diff --git a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/inference_engine/ie_api.pyx b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/inference_engine/ie_api.pyx
index 24465aad20ffc9..235f25800cd1c4 100644
--- a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/inference_engine/ie_api.pyx
+++ b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/inference_engine/ie_api.pyx
@@ -715,6 +715,28 @@ cdef class DataPtr:
     def initialized(self):
         return deref(self._ptr).isInitialized()
 
+    @property
+    def creator_layer(self):
+        cdef C.CNNLayerWeakPtr _l_ptr = C.getCreatorLayer(self._ptr)
+        cdef IENetLayer creator_layer
+        creator_layer = IENetLayer()
+        if _l_ptr.lock() != NULL:
+            creator_layer._ptr = _l_ptr.lock()
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Creator IENetLayer of DataPtr object with name {} already released!".format(self.name))
+        return creator_layer
+
+    @property
+    def input_to(self):
+        cdef map[string, C.CNNLayerPtr] _l_ptr_map = C.getInputTo(self._ptr)
+        cdef IENetLayer input_to
+        input_to_list = []
+        for layer in _l_ptr_map:
+            input_to = IENetLayer()
+            input_to._ptr = layer.second
+            input_to_list.append(input_to)
+        return input_to_list
+
 ## This class is the layer constant data representation. Provides same interface as DataPtr object except properties setters
 cdef class CDataPtr:
     ## Name of the data object
@@ -1250,6 +1272,29 @@ cdef class IENetLayer:
     def params(self, new_params):
         deref(self._ptr).params = dict_to_c_map(new_params)
 
+    ## Returns a list, which contains names of layers preceding this layer
+    @property
+    def parents(self):
+        cdef vector[C.DataWeakPtr] c_inputs = deref(self._ptr).insData
+        parents = []
+        for l in c_inputs:
+            if l.lock() != NULL:
+                parents.append(deref(l.lock()).getName().decode())
+            else:
+                raise RuntimeError("Input Data of layer {} already released!".format(self.name))
+        return parents
+    ## Returns a list, which contains names of layers following this layer
+    @property
+    def children(self):
+        cdef vector[C.DataPtr] c_outs = deref(self._ptr).outData
+        children = []
+        cdef map[string, C.CNNLayerPtr] _l_ptr_map
+        input_to_list = []
+        for l in c_outs:
+            _l_ptr_map = C.getInputTo(l)
+            for layer in _l_ptr_map:
+                input_to_list.append(deref(layer.second).name.decode())
+        return input_to_list
     ## \note This property is deprecated.
     # Please, use out_data property to access DataPtr objects for all output ports, which contains full
     # information about layer's output data including layout
diff --git a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/inference_engine/ie_api_impl_defs.pxd b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/inference_engine/ie_api_impl_defs.pxd
index f2c23e02111826..0b1978e0e6d993 100644
--- a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/inference_engine/ie_api_impl_defs.pxd
+++ b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/inference_engine/ie_api_impl_defs.pxd
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ cdef extern from "<inference_engine.hpp>" namespace "InferenceEngine":
         CN
         BLOCKED
 
+
+cdef extern from "<ie_layers.h>" namespace "InferenceEngine":
+    cdef weak_ptr[CNNLayer] getCreatorLayer(const shared_ptr[Data] & data)
+    map[string, shared_ptr[CNNLayer]] & getInputTo(const shared_ptr[Data] & data)
+
 cdef extern from "ie_api_impl.hpp" namespace "InferenceEnginePython":
 
     cdef cppclass ProfileInfo:
diff --git a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/tests/test_DataPtr.py b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/tests/test_DataPtr.py
index 302e6ac054b052..4628486cd71974 100644
--- a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/tests/test_DataPtr.py
+++ b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/tests/test_DataPtr.py
@@ -40,3 +40,21 @@ def test_layout():
 
 def test_initialized():
     assert layer_out_data().initialized, "Incorrect value for initialized property for layer '19/Fused_Add_'"
+
+
+def test_input_to():
+    ie = IECore()
+    net = ie.read_network(model=test_net_xml, weights=test_net_bin)
+    input_to = net.layers['26'].out_data[0].input_to
+    assert len(input_to) == 1
+    assert input_to[0].name == '27'
+
+def test_creator_layer():
+    ie = IECore()
+    net = ie.read_network(model=test_net_xml, weights=test_net_bin)
+    outputs = net.outputs
+    assert len(outputs) == 1
+    creator_layer = outputs['fc_out'].creator_layer
+    params = creator_layer.params
+    params['originalLayersNames'] == 'fc_out'
+    params['axis'] == '1'
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diff --git a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/tests/test_IENetLayer.py b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/tests/test_IENetLayer.py
index 54630343d73f89..6404c51908a76a 100644
--- a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/tests/test_IENetLayer.py
+++ b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/tests/test_IENetLayer.py
@@ -120,3 +120,17 @@ def test_in_data():
     ie = IECore()
     net = ie.read_network(model=test_net_xml, weights=test_net_bin)
     assert isinstance(net.layers['27'].in_data[0], DataPtr)
+
+def test_parents():
+    ie = IECore()
+    net = ie.read_network(model=test_net_xml, weights=test_net_bin)
+    parents = net.layers['27'].parents
+    assert len(parents) == 1
+    assert(parents[0] == '26')
+
+def test_children():
+    ie = IECore()
+    net = ie.read_network(model=test_net_xml, weights=test_net_bin)
+    children = net.layers['26'].children
+    assert len(children) == 1
+    assert(children[0] == '27')
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