diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
index f33514e899..580b16b1f3 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
@@ -502,6 +502,16 @@ public interface Client extends GameEngine
 	@Nullable
 	Widget getWidget(int groupId, int childId);
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets a widget by it's packed ID.
+	 *
+	 * <p>
+	 * Note: Use {@link #getWidget(WidgetInfo)} or {@link #getWidget(int, int)} for
+	 * a more readable version of this method.
+	 */
+	@Nullable
+	Widget getWidget(int packedID);
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets an array containing the x-axis canvas positions
 	 * of all widgets.
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankPlugin.java
index e0e1efbd5c..5b8ea483d6 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankPlugin.java
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ import net.runelite.api.widgets.JavaScriptCallback;
 import net.runelite.api.widgets.Widget;
 import net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetID;
 import net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetInfo;
-import static net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetInfo.TO_CHILD;
-import static net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetInfo.TO_GROUP;
 import net.runelite.client.callback.ClientThread;
 import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigManager;
 import net.runelite.client.config.Keybind;
@@ -226,7 +224,7 @@ public class BankPlugin extends Plugin
 
 				final int compId = intStack[intStackSize - 2];
 				final int buttonId = intStack[intStackSize - 1];
-				Widget button = client.getWidget(TO_GROUP(compId), TO_CHILD(compId));
+				Widget button = client.getWidget(compId);
 				Widget buttonRect = button.getChild(0);
 
 				final Object[] onOpListener = buttonRect.getOnOpListener();
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/WidgetInspector.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/WidgetInspector.java
index 2e99bc3a97..986ebb996a 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/WidgetInspector.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/WidgetInspector.java
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ class WidgetInspector extends JFrame
 	{
 		if (type == MenuAction.SPELL_CAST_ON_WIDGET.getId())
 		{
-			Widget w = client.getWidget(WidgetInfo.TO_GROUP(param1), WidgetInfo.TO_CHILD(param1));
+			Widget w = client.getWidget(param1);
 			if (param0 != -1)
 			{
 				w = w.getChild(param0);
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class WidgetInspector extends JFrame
 		}
 		else if (type == MenuAction.ITEM_USE_ON_WIDGET.getId())
 		{
-			Widget w = client.getWidget(WidgetInfo.TO_GROUP(param1), WidgetInfo.TO_CHILD(param1));
+			Widget w = client.getWidget(param1);
 			return w.getWidgetItem(param0);
 		}
 
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/experiencedrop/XpDropPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/experiencedrop/XpDropPlugin.java
index 0c2497cf3b..c3b9523f21 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/experiencedrop/XpDropPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/experiencedrop/XpDropPlugin.java
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ import net.runelite.api.events.GameTick;
 import net.runelite.api.events.ScriptPreFired;
 import net.runelite.api.events.StatChanged;
 import net.runelite.api.widgets.Widget;
-import static net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetInfo.TO_CHILD;
-import static net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetInfo.TO_GROUP;
 import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigManager;
 import net.runelite.client.eventbus.Subscribe;
 import net.runelite.client.plugins.Plugin;
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ public class XpDropPlugin extends Plugin
 
 	private void processXpDrop(int widgetId)
 	{
-		final Widget xpdrop = client.getWidget(TO_GROUP(widgetId), TO_CHILD(widgetId));
+		final Widget xpdrop = client.getWidget(widgetId);
 		final Widget[] children = xpdrop.getChildren();
 		// child 0 is the xpdrop text, everything else are sprite ids for skills
 		final Widget text = children[0];
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/wiki/WikiPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/wiki/WikiPlugin.java
index dce174eeee..2f0609bcfe 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/wiki/WikiPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/wiki/WikiPlugin.java
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public class WikiPlugin extends Plugin
 
 	private Widget getWidget(int wid, int index)
 	{
-		Widget w = client.getWidget(WidgetInfo.TO_GROUP(wid), WidgetInfo.TO_CHILD(wid));
+		Widget w = client.getWidget(wid);
 		if (index != -1)
 		{
 			w = w.getChild(index);