diff --git a/src/imamll.c b/src/imamll.c
index 5e5b3d8..09c4e04 100644
--- a/src/imamll.c
+++ b/src/imamll.c
@@ -424,10 +424,14 @@ int imamLL_element_remove (struct imamLL *list, struct imamLL_element *element,
     }
 }
 
-struct imamLL_element *imamLL_element_get (struct imamLL *list, const void *element_data, size_t data_size)
+struct imamLL_element *imamLL_element_get (struct imamLL *list, const void *element_data, size_t data_size, uint8_t follow_cursor)
 {
     int found = 0;
-    struct imamLL_element *tmp = list->first;
+    struct imamLL_element *tmp = NULL;
+
+    if (follow_cursor == 0) tmp = list->first;
+    else tmp = list->current;
+
     if (tmp == NULL) {
         list->error = EMPTY_LIST;
         return NULL;
diff --git a/src/imamll.h b/src/imamll.h
index c0fac46..da05a3c 100644
--- a/src/imamll.h
+++ b/src/imamll.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ extern void imamLL_element_remove_number (struct imamLL *list, int8_t direction,
 
 /* returns the pointer of a matching element */
 /* Return Value: upon successful returns pointer to first found element in a list, otherwise returns NULL and sets appropriate error no to error variable of a list*/
-extern struct imamLL_element *imamLL_element_get (struct imamLL *list, const void *element_data, size_t data_size);
+extern struct imamLL_element *imamLL_element_get (struct imamLL *list, const void *element_data, size_t data_size, uint8_t follow_cursor);
 
 /* returns the pointer of the next element in the list */
 /* Return Value: upon successful returns pointer to the next element in a list, otherwise returns NULL*/