diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 7643339af..f9e2487d8 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -10015,6 +10015,36 @@ clutter_actor_remove_child (ClutterActor *self,
   clutter_actor_remove_child_internal (self, child, TRUE, TRUE);
 }
 
+/**
+ * clutter_actor_replace_child:
+ * @self: a #ClutterActor
+ * @old_child: the child of @self to replace
+ * @new_child: the #ClutterActor to replace @old_child
+ *
+ * Replaces @old_child with @new_child in the list of children of @self.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.10
+ */
+void
+clutter_actor_replace_child (ClutterActor *self,
+                             ClutterActor *old_child,
+                             ClutterActor *new_child)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (self));
+  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (old_child));
+  g_return_if_fail (old_child->priv->parent == self);
+  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (new_child));
+  g_return_if_fail (old_child != new_child);
+  g_return_if_fail (new_child != self);
+  g_return_if_fail (new_child->priv->parent == NULL);
+
+  clutter_actor_add_child_internal (self, new_child,
+                                    insert_child_above,
+                                    old_child,
+                                    TRUE, TRUE);
+  clutter_actor_remove_child_internal (self, old_child, TRUE, TRUE);
+}
+
 /**
  * clutter_actor_unparent:
  * @self: a #ClutterActor
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.h b/clutter/clutter-actor.h
index 54aadaa1d..feb1f6483 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.h
@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ void                  clutter_actor_insert_child_above        (ClutterActor
 void                  clutter_actor_insert_child_below        (ClutterActor          *self,
                                                                ClutterActor          *child,
                                                                ClutterActor          *sibling);
+void                  clutter_actor_replace_child             (ClutterActor          *self,
+                                                               ClutterActor          *old_child,
+                                                               ClutterActor          *new_child);
 void                  clutter_actor_remove_child              (ClutterActor          *self,
                                                                ClutterActor          *child);
 GList *               clutter_actor_get_children              (ClutterActor          *self);