diff --git a/i18n_translation/i18n_translation.inc b/i18n_translation/i18n_translation.inc
index 727a802f1a073eedd531982050be43a3f0fa0883..df3c0b0456ac13b5b3da31764189f79744c1d7c3 100644
--- a/i18n_translation/i18n_translation.inc
+++ b/i18n_translation/i18n_translation.inc
@@ -136,6 +136,17 @@ class i18n_translation_set {
     }
     return $this->translations;
   }
+  /**
+   * Get item for language
+   */
+  public function get_item($langcode) {
+    if (($translations = $this->get_translations()) && isset($translations[$langcode])) {
+      return $translations[$langcode];
+    }
+    else {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  }
   /**
    * Get translations keys, indexed by language
    */