diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 6ccb7c38b65..428dadeffc9 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [1.13.1]
 - iOS: Update to MobiVM 2.3.22
 - Change visibility of PolygonSpriteBatch.switchTexture() to protected
+- Added XmlReader.getChildren() and XmlReader.replaceChild()
 
 [1.13.0]
 - [BREAKING CHANGE] GWT: Updated to 2.11.0. `com.google.jsinterop:jsinterop-annotations:2.0.2:sources` must be added as a dependency to your html project dependencies.
diff --git a/gdx/res/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/XmlReader.rl b/gdx/res/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/XmlReader.rl
index eb1837d69fd..4568f740ef8 100644
--- a/gdx/res/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/XmlReader.rl
+++ b/gdx/res/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/XmlReader.rl
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ public class XmlReader {
 			if (children == null) return 0;
 			return children.size;
 		}
+		
+		public Array<Element> getChildren () {
+        		return children;
+       		}
 
 		/** @throws GdxRuntimeException if the element has no children. */
 		public Element getChild (int index) {
@@ -325,6 +329,13 @@ public class XmlReader {
 		public void remove () {
 			parent.removeChild(this);
 		}
+		
+		public void replaceChild (Element child, Element replacement) {
+			if (children == null) throw new GdxRuntimeException("Element has no children: " + name);
+			final int index = children.indexOf(child, true);
+			if (index == -1) throw new GdxRuntimeException("Element does not contain child: " + child);
+			children.set(index, replacement);
+		}
 
 		public Element getParent () {
 			return parent;
diff --git a/gdx/src/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/XmlReader.java b/gdx/src/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/XmlReader.java
index 3b3ca170d1c..f1c8f3d6628 100644
--- a/gdx/src/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/XmlReader.java
+++ b/gdx/src/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/XmlReader.java
@@ -507,6 +507,10 @@ public int getChildCount () {
 			return children.size;
 		}
 
+		public Array<Element> getChildren () {
+			return children;
+		}
+
 		/** @throws GdxRuntimeException if the element has no children. */
 		public Element getChild (int index) {
 			if (children == null) throw new GdxRuntimeException("Element has no children: " + name);
@@ -538,6 +542,13 @@ public void remove () {
 			parent.removeChild(this);
 		}
 
+		public void replaceChild (Element child, Element replacement) {
+			if (children == null) throw new GdxRuntimeException("Element has no children: " + name);
+			final int index = children.indexOf(child, true);
+			if (index == -1) throw new GdxRuntimeException("Element does not contain child: " + child);
+			children.set(index, replacement);
+		}
+
 		public Element getParent () {
 			return parent;
 		}