diff --git a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdutil.cpp b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdutil.cpp
index bbb26392d..4359dea31 100644
--- a/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdutil.cpp
+++ b/scribus/plugins/scriptplugin/cmdutil.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ PageItem* getPageItemByName(const QString& name)
 	{
 		if (name == currentDoc->Items->at(i)->itemName())
 			return currentDoc->Items->at(i);
+		if (currentDoc->Items->at(i)->isGroup())
+		{
+			auto group = currentDoc->Items->at(i)->asGroupFrame();
+			for (const auto child: group->getAllChildren())
+			{
+				if (name == child->itemName())
+					return child;
+			}
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	PyErr_SetString(NoValidObjectError, QString("Object not found").toLocal8Bit().constData());