diff --git a/docs/about/release-notes.rst b/docs/about/release-notes.rst
index 4886829..1f984d4 100644
--- a/docs/about/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/about/release-notes.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ To upgrade Sdklib to the latest version, use pip:
 Sdklib 1.9.x series
 ===================
 
+Sdklib 1.9.1
+------------
+
+- Add getparent method to LxmlElem class.
+
 Sdklib 1.9.0
 ------------
 
diff --git a/sdklib/__init__.py b/sdklib/__init__.py
index e5102d3..35424e8 100644
--- a/sdklib/__init__.py
+++ b/sdklib/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.9.0'
+__version__ = '1.9.1'
diff --git a/sdklib/html/elem.py b/sdklib/html/elem.py
index 2e1d62f..f8fc283 100644
--- a/sdklib/html/elem.py
+++ b/sdklib/html/elem.py
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ class ElemLxml(HTMLLxmlMixin, AbstractBaseHTMLElem):
     def __init__(self, lxml_elem):
         self.html_obj = lxml_elem
 
+    def getparent(self, height=1):
+        parent = self.html_obj.getparent()
+        for _ in range(0, height):
+            if parent is None:
+                return
+            parent = parent.getparent()
+        if parent is not None:
+            return ElemLxml(parent)
+
 
 class Elem5lib(HTML5libMixin, AbstractBaseHTMLElem):
     """
diff --git a/tests/resources/test.html b/tests/resources/test.html
index 488e3ff..0723ba7 100644
--- a/tests/resources/test.html
+++ b/tests/resources/test.html
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ <h1 class="logo" id="logo"><a href="index.html" title="ElevenPaths, radical and
 </li>
 	<li class="events-menu mega-menu-item mega-menu-fullwidth dropdown-submenu"><a href="index.html#">Events</a>
 	<ul class="dropdown-menu">
-		<li><a href="news-events/events/index.html">Next events</a></li>
+		<li><a id="child-elem" href="news-events/events/index.html">Next events</a></li>
 		<li><a href="news-events/past-events/index.html">Past events</a></li>
 		<li><a href="news-events/security-day/index.html">Security Day</a></li>
 		<li><a href="news-events/security-innovation-day/index.html">Security Innovation Day</a></li>
diff --git a/tests/test_html_elem.py b/tests/test_html_elem.py
index b81899f..fabc91e 100644
--- a/tests/test_html_elem.py
+++ b/tests/test_html_elem.py
@@ -53,3 +53,16 @@ def test_get_attribute_html5lib(self):
 
         elem = html.find_element_by_id('primary-nav')
         self.assertEqual("class", elem.get_attribute("nav-main mega-menu menu_float_left"))
+
+    def test_get_parent(self):
+        elem = self.html.find_element_by_id('child-elem')
+        self.assertEqual("dropdown-menu", elem.getparent().get("class"))
+
+    def test_get_parent_with_height(self):
+        elem = self.html.find_element_by_id('child-elem')
+        self.assertEqual("events-menu mega-menu-item mega-menu-fullwidth dropdown-submenu",
+                         elem.getparent(height=2).get("class"))
+
+    def test_get_non_existing_parent(self):
+        elem = self.html.find_element_by_id('child-elem')
+        self.assertIsNone(elem.getparent(height=20))