diff --git a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorGUILayout.cs b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorGUILayout.cs
index 629c594..3330caa 100644
--- a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorGUILayout.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorGUILayout.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
 
         private static System.Type GetType(SerializedProperty property) {
             System.Type parentType = property.serializedObject.targetObject.GetType();
-            System.Reflection.FieldInfo fi = parentType.GetField(property.propertyPath);
+            System.Reflection.FieldInfo fi = NodeEditorWindow.GetFieldInfo(property.serializedObject.targetObject.GetType(), property.name);
             return fi.FieldType;
         }
 
diff --git a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorReflection.cs b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorReflection.cs
index 21dbf7a..a2be28e 100644
--- a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorReflection.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorReflection.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
             return widths;
         }
 
+        /// <summary> Get FieldInfo of a field, including those that are private and/or inherited </summary>
+        public static FieldInfo GetFieldInfo(Type type, string fieldName) {
+            // If we can't find field in the first run, it's probably a private field in a base class.
+            FieldInfo field = type.GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
+            // Search base classes for private fields only. Public fields are found above
+            while (field == null && (type = type.BaseType) != typeof(XNode.Node)) field = type.GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
+            return field;
+        }
+
         /// <summary> Get all classes deriving from baseType via reflection </summary>
         public static Type[] GetDerivedTypes(Type baseType) {
             List<System.Type> types = new List<System.Type>();
diff --git a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorUtilities.cs b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorUtilities.cs
index c0eeeb3..24dff06 100644
--- a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorUtilities.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorUtilities.cs
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
 
         public static bool GetAttrib<T>(Type classType, string fieldName, out T attribOut) where T : Attribute {
             // If we can't find field in the first run, it's probably a private field in a base class.
-            FieldInfo field = classType.GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
-            // Search base classes for private fields only. Public fields are found above
-            while (field == null && (classType = classType.BaseType) != typeof(XNode.Node)) field = classType.GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
+            FieldInfo field = NodeEditorWindow.GetFieldInfo(classType, fieldName);
             // This shouldn't happen. Ever.
             if (field == null) {
                 Debug.LogWarning("Field " + fieldName + " couldnt be found");