diff --git a/doc/classes/Control.xml b/doc/classes/Control.xml
index a870aa129a6..d665084469e 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Control.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Control.xml
@@ -343,6 +343,14 @@
 				Finds the previous (above in the tree) [Control] that can receive the focus.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="find_valid_focus_neighbor" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="Control" />
+			<param index="0" name="side" type="int" enum="Side" />
+			<description>
+				Finds the next [Control] that can receive the focus on the specified [enum Side].
+				[b]Note:[/b] This is different from [method get_focus_neighbor], which returns the path of a specified focus neighbor.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="force_drag">
 			<return type="void" />
 			<param index="0" name="data" type="Variant" />
@@ -389,6 +397,7 @@
 			<param index="0" name="side" type="int" enum="Side" />
 			<description>
 				Returns the focus neighbor for the specified [enum Side]. A getter method for [member focus_neighbor_bottom], [member focus_neighbor_left], [member focus_neighbor_right] and [member focus_neighbor_top].
+				[b]Note:[/b] To find the next [Control] on the specific [enum Side], even if a neighbor is not assigned, use [method find_valid_focus_neighbor].
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="get_global_rect" qualifiers="const">
diff --git a/scene/gui/control.cpp b/scene/gui/control.cpp
index 0ca04faf9b1..171c1c0a666 100644
--- a/scene/gui/control.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/control.cpp
@@ -2303,6 +2303,10 @@ Control *Control::_get_focus_neighbor(Side p_side, int p_count) {
 	return result;
 }
 
+Control *Control::find_valid_focus_neighbor(Side p_side) const {
+	return const_cast<Control *>(this)->_get_focus_neighbor(p_side);
+}
+
 void Control::_window_find_focus_neighbor(const Vector2 &p_dir, Node *p_at, const Point2 *p_points, real_t p_min, real_t &r_closest_dist, Control **r_closest) {
 	if (Object::cast_to<Viewport>(p_at)) {
 		return; //bye
@@ -3326,6 +3330,7 @@ void Control::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("release_focus"), &Control::release_focus);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("find_prev_valid_focus"), &Control::find_prev_valid_focus);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("find_next_valid_focus"), &Control::find_next_valid_focus);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("find_valid_focus_neighbor", "side"), &Control::find_valid_focus_neighbor);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_h_size_flags", "flags"), &Control::set_h_size_flags);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_h_size_flags"), &Control::get_h_size_flags);
diff --git a/scene/gui/control.h b/scene/gui/control.h
index 7cb8fc5bf6a..a8fd3b3e877 100644
--- a/scene/gui/control.h
+++ b/scene/gui/control.h
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ public:
 
 	Control *find_next_valid_focus() const;
 	Control *find_prev_valid_focus() const;
+	Control *find_valid_focus_neighbor(Side p_size) const;
 
 	void set_focus_neighbor(Side p_side, const NodePath &p_neighbor);
 	NodePath get_focus_neighbor(Side p_side) const;