diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.sip.in
index 27d3774bbbb4..34ab684794d2 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.sip.in
@@ -9,6 +9,61 @@
 
 
 
+
+class QgsTiledMeshNode
+{
+%Docstring(signature="appended")
+*************************************************************************
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+(at your option) any later version.                                   *
+
+**************************************************************************
+%End
+
+%TypeHeaderCode
+#include "qgstiledmeshdataprovider.h"
+%End
+  public:
+
+    QgsTiledMeshNode();
+%Docstring
+Constructor for an invalid node.
+%End
+
+    QgsTiledMeshNode( const QgsTiledMeshNode &other );
+
+    QgsTiledMeshNode( QgsTiledMeshNode *parent );
+%Docstring
+Constructor for a valid node.
+%End
+
+    bool isValid() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns ``True`` if the node is valid.
+%End
+
+    bool operator==( QgsTiledMeshNode other ) const;
+
+    QgsTiledMeshNode *parentNode() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the parent of the node.
+%End
+
+    QList< QgsTiledMeshNode * > children() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the child nodes.
+%End
+
+    const QgsAbstractTiledMeshNodeBoundingVolume *boundingVolume() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the bounding volume for the node.
+%End
+
+};
+
 class QgsTiledMeshDataProvider: QgsDataProvider
 {
 %Docstring(signature="appended")
diff --git a/src/core/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.cpp b/src/core/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.cpp
index 226164d7e0f9..58dcafb77820 100644
--- a/src/core/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/core/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "qgstiledmeshdataprovider.h"
 #include "qgsthreadingutils.h"
+#include "qgstiledmeshboundingvolume.h"
 
 QgsTiledMeshDataProvider::QgsTiledMeshDataProvider(
   const QString &uri,
@@ -47,3 +48,33 @@ QString QgsTiledMeshDataProvider::htmlMetadata() const
 
   return QString();
 }
+
+QgsTiledMeshNode::QgsTiledMeshNode( const QgsTiledMeshNode &other )
+  : mParent( other.mParent )
+{
+  for ( const QgsTiledMeshNode *node : other.mChildren )
+  {
+    // clone
+  }
+  mBoundingVolume.reset( other.mBoundingVolume ? other.mBoundingVolume->clone() : nullptr );
+}
+
+bool QgsTiledMeshNode::isValid() const
+{
+
+}
+
+const QgsAbstractTiledMeshNodeBoundingVolume *QgsTiledMeshNode::boundingVolume() const
+{
+  return mBoundingVolume.get();
+}
+
+QgsTiledMeshNode &QgsTiledMeshNode::operator=( const QgsTiledMeshNode &other )
+{
+  mParent = other.mParent;
+  for ( const QgsTiledMeshNode *node : other.mChildren )
+  {
+    // clone
+  }
+  mBoundingVolume.reset( other.mBoundingVolume ? other.mBoundingVolume->clone() : nullptr );
+}
diff --git a/src/core/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.h b/src/core/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.h
index 2d7b4e804a53..6517a716d14c 100644
--- a/src/core/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.h
+++ b/src/core/tiledmesh/qgstiledmeshdataprovider.h
@@ -23,6 +23,57 @@
 #include "qgsdataprovider.h"
 #include "qgis.h"
 
+class QgsAbstractTiledMeshNodeBoundingVolume;
+
+class CORE_EXPORT QgsTiledMeshNode
+{
+  public:
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor for an invalid node.
+     */
+    QgsTiledMeshNode();
+
+    QgsTiledMeshNode( const QgsTiledMeshNode &other );
+    QgsTiledMeshNode &operator=( const QgsTiledMeshNode &other );
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor for a valid node.
+     */
+    QgsTiledMeshNode( QgsTiledMeshNode *parent );
+
+    /**
+     * Returns TRUE if the node is valid.
+     */
+    bool isValid() const;
+
+    bool operator==( QgsTiledMeshNode other ) const
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the parent of the node.
+     */
+    QgsTiledMeshNode *parentNode() const { return mParent; }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the child nodes.
+     */
+    QList< QgsTiledMeshNode * > children() const { return mChildren; }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the bounding volume for the node.
+     */
+    const QgsAbstractTiledMeshNodeBoundingVolume *boundingVolume() const;
+
+  private:
+    QgsTiledMeshNode *mParent = nullptr;
+    QList< QgsTiledMeshNode * > mChildren;
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsAbstractTiledMeshNodeBoundingVolume > mBoundingVolume;
+
+};
+
 /**
  * \ingroup core
  * \brief Base class for data providers for QgsTiledMeshLayer