diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index 467ff5f1..1c5af251 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -309,10 +309,9 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend({
 	 */
 	// TODO: isBelow
 
-	// TODO: this is confusing the beans
-	// isParent: function(item) {
-	// 	return this.parent == item;
-	// },
+	isParent: function(item) {
+		return this.parent == item;
+	},
 
 	isChild: function(item) {
 		return item.parent == this;
diff --git a/test/tests/item.js b/test/tests/item.js
index 4357b55f..351618eb 100644
--- a/test/tests/item.js
+++ b/test/tests/item.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ test('appendChild(item)', function() {
 	equals(doc.activeLayer.children.length, 1);
 });
 
-test('item.parent / item.isChild', function() {
+test('item.parent / item.isChild / item.isParent', function() {
 	var doc = new Document();
 	var secondDoc = new Document();
 	var path = new Path();
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ test('item.parent / item.isChild', function() {
 	equals(doc.activeLayer.children.indexOf(path) != -1, true);
 	secondDoc.activeLayer.appendTop(path);
 	equals(doc.activeLayer.isChild(path), false);
+	equals(path.isParent(doc.activeLayer), false);
 	equals(secondDoc.activeLayer.isChild(path), true);
+	equals(path.isParent(secondDoc.activeLayer), true);
+
 	equals(doc.activeLayer.children.indexOf(path) == -1, true);
 	equals(secondDoc.activeLayer.children.indexOf(path) == 0, true);
 });