diff --git a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_object.py b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_object.py
index f1d02ae63bb..acc0e1f0ab9 100644
--- a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_object.py
+++ b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_object.py
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ class OBJECT_PT_relations(ObjectButtonsPanel, Panel):
         parent = ob.parent
         if parent and ob.parent_type == 'BONE' and parent.type == 'ARMATURE':
             sub.prop_search(ob, "parent_bone", parent.data, "bones")
+        elif ob.parent_type == 'VERTEX':
+            col.prop(ob, "parent_vertices", text="Parent Vertex", index=0)
+            sub.prop(ob, "use_parent_final_indices")
+        elif ob.parent_type == 'VERTEX_3':
+            col.prop(ob, "parent_vertices", text="Parent Vertices")
+            sub.prop(ob, "use_parent_final_indices")
         sub.active = (parent is not None)
         sub.prop(ob, "use_camera_lock_parent")
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc
index 806df03b980..21a7aa9e799 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.cc
@@ -3040,7 +3040,7 @@ static void ob_parbone(const Object *ob, const Object *par, float r_mat[4][4])
   }
 }
 
-static void give_parvert(const Object *par, int nr, float vec[3])
+static void give_parvert(const Object *par, int nr, float vec[3], const bool use_evaluated_indices)
 {
   zero_v3(vec);
 
@@ -3082,7 +3082,8 @@ static void give_parvert(const Object *par, int nr, float vec[3])
           count++;
         }
       }
-      else if (CustomData_has_layer(&mesh_eval->vert_data, CD_ORIGINDEX)) {
+      else if (use_evaluated_indices && CustomData_has_layer(&mesh_eval->vert_data, CD_ORIGINDEX))
+      {
         const int *index = (const int *)CustomData_get_layer(&mesh_eval->vert_data, CD_ORIGINDEX);
         /* Get the average of all verts with (original index == nr). */
         for (int i = 0; i < numVerts; i++) {
@@ -3166,10 +3167,11 @@ static void ob_parvert3(const Object *ob, const Object *par, float r_mat[4][4])
   /* in local ob space */
   if (OB_TYPE_SUPPORT_PARVERT(par->type)) {
     float cmat[3][3], v1[3], v2[3], v3[3], q[4];
+    const bool use_evaluated_indices = !(ob->transflag & OB_PARENT_USE_FINAL_INDICES);
 
-    give_parvert(par, ob->par1, v1);
-    give_parvert(par, ob->par2, v2);
-    give_parvert(par, ob->par3, v3);
+    give_parvert(par, ob->par1, v1, use_evaluated_indices);
+    give_parvert(par, ob->par2, v2, use_evaluated_indices);
+    give_parvert(par, ob->par3, v3, use_evaluated_indices);
 
     tri_to_quat(q, v1, v2, v3);
     quat_to_mat3(cmat, q);
@@ -3186,7 +3188,7 @@ void BKE_object_get_parent_matrix(const Object *ob, Object *par, float r_parentm
 {
   float tmat[4][4];
   float vec[3];
-
+  const bool use_evaluated_indices = !(ob->transflag & OB_PARENT_USE_FINAL_INDICES);
   switch (ob->partype & PARTYPE) {
     case PAROBJECT: {
       bool ok = false;
@@ -3212,7 +3214,7 @@ void BKE_object_get_parent_matrix(const Object *ob, Object *par, float r_parentm
 
     case PARVERT1:
       unit_m4(r_parentmat);
-      give_parvert(par, ob->par1, vec);
+      give_parvert(par, ob->par1, vec, use_evaluated_indices);
       mul_v3_m4v3(r_parentmat[3], par->object_to_world().ptr(), vec);
       break;
     case PARVERT3:
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h
index ef9f36ba46d..e709ec76e4f 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_object_types.h
@@ -572,6 +572,8 @@ enum {
   OB_TRANSFLAG_UNUSED_12 = 1 << 12, /* cleared */
   /* runtime constraints disable */
   OB_NO_CONSTRAINTS = 1 << 13,
+  /* when calculating vertex parent position, ignore CD_ORIGINDEX layer */
+  OB_PARENT_USE_FINAL_INDICES = 1 << 14,
 
   OB_DUPLI = OB_DUPLIVERTS | OB_DUPLICOLLECTION | OB_DUPLIFACES | OB_DUPLIPARTS,
 };
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc
index 5499084ee2d..e54296c35d4 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc
@@ -2955,6 +2955,14 @@ static void rna_def_object(BlenderRNA *brna)
       prop, "Parent Bone", "Name of parent bone in case of a bone parenting relation");
   RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_dependency_update");
 
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "use_parent_final_indices", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, nullptr, "transflag", OB_PARENT_USE_FINAL_INDICES);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop,
+      "Use Final Indices",
+      "Use the final evaluated indices rather than the original mesh indices");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_OBJECT | ND_DRAW, "rna_Object_internal_update");
+
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "use_camera_lock_parent", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
   RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(
       prop, nullptr, "transflag", OB_TRANSFORM_ADJUST_ROOT_PARENT_FOR_VIEW_LOCK);