diff --git a/tree_model.py b/tree_model.py
index 8173537..0f198cd 100644
--- a/tree_model.py
+++ b/tree_model.py
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ class NixTreeItem(QTreeWidgetItem):
         self._child_items = []
         self._is_loaded = False
    
+    @property
+    def node_descriptor(self):
+        return self._node_descriptor
+    
     @property
     def entity_type(self):
         return self._node_descriptor.entity_type