diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/grid.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/grid.cpp
index 6a578e318c10..ae04e443ad2f 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/grid.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/grid.cpp
@@ -931,6 +931,21 @@ point grid::child::border_space() const
 	return result;
 }
 
+grid::child* grid::get_child(widget* w)
+{
+	if(!w) {
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	for(auto& child : children_) {
+		if(w == child.get_widget()) {
+			return &child;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
 void grid::layout(const point& origin)
 {
 	point orig = origin;
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/grid.hpp b/src/gui/widgets/grid.hpp
index ce7714212fae..ac923f355e93 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/grid.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/grid.hpp
@@ -37,27 +37,25 @@ class grid : public widget
 	virtual ~grid();
 
 	/***** ***** ***** ***** LAYOUT FLAGS ***** ***** ***** *****/
-	static const unsigned VERTICAL_SHIFT = 0;
-	static const unsigned VERTICAL_GROW_SEND_TO_CLIENT = 1 << VERTICAL_SHIFT;
-	static const unsigned VERTICAL_ALIGN_TOP = 2 << VERTICAL_SHIFT;
-	static const unsigned VERTICAL_ALIGN_CENTER = 3 << VERTICAL_SHIFT;
-	static const unsigned VERTICAL_ALIGN_BOTTOM = 4 << VERTICAL_SHIFT;
-	static const unsigned VERTICAL_MASK = 7 << VERTICAL_SHIFT;
-
-	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_SHIFT = 3;
-	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_GROW_SEND_TO_CLIENT = 1
-														   << HORIZONTAL_SHIFT;
-	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_LEFT = 2 << HORIZONTAL_SHIFT;
-	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_CENTER = 3 << HORIZONTAL_SHIFT;
-	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_RIGHT = 4 << HORIZONTAL_SHIFT;
-	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_MASK = 7 << HORIZONTAL_SHIFT;
-
-	static const unsigned BORDER_TOP = 1 << 6;
-	static const unsigned BORDER_BOTTOM = 1 << 7;
-	static const unsigned BORDER_LEFT = 1 << 8;
-	static const unsigned BORDER_RIGHT = 1 << 9;
-	static const unsigned BORDER_ALL = BORDER_TOP | BORDER_BOTTOM | BORDER_LEFT
-									   | BORDER_RIGHT;
+	static const unsigned VERTICAL_SHIFT                 = 0;
+	static const unsigned VERTICAL_GROW_SEND_TO_CLIENT   = 1 << VERTICAL_SHIFT;
+	static const unsigned VERTICAL_ALIGN_TOP             = 2 << VERTICAL_SHIFT;
+	static const unsigned VERTICAL_ALIGN_CENTER          = 3 << VERTICAL_SHIFT;
+	static const unsigned VERTICAL_ALIGN_BOTTOM          = 4 << VERTICAL_SHIFT;
+	static const unsigned VERTICAL_MASK                  = 7 << VERTICAL_SHIFT;
+
+	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_SHIFT               = 3;
+	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_GROW_SEND_TO_CLIENT = 1 << HORIZONTAL_SHIFT;
+	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_LEFT          = 2 << HORIZONTAL_SHIFT;
+	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_CENTER        = 3 << HORIZONTAL_SHIFT;
+	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_RIGHT         = 4 << HORIZONTAL_SHIFT;
+	static const unsigned HORIZONTAL_MASK                = 7 << HORIZONTAL_SHIFT;
+
+	static const unsigned BORDER_TOP                     = 1 << 6;
+	static const unsigned BORDER_BOTTOM                  = 1 << 7;
+	static const unsigned BORDER_LEFT                    = 1 << 8;
+	static const unsigned BORDER_RIGHT                   = 1 << 9;
+	static const unsigned BORDER_ALL = BORDER_TOP | BORDER_BOTTOM | BORDER_LEFT | BORDER_RIGHT;
 
 	/***** ***** ***** ***** ROW COLUMN MANIPULATION ***** ***** ***** *****/
 
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ class grid : public widget
 	 *
 	 * @param widget              The widget to put in the grid.
 	 * @param row                 The row of the cell.
-	 * @param col                 The columnof the cell.
+	 * @param col                 The column of the cell.
 	 * @param flags               The flags for the widget in the cell.
 	 * @param border_size         The size of the border for the cell, how the
 	 *                            border is applied depends on the flags.
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ class grid : public widget
 	 * Removes and frees a widget in a cell.
 	 *
 	 * @param row                 The row of the cell.
-	 * @param col                 The columnof the cell.
+	 * @param col                 The column of the cell.
 	 */
 	void remove_child(const unsigned row, const unsigned col);
 
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ class grid : public widget
 	 */
 	void set_active(const bool active);
 
-
 	/** Returns the widget in the selected cell. */
 	const widget* get_widget(const unsigned row, const unsigned col) const
 	{
@@ -479,15 +476,43 @@ class grid : public widget
 	 * is: rows_ * col + row. All other vectors use the same access formula.
 	 */
 	std::vector<child> children_;
-	const child& get_child(const unsigned row, const unsigned col) const
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the grid child in the specified cell.
+	 *
+	 * @param row                 The row of the cell.
+	 * @param col                 The column of the cell.
+	 *
+	 * @returns                   A const reference to the specified grid child.
+	 */
+	const grid::child& get_child(const unsigned row, const unsigned col) const
 	{
 		return children_[rows_ * col + row];
 	}
-	child& get_child(const unsigned row, const unsigned col)
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the grid child in the specified cell.
+	 *
+	 * @param row                 The row of the cell.
+	 * @param col                 The column of the cell.
+	 *
+	 * @returns                   A const reference to the specified grid child.
+	 */
+	grid::child& get_child(const unsigned row, const unsigned col)
 	{
 		return children_[rows_ * col + row];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the grid child containing the specified widget.
+	 *
+	 * @param w                   The widget to search for.
+	 *
+	 * @returns                   A pointer to the relevant grid child, or nullptr
+	 *                            if no grid cell 'owns' the given widget.
+	 */
+	grid::child* get_child(widget* w);
+
 	/** Layouts the children in the grid. */
 	void layout(const point& origin);