diff --git a/genericfileelement.h b/genericfileelement.h
index 65b044b..ecf255b 100644
--- a/genericfileelement.h
+++ b/genericfileelement.h
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ public:
     const ImplementationType* nextSibling() const;
     ImplementationType* firstChild();
     const ImplementationType* firstChild() const;
+    ImplementationType* lastChild();
+    const ImplementationType* lastChild() const;
     ImplementationType* subelementByPath(const std::initializer_list<IdentifierType> &path);
     ImplementationType* subelementByPath(std::list<IdentifierType> &path);
     ImplementationType* childById(const IdentifierType &id);
@@ -557,6 +559,39 @@ inline const ImplementationType *GenericFileElement<ImplementationType>::firstCh
     return m_firstChild.get();
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns the last child of the element.
+ *
+ * The current element keeps ownership over the returned element.
+ * If no childs are present nullptr is returned.
+ *
+ * \remarks parse() needs to be called before.
+ */
+template <class ImplementationType>
+inline ImplementationType *GenericFileElement<ImplementationType>::lastChild()
+{
+    for(ImplementationType *child = firstChild(); child; child = child->nextSibling()) {
+        if(!child->m_nextSibling) {
+            return child;
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns the last child of the element.
+ *
+ * The current element keeps ownership over the returned element.
+ * If no childs are present nullptr is returned.
+ *
+ * \remarks parse() needs to be called before.
+ */
+template <class ImplementationType>
+inline const ImplementationType *GenericFileElement<ImplementationType>::lastChild() const
+{
+    return const_cast<GenericFileElement<ImplementationType> *>(this)->lastChild();
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Returns the sub element for the specified \a path.
  *