diff --git a/tests/test_leadership.py b/tests/test_leadership.py
index 2bbdc3b..07ae6b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_leadership.py
+++ b/tests/test_leadership.py
@@ -1074,3 +1074,16 @@ async def test_follower_properties():
         await cfg.option('ip_admin_eth0.netmask_admin_eth0', 0).property.get() == ('aproperty', 'newproperty', 'newproperty1')
         await cfg.option('ip_admin_eth0.netmask_admin_eth0', 1).property.get() == ('aproperty', 'newproperty1')
     assert not await list_sessions()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_api_get_leader(config_type):
+    ip_admin_eth0 = StrOption('ip_admin_eth0', "ip réseau autorisé", multi=True)
+    netmask_admin_eth0 = StrOption('netmask_admin_eth0', "masque du sous-réseau", multi=True)
+    interface1 = Leadership('ip_admin_eth0', '', [ip_admin_eth0, netmask_admin_eth0])
+    maconfig = OptionDescription('conf', '', [interface1])
+    async with await Config(maconfig) as cfg:
+        option = await cfg.option('ip_admin_eth0.netmask_admin_eth0').option.leader()
+        assert await option.option.get() == ip_admin_eth0
+
+    assert not await list_sessions()
diff --git a/tiramisu/api.py b/tiramisu/api.py
index ec3ff58..20bc8c8 100644
--- a/tiramisu/api.py
+++ b/tiramisu/api.py
@@ -439,6 +439,12 @@ class TiramisuOptionOption(_TiramisuOptionOptionDescription):
                                 self._option_bag.config_bag,
                                 )
 
+    @option_and_connection
+    async def leader(self):
+        return TiramisuOption(self._option_bag.option.impl_get_leadership().get_leader().impl_getpath(),
+                              None,
+                              self._option_bag.config_bag)
+
 
 class TiramisuOptionOwner(CommonTiramisuOption):
     #FIXME optiondescription must not have Owner!
@@ -771,6 +777,7 @@ class TiramisuOptionValue(CommonTiramisuOption):
         option = self._option_bag.option
         values = self._option_bag.config_bag.context.cfgimpl_get_values()
         if option.impl_is_follower() and self._option_bag.index is None:
+# IF OU PAS IF ??            if self._option_bag.option.impl_is_symlinkoption():
             value = []
             length = await self._subconfig.cfgimpl_get_length_leadership(self._option_bag)
             settings = self._option_bag.config_bag.context.cfgimpl_get_settings()
@@ -782,6 +789,7 @@ class TiramisuOptionValue(CommonTiramisuOption):
                 soption_bag.properties = await settings.getproperties(soption_bag)
                 value.append(await values.getdefaultvalue(soption_bag))
             return value
+#            raise APIError('index must be set with a follower option')
         else:
             return await values.getdefaultvalue(self._option_bag)