2 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/tab.c b/src/tab.c
index 458b56d..1fdd2ee 100644
--- a/src/tab.c
+++ b/src/tab.c
@@ -375,3 +375,25 @@ mq_tab_update_position(MqTab *tab, guint position)
 	tab->position = position;
 	update_tab_label(tab);
 }
+
+MqTab *
+mq_tab_seek(MqTab *node, guint position)
+{
+	/* Skip forward to the containing subtree. */
+	while (node && node->position + node->tree_size <= position) {
+		node->next;
+	}
+
+	/* Check whether we've gone past the end of the tree. */
+	if (!node) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Check whether the sibling we've reached is the node we want. */
+	if (node->position == position) {
+		return node;
+	}
+
+	/* Recurse down the subtree. */
+	return mq_tab_seek(node->first_child, position);
+}
diff --git a/src/tab.h b/src/tab.h
index b7c15d6..1042f21 100644
--- a/src/tab.h
+++ b/src/tab.h
@@ -66,4 +66,7 @@ mq_tab_get_container(MqTab *tab);
 void
 mq_tab_update_position(MqTab *tab, guint position);
 
+MqTab *
+mq_tab_seek(MqTab *node, guint position);
+
 #endif