diff --git a/adafruit_displayio_layout/layouts/grid_layout.py b/adafruit_displayio_layout/layouts/grid_layout.py
index 807774c..8ef9c15 100644
--- a/adafruit_displayio_layout/layouts/grid_layout.py
+++ b/adafruit_displayio_layout/layouts/grid_layout.py
@@ -121,3 +121,21 @@ def add_content(self, cell_content, grid_position, cell_size):
         }
         self._cell_content_list.append(sub_view_obj)
         self._layout_cells()
+
+    def get_cell(self, cell_coordinates):
+        """
+        Return a cells content based on the cell_coordinates. Raises
+        KeyError if coordinates were not found in the GridLayout.
+
+        :param tuple cell_coordinates: the coordinates to lookup in the grid
+        :return: the displayio content object at those coordinates
+        """
+        for index, cell in enumerate(self._cell_content_list):
+            if cell["grid_position"] == cell_coordinates:
+                return self._cell_content_list[index]["content"]
+
+        raise KeyError(
+            "GridLayout does not contain cell at coordinates {}".format(
+                cell_coordinates
+            )
+        )
diff --git a/examples/displayio_layout_grid_layout_get_cell_test.py b/examples/displayio_layout_grid_layout_get_cell_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9b812d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/displayio_layout_grid_layout_get_cell_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Tim C, written for Adafruit Industries
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""
+Make green and purple rectangles and then update the color
+and text values of the labels using the get_cell() function.
+"""
+import board
+import displayio
+import terminalio
+from adafruit_display_text import label
+from adafruit_displayio_layout.layouts.grid_layout import GridLayout
+
+# use built in display (PyPortal, PyGamer, PyBadge, CLUE, etc.)
+# see guide for setting up external displays (TFT / OLED breakouts, RGB matrices, etc.)
+# https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-display-support-using-displayio/display-and-display-bus
+display = board.DISPLAY
+
+# Make the display context
+main_group = displayio.Group()
+display.show(main_group)
+
+layout = GridLayout(
+    x=10,
+    y=10,
+    width=200,
+    height=100,
+    grid_size=(2, 2),
+    cell_padding=8,
+)
+_labels = []
+
+_labels.append(
+    label.Label(
+        terminalio.FONT, scale=2, x=0, y=0, text="Hello", background_color=0x770077
+    )
+)
+layout.add_content(_labels[0], grid_position=(0, 0), cell_size=(1, 1))
+_labels.append(
+    label.Label(
+        terminalio.FONT, scale=2, x=0, y=0, text="World", background_color=0x007700
+    )
+)
+layout.add_content(_labels[1], grid_position=(1, 0), cell_size=(1, 1))
+_labels.append(label.Label(terminalio.FONT, scale=2, x=0, y=0, text="Hello"))
+layout.add_content(_labels[2], grid_position=(0, 1), cell_size=(1, 1))
+_labels.append(label.Label(terminalio.FONT, scale=2, x=0, y=0, text="Grid"))
+layout.add_content(_labels[3], grid_position=(1, 1), cell_size=(1, 1))
+
+main_group.append(layout)
+
+layout.get_cell((0, 0)).text = "Happy"
+layout.get_cell((1, 0)).text = "Circuit"
+
+layout.get_cell((0, 1)).text = "Python"
+layout.get_cell((1, 1)).text = "Day"
+
+layout.get_cell((0, 1)).background_color = 0x007700
+layout.get_cell((1, 1)).background_color = 0x770077
+
+while True:
+    pass