diff --git a/etree.go b/etree.go
index 3cbb575..4fbebb6 100644
--- a/etree.go
+++ b/etree.go
@@ -1274,6 +1274,34 @@ func (e *Element) dup(parent *Element) Token {
 	return ne
 }
 
+// NextSibling returns this element's next sibling element. It returns nil if
+// there is no next sibling element.
+func (e *Element) NextSibling() *Element {
+	if e.parent == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for i := e.index + 1; i < len(e.parent.Child); i++ {
+		if s, ok := e.parent.Child[i].(*Element); ok {
+			return s
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// PrevSibling returns this element's preceding sibling element. It returns
+// nil if there is no preceding sibling element.
+func (e *Element) PrevSibling() *Element {
+	if e.parent == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for i := e.index - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		if s, ok := e.parent.Child[i].(*Element); ok {
+			return s
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Parent returns this element's parent element. It returns nil if this
 // element has no parent.
 func (e *Element) Parent() *Element {
diff --git a/etree_test.go b/etree_test.go
index 4c825ef..8ea9994 100644
--- a/etree_test.go
+++ b/etree_test.go
@@ -1587,3 +1587,46 @@ func TestValidateInput(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	t.Run("ReadFromFile", func(t *testing.T) { runTests(t, readFromFile) })
 }
+
+func TestSiblingElement(t *testing.T) {
+	doc := newDocumentFromString(t, `<root><a/><b>  <b1/> </b> <!--test--> <c/></root>`)
+
+	root := doc.SelectElement("root")
+	a := root.SelectElement("a")
+	b := root.SelectElement("b")
+	c := root.SelectElement("c")
+	b1 := b.SelectElement("b1")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		e    *Element
+		next *Element
+		prev *Element
+	}{
+		{root, nil, nil},
+		{a, b, nil},
+		{b, c, a},
+		{c, nil, b},
+		{b1, nil, nil},
+	}
+
+	toString := func(e *Element) string {
+		if e == nil {
+			return "nil"
+		}
+		return e.Tag
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		next := test.e.NextSibling()
+		if next != test.next {
+			t.Errorf("etree: test #%d unexpected NextSibling result.\n  Expected: %s\n  Received: %s\n",
+				i, toString(next), toString(test.next))
+		}
+
+		prev := test.e.PrevSibling()
+		if prev != test.prev {
+			t.Errorf("etree: test #%d unexpected PrevSibling result.\n  Expected: %s\n  Received: %s\n",
+				i, toString(prev), toString(test.prev))
+		}
+	}
+}