diff --git a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
index c34714ee21..c63dac71a7 100644
--- a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ ges_timeline_layer_add_object
 ges_timeline_layer_new
 ges_timeline_layer_remove_object
 ges_timeline_layer_set_priority
+ges_timeline_layer_get_objects
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 ges_timeline_layer_set_timeline
 ges_timeline_layer_get_type
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-layer.c b/ges/ges-timeline-layer.c
index d7340cbae8..b732c7a9c0 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-layer.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-layer.c
@@ -333,3 +333,35 @@ ges_timeline_layer_set_priority (GESTimelineLayer * layer, guint priority)
     ges_timeline_layer_resync_priorities (layer);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * ges_timeline_layer_get_objects:
+ * @layer: a #GESTimelineLayer
+ *
+ * Get the timeline objects this layer contains.
+ *
+ * Returns: a #GList of timeline objects. The user is responsible for
+ * unreffing the contained objects and freeing the list.
+ */
+
+GList *
+ges_timeline_layer_get_objects (GESTimelineLayer * layer)
+{
+  GList *ret = NULL;
+  GSList *tmp;
+  GESTimelineLayerClass *klass;
+
+  klass = GES_TIMELINE_LAYER_GET_CLASS (layer);
+
+  if (klass->get_objects) {
+    return klass->get_objects (layer);
+  }
+
+  for (tmp = layer->objects_start; tmp; tmp = tmp->next) {
+    ret = g_list_prepend (ret, tmp->data);
+    g_object_ref (tmp->data);
+  }
+
+  ret = g_list_reverse (ret);
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-layer.h b/ges/ges-timeline-layer.h
index 0bef229932..61961d82b1 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-layer.h
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-layer.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ struct _GESTimelineLayer {
 struct _GESTimelineLayerClass {
   GObjectClass parent_class;
 
+  GList *(*get_objects) (GESTimelineLayer * layer);
+
   /*< signals >*/
   void	(*object_added)		(GESTimelineLayer * layer, GESTimelineObject * object);
   void	(*object_removed)	(GESTimelineLayer * layer, GESTimelineObject * object);
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ gboolean ges_timeline_layer_add_object (GESTimelineLayer * layer, GESTimelineObj
 gboolean ges_timeline_layer_remove_object (GESTimelineLayer * layer, GESTimelineObject * object);
 
 void ges_timeline_layer_set_priority (GESTimelineLayer * layer, guint priority);
+GList * ges_timeline_layer_get_objects (GESTimelineLayer * layer);
 
 G_END_DECLS