diff --git a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
index d3668c5a6..c40f7fcab 100644
--- a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ void SceneTree::set_pause(bool p_enabled) {
 
 	PhysicsServer::get_singleton()->set_active(!p_enabled);
 	Physics2DServer::get_singleton()->set_active(!p_enabled);
-	
+
 	if (get_root()) {
 		get_root()->propagate_notification(p_enabled ? Node::NOTIFICATION_PAUSED : Node::NOTIFICATION_UNPAUSED);
 	}
@@ -1360,6 +1360,23 @@ void SceneTree::get_nodes_in_group(const StringName &p_group, List<Node *> *p_li
 		p_list->push_back(ptr[i]);
 	}
 }
+Node *SceneTree::get_first_node_in_group(const StringName &p_group) {
+	_THREAD_SAFE_METHOD_
+
+	RBMap<StringName, Group>::Element *E = group_map.find(p_group);
+	if (!E) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	_update_group_order(E->get()); //update order just in case
+
+	int nc = E->get().nodes.size();
+	if (nc == 0) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return E->get().nodes[0];
+}
 
 void SceneTree::_flush_delete_queue() {
 	_THREAD_SAFE_METHOD_
@@ -2233,6 +2250,7 @@ void SceneTree::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_group", "group", "property", "value"), &SceneTree::set_group);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_nodes_in_group", "group"), &SceneTree::_get_nodes_in_group);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_first_node_in_group", "group"), &SceneTree::get_first_node_in_group);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_current_scene", "child_node"), &SceneTree::set_current_scene);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_current_scene"), &SceneTree::get_current_scene);
diff --git a/scene/main/scene_tree.h b/scene/main/scene_tree.h
index 042dd41ec..4b25a7a72 100644
--- a/scene/main/scene_tree.h
+++ b/scene/main/scene_tree.h
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ public:
 	void queue_delete(Object *p_object);
 
 	void get_nodes_in_group(const StringName &p_group, List<Node *> *p_list);
+	Node *get_first_node_in_group(const StringName &p_group);
 	bool has_group(const StringName &p_identifier) const;
 
 	void set_screen_stretch(StretchMode p_mode, StretchAspect p_aspect, const Size2 &p_minsize, real_t p_scale = 1.0);