diff --git a/doc/python_api/sphinx_doc_gen.py b/doc/python_api/sphinx_doc_gen.py
index 1eceaaca40e..b78c366498f 100644
--- a/doc/python_api/sphinx_doc_gen.py
+++ b/doc/python_api/sphinx_doc_gen.py
@@ -1028,6 +1028,7 @@ context_type_map = {
     "particle_system": ("ParticleSystem", False),
     "particle_system_editable": ("ParticleSystem", False),
     "pose_bone": ("PoseBone", False),
+    "pose_object": ("Object", False),
     "scene": ("Scene", False),
     "sculpt_object": ("Object", False),
     "selectable_bases": ("ObjectBase", True),
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_context.c b/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_context.c
index 31b1be2d8b3..b16d7f68976 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_context.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_context.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const char *screen_context_dir[] = {
 	"active_bone", "active_pose_bone",
 	"active_base", "active_object", "object", "edit_object",
 	"sculpt_object", "vertex_paint_object", "weight_paint_object",
-	"image_paint_object", "particle_edit_object", "uv_sculpt_object",
+	"image_paint_object", "particle_edit_object", "uv_sculpt_object", "pose_object",
 	"sequences", "selected_sequences", "selected_editable_sequences", /* sequencer */
 	"gpencil_data", "gpencil_data_owner", /* grease pencil data */
 	"visible_gpencil_layers", "editable_gpencil_layers", "editable_gpencil_strokes",
@@ -477,6 +477,13 @@ int ed_screen_context(const bContext *C, const char *member, bContextDataResult
 		}
 		return 1;
 	}
+	else if (CTX_data_equals(member, "pose_object")) {
+		Object *obpose = BKE_object_pose_armature_get(obact);
+		if (obpose) {
+			CTX_data_id_pointer_set(result, &obpose->id);
+		}
+		return 1;
+	}
 	else if (CTX_data_equals(member, "sequences")) {
 		Editing *ed = BKE_sequencer_editing_get(scene, false);
 		if (ed) {