diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/treebox.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/treebox.hpp
index a6342404..22dc4029 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/treebox.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/treebox.hpp
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ namespace nana
 		 */
 		void use_entire_line(bool enable);
 
+		/// Return the first node of treebox
+		item_proxy first() const;
 	private:
 		std::shared_ptr<scroll_operation_interface> _m_scroll_operation() override;
 
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/treebox.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/treebox.cpp
index 318d54dc..6bb7bed8 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/treebox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/treebox.cpp
@@ -2465,6 +2465,12 @@ namespace nana
 			dw->impl()->use_entire_line = enable;
 		}
 
+		auto treebox::first() const -> item_proxy
+		{
+			auto impl = get_drawer_trigger().impl();
+			return item_proxy{ const_cast<drawer_trigger_t*>(&get_drawer_trigger()), impl->attr.tree_cont.get_root()->child };
+		}
+
 		std::shared_ptr<scroll_operation_interface> treebox::_m_scroll_operation()
 		{
 			internal_scope_guard lock;