diff --git a/scene/3d/camera.cpp b/scene/3d/camera.cpp
index 9a2046991b1..0fe427d5fcb 100644
--- a/scene/3d/camera.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/camera.cpp
@@ -468,6 +468,10 @@ void Camera::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_keep_aspect_mode"), &Camera::get_keep_aspect_mode);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_doppler_tracking", "mode"), &Camera::set_doppler_tracking);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_doppler_tracking"), &Camera::get_doppler_tracking);
+
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_cull_mask_bit", "layer", "enable"), &Camera::set_cull_mask_bit);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_cull_mask_bit", "layer"), &Camera::get_cull_mask_bit);
+
 	//ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_camera_make_current"),&Camera::_camera_make_current );
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "keep_aspect", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Keep Width,Keep Height"), "set_keep_aspect_mode", "get_keep_aspect_mode");
@@ -550,6 +554,20 @@ uint32_t Camera::get_cull_mask() const {
 	return layers;
 }
 
+void Camera::set_cull_mask_bit(int p_layer, bool p_enable) {
+	ERR_FAIL_INDEX(p_layer, 32);
+	if (p_enable) {
+		set_cull_mask(layers | (1 << p_layer));
+	} else {
+		set_cull_mask(layers & (~(1 << p_layer)));
+	}
+}
+
+bool Camera::get_cull_mask_bit(int p_layer) const {
+	ERR_FAIL_INDEX_V(p_layer, 32, false);
+	return (layers & (1 << p_layer));
+}
+
 Vector<Plane> Camera::get_frustum() const {
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!is_inside_world(), Vector<Plane>());
diff --git a/scene/3d/camera.h b/scene/3d/camera.h
index 1b506e0c4f1..97705d8ae04 100644
--- a/scene/3d/camera.h
+++ b/scene/3d/camera.h
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ public:
 	void set_cull_mask(uint32_t p_layers);
 	uint32_t get_cull_mask() const;
 
+	void set_cull_mask_bit(int p_layer, bool p_enable);
+	bool get_cull_mask_bit(int p_layer) const;
+
 	virtual Vector<Plane> get_frustum() const;
 
 	void set_environment(const Ref<Environment> &p_environment);
diff --git a/scene/3d/visual_instance.cpp b/scene/3d/visual_instance.cpp
index 00541a7d8a0..767518dc831 100644
--- a/scene/3d/visual_instance.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/visual_instance.cpp
@@ -105,12 +105,28 @@ uint32_t VisualInstance::get_layer_mask() const {
 	return layers;
 }
 
+void VisualInstance::set_layer_mask_bit(int p_layer, bool p_enable) {
+	ERR_FAIL_INDEX(p_layer, 32);
+	if (p_enable) {
+		set_layer_mask(layers | (1 << p_layer));
+	} else {
+		set_layer_mask(layers & (~(1 << p_layer)));
+	}
+}
+
+bool VisualInstance::get_layer_mask_bit(int p_layer) const {
+	ERR_FAIL_INDEX_V(p_layer, 32, false);
+	return (layers & (1 << p_layer));
+}
+
 void VisualInstance::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_get_visual_instance_rid"), &VisualInstance::_get_visual_instance_rid);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_base", "base"), &VisualInstance::set_base);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_layer_mask", "mask"), &VisualInstance::set_layer_mask);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_layer_mask"), &VisualInstance::get_layer_mask);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_layer_mask_bit", "layer", "enabled"), &VisualInstance::set_layer_mask_bit);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_layer_mask_bit", "layer"), &VisualInstance::get_layer_mask_bit);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_transformed_aabb"), &VisualInstance::get_transformed_aabb);
 
diff --git a/scene/3d/visual_instance.h b/scene/3d/visual_instance.h
index 8458a343b25..9249bc04ceb 100644
--- a/scene/3d/visual_instance.h
+++ b/scene/3d/visual_instance.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ public:
 	void set_layer_mask(uint32_t p_mask);
 	uint32_t get_layer_mask() const;
 
+	void set_layer_mask_bit(int p_layer, bool p_enable);
+	bool get_layer_mask_bit(int p_layer) const;
+
 	VisualInstance();
 	~VisualInstance();
 };