diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoSession.java b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoSession.java
index 44ea910..f6552dd 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoSession.java
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoSession.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -134,6 +135,25 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns the breadcrumb trail from current layout to root. That is,
+     * element 0 of the list will be the current layout; the last element
+     * of the list will be the root layout. This list is guaranteed to have
+     * size of at least 1.
+     *
+     * @return breadcrumb trail
+     */
+    public List<UiTopoLayout> breadCrumbs() {
+        UiTopoLayout current = currentLayout;
+        List<UiTopoLayout> crumbs = new ArrayList<>();
+        crumbs.add(current);
+        while (!current.isRoot()) {
+            current = layoutService.getLayout(current.parent());
+            crumbs.add(current);
+        }
+        return crumbs;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Changes the current layout context to the specified layout.
      *
      * @param topoLayout new topology layout context