diff --git a/headers/os/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.h b/headers/os/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.h
index ff451051b3..a2fc8eda12 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
 			BGroupLayout*		RootLayout() const;
 			BGroupLayout*		TopLayout() const;
 			BGroupLayoutBuilder& GetTopLayout(BGroupLayout** _layout);
+			BView*				TopView() const;
 			BGroupLayoutBuilder& GetTopView(BView** _view);
 
 			BGroupLayoutBuilder& Add(BView* view);
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.cpp b/src/kits/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.cpp
index 4de89ba6af..b0cd2fdf1a 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/GroupLayoutBuilder.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ BGroupLayoutBuilder::GetTopLayout(BGroupLayout** _layout)
 	return *this;
 }
 
+// TopView
+BView*
+BGroupLayoutBuilder::TopView() const
+{
+	return TopLayout()->View();
+}
+
 // GetTopView
 BGroupLayoutBuilder&
 BGroupLayoutBuilder::GetTopView(BView** _view)