diff --git a/cmGrPlot.c b/cmGrPlot.c
index c66b130..40e914b 100644
--- a/cmGrPlot.c
+++ b/cmGrPlot.c
@@ -847,6 +847,33 @@ cmGrObjH_t     cmGrPlotObjHandle( cmGrPlObjH_t oh )
   return op->grObjH;
 }
 
+cmGrPlObjH_t     cmGrPlotObjParent( cmGrPlObjH_t oh )
+{
+  cmGrPlObjH_t p_oh;
+  cmGrPlotObj_t* op = _cmGrPlObjHandleToPtr(oh);
+ 
+  p_oh.h = op->parent;
+  return p_oh;
+}
+
+cmGrPlObjH_t     cmGrPlotObjXAnchor( cmGrPlObjH_t oh )
+{
+  cmGrPlObjH_t p_oh;
+  cmGrPlotObj_t* op = _cmGrPlObjHandleToPtr(oh);
+ 
+  p_oh.h = op->xAnchor;
+  return p_oh;
+}
+
+cmGrPlObjH_t     cmGrPlotObjYAnchor( cmGrPlObjH_t oh )
+{
+  cmGrPlObjH_t p_oh;
+  cmGrPlotObj_t* op = _cmGrPlObjHandleToPtr(oh);
+ 
+  p_oh.h = op->yAnchor;
+  return p_oh;
+}
+
 
 void            cmGrPlotObjSetId( cmGrPlObjH_t oh, unsigned id )
 {
diff --git a/cmGrPlot.h b/cmGrPlot.h
index a92ebb5..bb61a19 100644
--- a/cmGrPlot.h
+++ b/cmGrPlot.h
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ extern "C" {
   cmGrPlH_t         cmGrPlotObjMgrHandle(     cmGrPlObjH_t oh );
   cmGrObjH_t        cmGrPlotObjHandle(        cmGrPlObjH_t oh );
 
+  cmGrPlObjH_t      cmGrPlotObjParent(        cmGrPlObjH_t oh );
+  cmGrPlObjH_t      cmGrPlotObjXAnchor(       cmGrPlObjH_t oh );
+  cmGrPlObjH_t      cmGrPlotObjYAnchor(       cmGrPlObjH_t oh );
+  
   void              cmGrPlotObjSetId(         cmGrPlObjH_t oh, unsigned id );
   unsigned          cmGrPlotObjId(            cmGrPlObjH_t oh );