diff --git a/documentation/docmaker.json b/documentation/docmaker.json
index b11bc3d44e..cf8dbbec36 100644
--- a/documentation/docmaker.json
+++ b/documentation/docmaker.json
@@ -3663,6 +3663,31 @@
               ]
             },
 
+            {
+              "name": "nodes.parentNodes",
+              "descr": "Get all parent nodes (i.e. has compound children) in the calling collection.",
+              "formats": [
+                {
+                  "args": [
+                    { "name": "selector", "descr": "A selector used to filter the resultant collection.", "optional": true }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+
+            {
+              "name": "nodes.nonparentNodes",
+              "pureAliases": ["eles.childlessNodes"],
+              "descr": "Get all non-parent nodes (i.e. has no compound children) in the calling collection.",
+              "formats": [
+                {
+                  "args": [
+                    { "name": "selector", "descr": "A selector used to filter the resultant collection.", "optional": true }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+
             {
               "name": "nodes.children",
               "descr": "Get all compound child (i.e. direct descendant) nodes of each node in the collection.",
diff --git a/src/collection/compounds.js b/src/collection/compounds.js
index 33aebed255..fb15f145e0 100644
--- a/src/collection/compounds.js
+++ b/src/collection/compounds.js
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ let elesfn = ({
     add( this.children() );
 
     return this.spawn( elements, true ).filter( selector );
+  },
+
+  parentNodes: function(selector) {
+    return this.filter(el => el.isParent()).filter(selector);
+  },
+
+  nonparentNodes: function(selector) {
+    return this.filter(el => el.isChildless()).filter(selector);
   }
 });
 
@@ -215,5 +223,6 @@ elesfn.forEachUpAndDown = function( fn, includeSelf = true ){
 
 // aliases
 elesfn.ancestors = elesfn.parents;
+elesfn.childlessNodes = elesfn.nonparentNodes;
 
 export default elesfn;
diff --git a/test/collection-compound-nodes.js b/test/collection-compound-nodes.js
index d2ca1804e3..a3e3c3988f 100644
--- a/test/collection-compound-nodes.js
+++ b/test/collection-compound-nodes.js
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ describe('Collection compound nodes', function(){
     expect( cy.elements().nonorphans().same( n2.add(n3).add(n4) ) ).to.be.true;
   });
 
+  it('nodes.parentNodes()', function(){
+    expect( cy.elements().parentNodes().same( n1.add(n2) ) ).to.be.true;
+  });
+
+  it('nodes.nonparentNodes()', function(){
+    expect( cy.elements().nonparentNodes().same( n3.add(n4) ) ).to.be.true;
+    expect( cy.elements().childlessNodes().same( n3.add(n4) ) ).to.be.true; // alias
+  });
+
   it('child.position() moves parent', function(){
     var p1 = {
       x: n2.position().x,