diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index ecf47d37b..e0315514f 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -1666,6 +1666,17 @@ bool Function::isImplicitlyVirtual_rec(const Scope* scope, bool& safe) const
     return false;
 }
 
+const Variable* Function::getArgumentVar(unsigned int num) const
+{
+    for (std::list<Variable>::const_iterator i = argumentList.begin(); i != argumentList.end(); ++i) {
+        if (i->index() == num)
+            return(&*i);
+        else if (i->index() > num)
+            return 0;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.h b/lib/symboldatabase.h
index 9ce0491a0..70a1c9728 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.h
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.h
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ public:
     std::size_t argCount() const {
         return argumentList.size();
     }
+    /** @brief get a pointer to the variable instance associated with the given argument number */
+    const Variable* getArgumentVar(unsigned int num) const;
     unsigned int initializedArgCount() const;
     void addArguments(const SymbolDatabase *symbolDatabase, const Scope *scope);
     /** @brief check if this function is virtual in the base classes */