diff --git a/openpype/client/__init__.py b/openpype/client/__init__.py
index 861f828e67..e4c01fc0cc 100644
--- a/openpype/client/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/client/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from .entities import (
     get_representation,
     get_representation_by_name,
     get_representations,
+    get_representation_parents,
     get_representations_parents,
 
     get_thumbnail,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ __all__ = (
     "get_representation",
     "get_representation_by_name",
     "get_representations",
+    "get_representation_parents",
     "get_representations_parents",
 
     "get_thubmnail",
diff --git a/openpype/client/entities.py b/openpype/client/entities.py
index 4b52f8cf2d..e9b820dd1a 100644
--- a/openpype/client/entities.py
+++ b/openpype/client/entities.py
@@ -641,6 +641,15 @@ def get_representations_parents(project_name, representations):
     return output
 
 
+def get_representation_parents(project_name, representation):
+    if not representation:
+        return None
+
+    repre_id = representation["_id"]
+    parents_by_repre_id = get_representations(project_name, [representation])
+    return parents_by_repre_id.get(repre_id)
+
+
 def get_thumbnail_id_from_source(project_name, src_type, src_id):
     if not src_type or not src_id:
         return None