diff --git a/src/pugixml.cpp b/src/pugixml.cpp
index c3df93b..45b0c13 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.cpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.cpp
@@ -5496,6 +5496,11 @@ namespace pugi
 		return (_root >= r._root);
 	}
 
+	PUGI__FN xml_node xml_node::operator[](const char_t* name_)
+	{
+		return append_child(name_);
+	}
+
 	PUGI__FN bool xml_node::empty() const
 	{
 		return !_root;
diff --git a/src/pugixml.hpp b/src/pugixml.hpp
index f658109..52b0499 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.hpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.hpp
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ namespace pugi
 		bool operator<=(const xml_node& r) const;
 		bool operator>=(const xml_node& r) const;
 
+		xml_node operator[](const char_t* name_);
+
 		// Check if node is empty.
 		bool empty() const;