diff --git a/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRCore.cpp b/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRCore.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRCore.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRCore.cpp
@@ -2113,6 +2113,10 @@
                   py::arg("successors") = py::none(), py::arg("regions") = 0,
                   py::arg("loc") = py::none(), py::arg("ip") = py::none(),
                   kOperationCreateDocstring)
+      .def_property_readonly("parent",
+                             [](PyOperation &self) {
+                               return self.getParentOperation().getObject();
+                             })
       .def("erase", &PyOperation::erase)
       .def_property_readonly(MLIR_PYTHON_CAPI_PTR_ATTR,
                              &PyOperation::getCapsule)