diff --git a/include/slang/syntax/SyntaxNode.h b/include/slang/syntax/SyntaxNode.h
index 32a6bbd82..c3d052ee4 100644
--- a/include/slang/syntax/SyntaxNode.h
+++ b/include/slang/syntax/SyntaxNode.h
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ class SLANG_EXPORT SyntaxNode {
     /// an empty Token.
     Token childToken(size_t index) const;
 
+    /// Gets a pointer to the child token at the specified index. If the
+    /// child at the given index is not a token (probably a node) then 
+    /// this returns null.
+    Token* childTokenPtr(size_t index);
+
     /// Gets the number of (direct) children underneath this node in the tree.
     size_t getChildCount() const; // Note: implemented in AllSyntax.cpp
 
diff --git a/source/syntax/SyntaxNode.cpp b/source/syntax/SyntaxNode.cpp
index e6ead4d4f..8e3d8c7be 100644
--- a/source/syntax/SyntaxNode.cpp
+++ b/source/syntax/SyntaxNode.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,13 @@ parsing::Token SyntaxNode::childToken(size_t index) const {
     return child.token();
 }
 
+parsing::Token* SyntaxNode::childTokenPtr(size_t index) {
+    auto child = getChildPtr(index);
+    if (!child.isToken())
+        return nullptr;
+    return child.token();
+}
+
 bool SyntaxNode::isEquivalentTo(const SyntaxNode& other) const {
     size_t childCount = getChildCount();
     if (kind != other.kind || childCount != other.getChildCount())