diff --git a/src/configupdater/configupdater.py b/src/configupdater/configupdater.py
index 1c621f4..9975f9b 100644
--- a/src/configupdater/configupdater.py
+++ b/src/configupdater/configupdater.py
@@ -975,12 +975,14 @@ def options(self, section):
             raise NoSectionError(section) from None
         return self.__getitem__(section).options()
 
-    def get(self, section, option):
+    def get(self, section, option, fallback=_UNSET):
         """Gets an option value for a given section.
 
         Args:
             section (str): section name
             option (str): option name
+            fallback: if the key is not found and fallback is provided, it will
+                be returned. ``None`` is a valid fallback value.
 
         Returns:
             :class:`Option`: Option object holding key/value pair
@@ -991,11 +993,11 @@ def get(self, section, option):
         section = self.__getitem__(section)
         option = self.optionxform(option)
         try:
-            value = section[option]
+            return section[option]
         except KeyError:
-            raise NoOptionError(option, section)
-
-        return value
+            if fallback is _UNSET:
+                raise NoOptionError(option, section)
+            return fallback
 
     def items(self, section=_UNSET):
         """Return a list of (name, value) tuples for options or sections.
diff --git a/tests/test_configupdater.py b/tests/test_configupdater.py
index 0ffcbbc..0e700be 100644
--- a/tests/test_configupdater.py
+++ b/tests/test_configupdater.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ def test_get_method(setup_cfg_path):
         updater.get('non_existent_section', 'license')
     with pytest.raises(NoOptionError):
         updater.get('metadata', 'wrong_key')
+    assert updater.get('metadata', 'wrong_key', fallback=None) is None
 
 
 test1_cfg_in = """