diff --git a/sycl/include/CL/sycl/group.hpp b/sycl/include/CL/sycl/group.hpp
index 566b481a9fbb3..b6b338fee9d2f 100644
--- a/sycl/include/CL/sycl/group.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/CL/sycl/group.hpp
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ template <int Dimensions = 1> class group {
 #endif
   }
 
+  size_t get_local_id(int dimention) const { return get_local_id()[dimention]; }
+
   size_t get_local_linear_id() const {
     return get_local_linear_id_impl<Dimensions>();
   }
diff --git a/sycl/test/basic_tests/group.cpp b/sycl/test/basic_tests/group.cpp
index 2142a91ff9b7b..19423391f14f1 100644
--- a/sycl/test/basic_tests/group.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/basic_tests/group.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ int main() {
 
   try {
     one_dim.get_local_id();
+    assert(one_dim.get_local_id(0) == one_dim.get_local_id()[0]);
     assert(0); // get_local_id() is not implemented on host device
   } catch (cl::sycl::runtime_error) {
   }
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ int main() {
 
   try {
     two_dim.get_local_id();
+    assert(two_dim.get_local_id(0) == two_dim.get_local_id()[0]);
+    assert(two_dim.get_local_id(1) == two_dim.get_local_id()[1]);
     assert(0); // get_local_id() is not implemented on host device
   } catch (cl::sycl::runtime_error) {
   }
@@ -101,6 +104,9 @@ int main() {
 
   try {
     three_dim.get_local_id();
+    assert(three_dim.get_local_id(0) == three_dim.get_local_id()[0]);
+    assert(three_dim.get_local_id(1) == three_dim.get_local_id()[1]);
+    assert(three_dim.get_local_id(2) == three_dim.get_local_id()[2]);
     assert(0); // get_local_id() is not implemented on host device
   } catch (cl::sycl::runtime_error) {
   }