diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h b/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h
index e2b3f230b1..8740824d9e 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ public:
 	/// IfcWall will also return IfcWallStandardCase entities
 	IfcEntityList::ptr instances_by_type(const std::string& t);
 
+	/// Returns all entities in the file that match the positional argument.
+	IfcEntityList::ptr instances_by_type_excl_subtypes(const std::string& t);
+	
 	/// Returns all entities in the file that reference the id
 	IfcEntityList::ptr instances_by_reference(int id);
 
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp b/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp
index e33bf1f14d..c0f8a28839 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp
@@ -1902,6 +1902,10 @@ IfcEntityList::ptr IfcFile::instances_by_type(const std::string& t) {
 	return instances_by_type(schema()->declaration_by_name(t));
 }
 
+IfcEntityList::ptr IfcFile::instances_by_type_excl_subtypes(const std::string& t) {
+	return instances_by_type_excl_subtypes(schema()->declaration_by_name(t));
+}
+
 IfcEntityList::ptr IfcFile::instances_by_reference(int t) {
 	entities_by_ref_t::const_iterator it = byref.find(t);
 	IfcEntityList::ptr ret;