diff --git a/include/osg/Switch b/include/osg/Switch
index 4ca9e7052..017663c04 100644
--- a/include/osg/Switch
+++ b/include/osg/Switch
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Switch : public Group
 
         virtual bool insertChild( unsigned int index, Node *child, bool value );
 
+        virtual bool removeChild( Node *child );
+
         virtual bool removeChild(unsigned int pos,unsigned int numChildrenToRemove=1);
 
 
diff --git a/src/osg/Switch.cpp b/src/osg/Switch.cpp
index c6be0de3c..d8df1a077 100644
--- a/src/osg/Switch.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/Switch.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ bool Switch::insertChild( unsigned int index, Node *child, bool value )
     return false;
 }
 
+bool Switch::removeChild( Node *child )
+{
+    removeChild( getChildIndex(child) );
+}
+
 bool Switch::removeChild(unsigned int pos,unsigned int numChildrenToRemove)
 {
     if (pos>=_values.size() || numChildrenToRemove==0) return false;
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/osg/Switch.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/osg/Switch.cpp
index fabd82a05..4cfe09a78 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/osg/Switch.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/osg/Switch.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ BEGIN_OBJECT_REFLECTOR(osg::Switch)
 	I_Method2(bool, addChild, IN, osg::Node *, child, IN, bool, value);
 	I_Method2(bool, insertChild, IN, unsigned int, index, IN, osg::Node *, child);
 	I_Method3(bool, insertChild, IN, unsigned int, index, IN, osg::Node *, child, IN, bool, value);
+	I_Method1(bool, removeChild, IN, osg::Node *, child);
 	I_MethodWithDefaults2(bool, removeChild, IN, unsigned int, pos, , IN, unsigned int, numChildrenToRemove, 1);
 	I_Method2(void, setValue, IN, unsigned int, pos, IN, bool, value);
 	I_Method1(bool, getValue, IN, unsigned int, pos);