diff --git a/arcade/tilemap/tilemap.py b/arcade/tilemap/tilemap.py
index 0442bd2b49..8dd5e81ccc 100644
--- a/arcade/tilemap/tilemap.py
+++ b/arcade/tilemap/tilemap.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, List, cast
 
 import pytiled_parser
 import pytiled_parser.tiled_object
@@ -373,13 +373,12 @@ def get_tilemap_layer(self, layer_path: str) -> pytiled_parser.Layer | None:
         """
         assert isinstance(layer_path, str)
 
-        def _get_tilemap_layer(my_path, layers):
+        def _get_tilemap_layer(my_path: List[str], layers):
             layer_name = my_path.pop(0)
             for my_layer in layers:
                 if my_layer.name == layer_name:
-                    if isinstance(my_layer, pytiled_parser.LayerGroup):
-                        if len(my_path) != 0:
-                            return _get_tilemap_layer(my_path, my_layer.layers)
+                    if isinstance(my_layer, pytiled_parser.LayerGroup) and len(my_path) != 0:
+                        return _get_tilemap_layer(my_path, my_layer.layers)
                     else:
                         return my_layer
             return None
diff --git a/tests/unit/tilemap/test_tilemap.py b/tests/unit/tilemap/test_tilemap.py
index af9924ab86..145b31b7f2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tilemap/test_tilemap.py
+++ b/tests/unit/tilemap/test_tilemap.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-import arcade
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytiled_parser
+from pytiled_parser import LayerGroup, OrderedPair, Size, TileLayer
 from pytiled_parser.common_types import Color
 
+import arcade
+from arcade import TileMap
+
 
 def test_one():
     tile_map = arcade.load_tilemap(":resources:/tiled_maps/test_map_1.json")
@@ -102,3 +108,87 @@ def test_sprite_sheet():
     assert first_sprite is not None
     assert first_sprite.height == 16
     assert first_sprite.width == 16
+
+
+def test_find_layer_group():
+    child_layer = TileLayer(
+        name="P1",
+        visible=True,
+        repeat_x=False,
+        repeat_y=False,
+        parallax_factor=OrderedPair(1, 1),
+        id=0,
+        size=Size(10, 5),
+        tint_color=None,
+        data=[],
+    )
+    group = LayerGroup(
+        name="Platforms",
+        opacity=1,
+        repeat_x=False,
+        repeat_y=False,
+        tint_color=None,
+        layers=[child_layer],
+    )
+    tilemap = TileMap(
+        tiled_map=pytiled_parser.TiledMap(
+            map_file=Path(),
+            infinite=False,
+            layers=[group],
+            map_size=Size(10, 5),
+            next_layer_id=None,
+            next_object_id=0,
+            orientation="orthogonal",
+            render_order="right-down",
+            tiled_version="1.5.0",
+            tile_size=Size(32, 32),
+            tilesets={},
+            version="1.5",
+            background_color=Color(0, 160, 229, 255),
+        )
+    )
+
+    layer_group = tilemap.get_tilemap_layer("Platforms")
+    assert layer_group is layer_group
+
+
+def test_find_layer_group_child():
+    child_layer = TileLayer(
+        name="P1",
+        visible=True,
+        repeat_x=False,
+        repeat_y=False,
+        parallax_factor=OrderedPair(1, 1),
+        id=0,
+        size=Size(10, 5),
+        tint_color=None,
+        data=[],
+    )
+    group = LayerGroup(
+        name="Platforms",
+        opacity=1,
+        repeat_x=False,
+        repeat_y=False,
+        tint_color=None,
+        layers=[child_layer],
+    )
+    tilemap = TileMap(
+        tiled_map=pytiled_parser.TiledMap(
+            map_file=Path(),
+            infinite=False,
+            layers=[group],
+            map_size=Size(10, 5),
+            next_layer_id=None,
+            next_object_id=0,
+            orientation="orthogonal",
+            render_order="right-down",
+            tiled_version="1.5.0",
+            tile_size=Size(32, 32),
+            tilesets={},
+            version="1.5",
+            background_color=Color(0, 160, 229, 255),
+        )
+    )
+
+    layer = tilemap.get_tilemap_layer("Platforms/P1")
+    assert layer is child_layer