diff --git a/server/TracyView.cpp b/server/TracyView.cpp
index 0196e494..5e0d31e6 100755
--- a/server/TracyView.cpp
+++ b/server/TracyView.cpp
@@ -486,6 +486,26 @@ uint64_t View::GetZoneEnd( const Event& ev ) const
     }
 }
 
+Vector<Event*>& View::GetParentVector( const Event& ev )
+{
+    // here be dragons
+    if( ev.parent )
+    {
+        return ev.parent->child;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        for( auto& t : m_threads )
+        {
+            auto it = std::lower_bound( t.timeline.begin(), t.timeline.end(), ev.start, [] ( const auto& l, const auto& r ) { return l->start < r; } );
+            if( it != t.timeline.end() && *it == &ev ) return t.timeline;
+        }
+        assert( false );
+        static Vector<Event*> empty;
+        return empty;
+    }
+}
+
 const char* View::TimeToString( uint64_t ns ) const
 {
     enum { Pool = 4 };
diff --git a/server/TracyView.hpp b/server/TracyView.hpp
index 0d43bc23..d3b51050 100755
--- a/server/TracyView.hpp
+++ b/server/TracyView.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ private:
     uint64_t GetFrameEnd( size_t idx ) const;
     uint64_t GetLastTime() const;
     uint64_t GetZoneEnd( const Event& ev ) const;
+    Vector<Event*>& GetParentVector( const Event& ev );
     const char* TimeToString( uint64_t ns ) const;
     const char* GetString( uint64_t ptr ) const;
     const char* GetThreadString( uint64_t id ) const;