diff --git a/panda/src/graph/node.cxx b/panda/src/graph/node.cxx
index ed4bb9b74f..9f6a39d03d 100644
--- a/panda/src/graph/node.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/graph/node.cxx
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 
 #include "node.h"
 #include "nodeRelation.h"
+
 #include <bamWriter.h>
 #include <bamReader.h>
 #include <datagramIterator.h>
 #include <datagram.h>
+#include <indent.h>
 
 TypeHandle Node::_type_handle;
 Node* const Node::Null = (Node*)0L;
@@ -261,6 +263,16 @@ output(ostream &out) const {
   out << get_type();
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: Node::write
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Node::
+write(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
+  indent(out, indent_level) << *this << "\n";
+}
+
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: Node::propagate_stale_bound
diff --git a/panda/src/graph/node.h b/panda/src/graph/node.h
index 3eecc69a9e..c9a829da29 100644
--- a/panda/src/graph/node.h
+++ b/panda/src/graph/node.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public:
 
 PUBLISHED:
   virtual void output(ostream &out) const;
+  virtual void write(ostream &out, int indent_level = 0) const;
 
   // We reference-count the child pointer, but not the parent pointer,
   // to avoid circular reference counting.