diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.c b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.c
index 4a168fbb862..6429696b864 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 #include "NLA.h"
 #include "gen_utils.h"
 
+#include "DNA_armature_types.h" /*used for pose bone select*/
+
 extern void chan_calc_mat(bPoseChannel *chan);
 
 //------------------------ERROR CODES---------------------------------
@@ -908,6 +910,38 @@ static int PoseBone_setTail(BPy_PoseBone *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
 	return EXPP_intError(PyExc_AttributeError, "%s%s%s",
 		sPoseBoneError, ".tail: ", "not able to set this property");
 }
+//------------------------PoseBone.sel (getter)
+//Gets the pose bones selection
+static PyObject *PoseBone_getSelect(BPy_PoseBone *self, void *closure)
+{
+	if (self->posechannel->bone->flag & BONE_SELECTED)
+		Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+	else
+		Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+}
+//------------------------PoseBone.sel (setter)
+//Sets the pose bones selection
+static int PoseBone_setSelect(BPy_PoseBone *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
+{
+	if (PyObject_IsTrue( value ))
+		self->posechannel->bone->flag |= BONE_SELECTED;
+	else
+		self->posechannel->bone->flag &= ~(BONE_SELECTED | BONE_ACTIVE);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+//------------------------PoseBone.parent (getter)
+//Gets the pose bones selection
+static PyObject *PoseBone_getParent(BPy_PoseBone *self, void *closure)
+{
+	if (self->posechannel->parent) {
+		return PyPoseBone_FromPosechannel(self->posechannel->parent);
+	} else {
+        return EXPP_incr_ret(Py_None);
+	}
+}
+
 //------------------TYPE_OBECT IMPLEMENTATION---------------------------
 //------------------------tp_getset
 //This contains methods for attributes that require checking
@@ -928,12 +962,16 @@ static PyGetSetDef BPy_PoseBone_getset[] = {
 		"The pose bone's head positon", NULL},
 	{"tail", (getter)PoseBone_getTail, (setter)PoseBone_setTail, 
 		"The pose bone's tail positon", NULL},
+	{"sel", (getter)PoseBone_getSelect, (setter)PoseBone_setSelect, 
+		"The pose selection state", NULL},
     {"limitMin", (getter)PoseBone_getLimitMin, (setter)PoseBone_setLimitMin,
         "The pose bone dof min", NULL},
     {"limitMax", (getter)PoseBone_getLimitMax, (setter)PoseBone_setLimitMax,
         "The pose bone dof max", NULL},
 	{"constraints", (getter)PoseBone_getConstraints, (setter)NULL, 
 		"The list of contraints that pertain to this pose bone", NULL},
+	{"parent", (getter)PoseBone_getParent, (setter)NULL, 
+		"The bones parent (read only for posebones)", NULL},
 	{NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL}
 };
 //------------------------tp_dealloc
diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.h b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.h
index 0eb046c94cd..d4df65042e8 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.h
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Pose.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extern PyTypeObject PoseBonesDict_Type;
 //-------------------STRUCT DEFINITION----------------------------
 typedef struct {
 	PyObject_HEAD 
-	PyObject *bonesMap;  
+	PyObject *bonesMap;
 	ListBase *bones;  
 } BPy_PoseBonesDict;
 
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
 	PyObject_HEAD
 	bPoseChannel *posechannel;
+	
 } BPy_PoseBone;
 
 //-------------------VISIBLE PROTOTYPES-------------------------
diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Pose.py b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Pose.py
index ca3c293e485..9e06e614666 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Pose.py
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Pose.py
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ class PoseBone:
   @type head: Vector object
   @ivar tail: The final tail location for this PoseBone. (not settable)
   @type tail: Vector object
+  @ivar sel: The selection state of this bone
+  @type sel: Boolean
+  @ivar parent: The parent of this posebone (not settable)
+  @type parent: posebone or None
   @ivar localMatrix: The matrix combination of rot/quat/loc.
   @type localMatrix: Matrix object
   @ivar poseMatrix: The total transformation of this PoseBone including constraints.