diff --git a/Docs/python_api.md b/Docs/python_api.md
index df901644d..1812deff0 100644
--- a/Docs/python_api.md
+++ b/Docs/python_api.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 - `apply_settings(world_settings)`
 - `get_weather()`
 - `set_weather(weather_parameters)`
+- `get_actor(actor_id) -> carla.Actor`
 - `get_actors(actor_ids=None) -> carla.ActorList`
 - `spawn_actor(blueprint, transform, attach_to=None)`
 - `try_spawn_actor(blueprint, transform, attach_to=None, attachment_type=carla.AttachmentType.Rigid)`
diff --git a/PythonAPI/carla/source/libcarla/World.cpp b/PythonAPI/carla/source/libcarla/World.cpp
index 20a1cd8b8..6243f7a9d 100644
--- a/PythonAPI/carla/source/libcarla/World.cpp
+++ b/PythonAPI/carla/source/libcarla/World.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ void export_world() {
     .def("apply_settings", &cc::World::ApplySettings)
     .def("get_weather", CONST_CALL_WITHOUT_GIL(cc::World, GetWeather))
     .def("set_weather", &cc::World::SetWeather)
+    .def("get_actor", CONST_CALL_WITHOUT_GIL_1(cc::World, GetActor, carla::ActorId), (arg("actor_id")))
     .def("get_actors", CONST_CALL_WITHOUT_GIL(cc::World, GetActors))
     .def("get_actors", &GetActorsById, (arg("actor_ids")))
     .def("spawn_actor", SPAWN_ACTOR_WITHOUT_GIL(SpawnActor))