diff --git a/docs/sphinx/reference-scenes.rst b/docs/sphinx/reference-scenes.rst
index 6cacf33ad..71b584cf2 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/reference-scenes.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/reference-scenes.rst
@@ -225,6 +225,16 @@ General Scene Functions
 
 ---------------------
 
+.. function:: obs_sceneitem_t *obs_scene_find_source_recursive(obs_scene_t *scene, const char *name)
+
+   Same as obs_scene_find_source, but also searches groups within the
+   scene.
+
+   :param name: The name of the source to find
+   :return:     The scene item if found, otherwise *NULL* if not found
+
+---------------------
+
 .. function:: obs_sceneitem_t *obs_scene_find_sceneitem_by_id(obs_scene_t *scene, int64_t id)
 
    :param id: The unique numeric identifier of the scene item
diff --git a/libobs/obs-scene.c b/libobs/obs-scene.c
index dafae0037..294c64ff7 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-scene.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-scene.c
@@ -1445,6 +1445,39 @@ obs_sceneitem_t *obs_scene_find_source(obs_scene_t *scene, const char *name)
 	return item;
 }
 
+obs_sceneitem_t *obs_scene_find_source_recursive(obs_scene_t *scene,
+						 const char *name)
+{
+	struct obs_scene_item *item;
+
+	if (!scene)
+		return NULL;
+
+	full_lock(scene);
+
+	item = scene->first_item;
+	while (item) {
+		if (strcmp(item->source->context.name, name) == 0)
+			break;
+
+		if (item->is_group) {
+			obs_scene_t *group = item->source->context.data;
+			obs_sceneitem_t *child =
+				obs_scene_find_source(group, name);
+			if (child) {
+				item = child;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		item = item->next;
+	}
+
+	full_unlock(scene);
+
+	return item;
+}
+
 obs_sceneitem_t *obs_scene_find_sceneitem_by_id(obs_scene_t *scene, int64_t id)
 {
 	struct obs_scene_item *item;
diff --git a/libobs/obs.h b/libobs/obs.h
index cccae2236..401d5ff5a 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.h
+++ b/libobs/obs.h
@@ -1450,6 +1450,9 @@ EXPORT obs_scene_t *obs_scene_from_source(const obs_source_t *source);
 EXPORT obs_sceneitem_t *obs_scene_find_source(obs_scene_t *scene,
 					      const char *name);
 
+EXPORT obs_sceneitem_t *obs_scene_find_source_recursive(obs_scene_t *scene,
+							const char *name);
+
 EXPORT obs_sceneitem_t *obs_scene_find_sceneitem_by_id(obs_scene_t *scene,
 						       int64_t id);