableTreeModelTest.java b/navalplanner-gantt-zk/src/test/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/util/MutableTreeModelTest.java
index a11b0859a..66f425bc8 100644
--- a/navalplanner-gantt-zk/src/test/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/util/MutableTreeModelTest.java
+++ b/navalplanner-gantt-zk/src/test/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/util/MutableTreeModelTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -112,6 +113,41 @@ public class MutableTreeModelTest {
         assertThat(model.getPath(child, root), equalTo(new int[0]));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void hasMethodGetParentToMakeNavigationEasier() {
+        Prueba root = new Prueba();
+        MutableTreeModel<Prueba> model = MutableTreeModel.create(Prueba.class,
+                root);
+        Prueba child = new Prueba();
+        model.add(root, child);
+        Prueba grandChild = new Prueba();
+        model.add(child, grandChild);
+        assertThat(model.getParent(grandChild), equalTo(child));
+        assertThat(model.getParent(child), equalTo(root));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void hasMethodGetAllParentsUntilRoot() {
+        Prueba root = new Prueba();
+        MutableTreeModel<Prueba> model = MutableTreeModel.create(Prueba.class,
+                root);
+        Prueba child = new Prueba();
+        model.add(root, child);
+        Prueba grandChild = new Prueba();
+        model.add(child, grandChild);
+        List<Prueba> parents = model.getParents(grandChild);
+        assertThat(parents.size(), equalTo(2));
+        assertThat(parents, equalTo(Arrays.asList(child, root)));
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public void getParentOfRootThrowsException() {
+        Prueba root = new Prueba();
+        MutableTreeModel<Prueba> model = MutableTreeModel.create(Prueba.class,
+                root);
+        model.getParent(root);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void addingTriggersEvent() {
         MutableTreeModel<Prueba> model = MutableTreeModel.create(Prueba.class);