diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
index 510726686e..5f89853195 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectAI.py
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ class DistributedObjectAI(DistributedObjectBase, EnforcesCalldowns):
         #return self.air.getRender(self.zoneId)
         return self.getZoneData().getRender()
 
+    def getNonCollidableParent(self):
+        return self.getZoneData().getNonCollidableParent()
+
     def getParentMgr(self):
         #return self.air.getParentMgr(self.zoneId)
         return self.getZoneData().getParentMgr()
diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py
index ac436f7001..0a8f010de1 100755
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedObjectUD.py
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ class DistributedObjectUD(DistributedObjectBase):
         # note that this will return a different node if we change zones
         return self.air.getRender(self.zoneId)
 
+    def getNonCollidableParent(self):
+        return self.air.getNonCollidableParent(self.zoneId)
+
     def getParentMgr(self):
         return self.air.getParentMgr(self.zoneId)