diff --git a/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h b/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
index e455e81d..306891df 100644
--- a/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
+++ b/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
@@ -436,6 +436,11 @@ const char *ts_node_type(TSNode);
  */
 TSSymbol ts_node_symbol(TSNode);
 
+/**
+ * Get the node's language.
+ */
+const TSLanguage *ts_node_language(TSNode);
+
 /**
  * Get the node's start byte.
  */
diff --git a/lib/src/node.c b/lib/src/node.c
index d6a190c0..aa947148 100644
--- a/lib/src/node.c
+++ b/lib/src/node.c
@@ -423,6 +423,10 @@ const char *ts_node_type(TSNode self) {
   return ts_language_symbol_name(self.tree->language, symbol);
 }
 
+const TSLanguage *ts_node_language(TSNode self) {
+  return self.tree->language;
+}
+
 char *ts_node_string(TSNode self) {
   return ts_subtree_string(ts_node__subtree(self), self.tree->language, false);
 }