diff --git a/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/rich-tree-view.json b/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/rich-tree-view.json
index ab76e0f2953b..3ef550f36821 100644
--- a/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/rich-tree-view.json
+++ b/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/rich-tree-view.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
   "props": {
-    "apiRef": { "type": { "name": "shape", "description": "{ current?: { focusNode: func } }" } },
+    "apiRef": {
+      "type": { "name": "shape", "description": "{ current?: { focusNode: func, getItem: func } }" }
+    },
     "classes": { "type": { "name": "object" }, "additionalInfo": { "cssApi": true } },
     "defaultExpandedNodes": {
       "type": { "name": "arrayOf", "description": "Array<string>" },
diff --git a/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/simple-tree-view.json b/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/simple-tree-view.json
index 10a3eae04caa..2f6d68a24e5f 100644
--- a/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/simple-tree-view.json
+++ b/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/simple-tree-view.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
   "props": {
-    "apiRef": { "type": { "name": "shape", "description": "{ current?: { focusNode: func } }" } },
+    "apiRef": {
+      "type": { "name": "shape", "description": "{ current?: { focusNode: func, getItem: func } }" }
+    },
     "children": { "type": { "name": "node" } },
     "classes": { "type": { "name": "object" }, "additionalInfo": { "cssApi": true } },
     "defaultExpandedNodes": {
diff --git a/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/tree-view.json b/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/tree-view.json
index d15094b303d8..40d3c6082813 100644
--- a/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/tree-view.json
+++ b/docs/pages/x/api/tree-view/tree-view.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
   "props": {
-    "apiRef": { "type": { "name": "shape", "description": "{ current?: { focusNode: func } }" } },
+    "apiRef": {
+      "type": { "name": "shape", "description": "{ current?: { focusNode: func, getItem: func } }" }
+    },
     "children": { "type": { "name": "node" } },
     "classes": { "type": { "name": "object" }, "additionalInfo": { "cssApi": true } },
     "defaultExpandedNodes": {
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.tsx
index c05701e69084..d8fb2697b558 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/RichTreeView/RichTreeView.tsx
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ RichTreeView.propTypes = {
   apiRef: PropTypes.shape({
     current: PropTypes.shape({
       focusNode: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+      getItem: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     }),
   }),
   /**
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.tsx
index 7a00d05f19bd..55c1be134b82 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/SimpleTreeView/SimpleTreeView.tsx
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ SimpleTreeView.propTypes = {
   apiRef: PropTypes.shape({
     current: PropTypes.shape({
       focusNode: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+      getItem: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     }),
   }),
   /**
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeView/TreeView.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeView/TreeView.tsx
index 814b58c494ae..c6d7982da8b6 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeView/TreeView.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/TreeView/TreeView.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ TreeView.propTypes = {
   apiRef: PropTypes.shape({
     current: PropTypes.shape({
       focusNode: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+      getItem: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     }),
   }),
   /**
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeViewApiRef.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeViewApiRef.tsx
index f003fe5f124b..8ef984c57796 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeViewApiRef.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/hooks/useTreeViewApiRef.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { TreeViewAnyPluginSignature, TreeViewUsedPublicAPI } from '../internals/models';
+import { TreeViewAnyPluginSignature, TreeViewPublicAPI } from '../internals/models';
+import { DefaultTreeViewPlugins } from '../internals';
 
 /**
  * Hook that instantiates a [[TreeViewApiRef]].
  */
 export const useTreeViewApiRef = <
-  T extends TreeViewAnyPluginSignature,
-  Api extends TreeViewUsedPublicAPI<T>,
->() => React.useRef(undefined) as React.MutableRefObject<Api>;
+  TPlugins extends readonly TreeViewAnyPluginSignature[] = DefaultTreeViewPlugins,
+>() => React.useRef(undefined) as React.MutableRefObject<TreeViewPublicAPI<TPlugins> | undefined>;
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewFocus/useTreeViewFocus.types.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewFocus/useTreeViewFocus.types.ts
index 2bb293715f34..eaa26c0b3585 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewFocus/useTreeViewFocus.types.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewFocus/useTreeViewFocus.types.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ export interface UseTreeViewFocusInstance {
   focusDefaultNode: (event: React.SyntheticEvent) => void;
   focusRoot: () => void;
 }
-export interface UseTreeViewFocusPublicAPI {
-  focusNode: (event: React.SyntheticEvent, nodeId: string | null) => void;
-}
+
+export interface UseTreeViewFocusPublicAPI extends Pick<UseTreeViewFocusInstance, 'focusNode'> {}
 
 export interface UseTreeViewFocusParameters {
   /**
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewJSXNodes/useTreeViewJSXNodes.tsx b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewJSXNodes/useTreeViewJSXNodes.tsx
index 518ca63bd678..fda563de2b3f 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewJSXNodes/useTreeViewJSXNodes.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewJSXNodes/useTreeViewJSXNodes.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const useTreeViewJSXNodes: TreeViewPlugin<UseTreeViewJSXNodesSignature> =
 }) => {
   const insertJSXNode = useEventCallback((node: TreeViewNode) => {
     setState((prevState) => {
-      if (prevState.nodeMap[node.id] != null) {
+      if (prevState.nodes.nodeMap[node.id] != null) {
         throw new Error(
           [
             'MUI X: The Tree View component requires all items to have a unique `id` property.',
@@ -28,17 +28,31 @@ export const useTreeViewJSXNodes: TreeViewPlugin<UseTreeViewJSXNodesSignature> =
         );
       }
 
-      return { ...prevState, nodeMap: { ...prevState.nodeMap, [node.id]: node } };
+      return {
+        ...prevState,
+        nodes: {
+          ...prevState.nodes,
+          nodeMap: { ...prevState.nodes.nodeMap, [node.id]: node },
+          // For `SimpleTreeView`, we don't have a proper `item` object, so we create a very basic one.
+          itemMap: { ...prevState.nodes.itemMap, [node.id]: { id: node.id, label: node.label } },
+        },
+      };
     });
   });
 
   const removeJSXNode = useEventCallback((nodeId: string) => {
     setState((prevState) => {
-      const newMap = { ...prevState.nodeMap };
-      delete newMap[nodeId];
+      const newNodeMap = { ...prevState.nodes.nodeMap };
+      const newItemMap = { ...prevState.nodes.itemMap };
+      delete newNodeMap[nodeId];
+      delete newItemMap[nodeId];
       return {
         ...prevState,
-        nodeMap: newMap,
+        nodes: {
+          ...prevState.nodes,
+          nodeMap: newNodeMap,
+          itemMap: newItemMap,
+        },
       };
     });
     publishTreeViewEvent(instance, 'removeNode', { id: nodeId });
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewNodes/useTreeViewNodes.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewNodes/useTreeViewNodes.ts
index 43aef3ff53a2..718170a878ae 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewNodes/useTreeViewNodes.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewNodes/useTreeViewNodes.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import useEventCallback from '@mui/utils/useEventCallback';
 import { TreeViewPlugin } from '../../models';
-import { populateInstance } from '../../useTreeView/useTreeView.utils';
+import { populateInstance, populatePublicAPI } from '../../useTreeView/useTreeView.utils';
 import {
   UseTreeViewNodesSignature,
   UseTreeViewNodesDefaultizedParameters,
   TreeViewNodeMap,
   TreeViewNodeIdAndChildren,
   UseTreeViewNodesState,
+  TreeViewItemMap,
 } from './useTreeViewNodes.types';
 import { publishTreeViewEvent } from '../../utils/publishTreeViewEvent';
 import { TreeViewBaseItem } from '../../../models';
 
-const updateState = ({
+const updateNodesState = ({
   items,
   isItemDisabled,
   getItemLabel,
@@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ const updateState = ({
 }: Pick<
   UseTreeViewNodesDefaultizedParameters<TreeViewBaseItem>,
   'items' | 'isItemDisabled' | 'getItemLabel' | 'getItemId'
->): UseTreeViewNodesState => {
+>): UseTreeViewNodesState<any>['nodes'] => {
   const nodeMap: TreeViewNodeMap = {};
+  const itemMap: TreeViewItemMap<any> = {};
 
   const processItem = (
     item: TreeViewBaseItem,
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ const updateState = ({
       disabled: isItemDisabled ? isItemDisabled(item) : false,
     };
 
+    itemMap[id] = item;
+
     return {
       id,
       children: item.children?.map((child, childIndex) => processItem(child, childIndex, id)),
@@ -84,16 +88,26 @@ const updateState = ({
   return {
     nodeMap,
     nodeTree,
+    itemMap,
   };
 };
 
 export const useTreeViewNodes: TreeViewPlugin<UseTreeViewNodesSignature> = ({
   instance,
+  publicAPI,
   params,
   state,
   setState,
 }) => {
-  const getNode = React.useCallback((nodeId: string) => state.nodeMap[nodeId], [state.nodeMap]);
+  const getNode = React.useCallback(
+    (nodeId: string) => state.nodes.nodeMap[nodeId],
+    [state.nodes.nodeMap],
+  );
+
+  const getItem = React.useCallback(
+    (nodeId: string) => state.nodes.itemMap[nodeId],
+    [state.nodes.itemMap],
+  );
 
   const isNodeDisabled = React.useCallback(
     (nodeId: string | null): nodeId is string => {
@@ -125,7 +139,7 @@ export const useTreeViewNodes: TreeViewPlugin<UseTreeViewNodesSignature> = ({
   );
 
   const getChildrenIds = useEventCallback((nodeId: string | null) =>
-    Object.values(state.nodeMap)
+    Object.values(state.nodes.nodeMap)
       .filter((node) => node.parentId === nodeId)
       .sort((a, b) => a.index - b.index)
       .map((child) => child.id),
@@ -142,14 +156,14 @@ export const useTreeViewNodes: TreeViewPlugin<UseTreeViewNodesSignature> = ({
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     setState((prevState) => {
-      const newState = updateState({
+      const newState = updateNodesState({
         items: params.items,
         isItemDisabled: params.isItemDisabled,
         getItemId: params.getItemId,
         getItemLabel: params.getItemLabel,
       });
 
-      Object.values(prevState.nodeMap).forEach((node) => {
+      Object.values(prevState.nodes.nodeMap).forEach((node) => {
         if (!newState.nodeMap[node.id]) {
           publishTreeViewEvent(instance, 'removeNode', { id: node.id });
         }
@@ -171,7 +185,7 @@ export const useTreeViewNodes: TreeViewPlugin<UseTreeViewNodesSignature> = ({
       id,
       children,
     }: TreeViewNodeIdAndChildren): ReturnType<typeof instance.getNodesToRender>[number] => {
-      const node = state.nodeMap[id];
+      const node = state.nodes.nodeMap[id];
       return {
         label: node.label!,
         nodeId: node.id,
@@ -180,29 +194,35 @@ export const useTreeViewNodes: TreeViewPlugin<UseTreeViewNodesSignature> = ({
       };
     };
 
-    return state.nodeTree.map(getPropsFromNodeId);
+    return state.nodes.nodeTree.map(getPropsFromNodeId);
   });
 
   populateInstance<UseTreeViewNodesSignature>(instance, {
     getNode,
+    getItem,
     getNodesToRender,
     getChildrenIds,
     getNavigableChildrenIds,
     isNodeDisabled,
   });
 
+  populatePublicAPI<UseTreeViewNodesSignature>(publicAPI, {
+    getItem,
+  });
+
   return {
     contextValue: { disabledItemsFocusable: params.disabledItemsFocusable },
   };
 };
 
-useTreeViewNodes.getInitialState = (params) =>
-  updateState({
+useTreeViewNodes.getInitialState = (params) => ({
+  nodes: updateNodesState({
     items: params.items,
     isItemDisabled: params.isItemDisabled,
     getItemId: params.getItemId,
     getItemLabel: params.getItemLabel,
-  });
+  }),
+});
 
 useTreeViewNodes.getDefaultizedParams = (params) => ({
   ...params,
diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewNodes/useTreeViewNodes.types.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewNodes/useTreeViewNodes.types.ts
index cc1bb0a3c435..11fddd41fe57 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewNodes/useTreeViewNodes.types.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/plugins/useTreeViewNodes/useTreeViewNodes.types.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ interface TreeViewNodeProps {
   children?: TreeViewNodeProps[];
 }
 
-export interface UseTreeViewNodesInstance {
+export interface UseTreeViewNodesInstance<R extends {}> {
   getNode: (nodeId: string) => TreeViewNode;
+  getItem: (nodeId: string) => R;
   getNodesToRender: () => TreeViewNodeProps[];
   getChildrenIds: (nodeId: string | null) => string[];
   getNavigableChildrenIds: (nodeId: string | null) => string[];
   isNodeDisabled: (nodeId: string | null) => nodeId is string;
 }
 
+export interface UseTreeViewNodesPublicAPI<R extends {}>
+  extends Pick<UseTreeViewNodesInstance<R>, 'getItem'> {}
+
 export interface UseTreeViewNodesParameters<R extends {}> {
   /**
    * If `true`, will allow focus on disabled items.
@@ -66,9 +70,12 @@ export interface TreeViewNodeIdAndChildren {
   children?: TreeViewNodeIdAndChildren[];
 }
 
-export interface UseTreeViewNodesState {
-  nodeTree: TreeViewNodeIdAndChildren[];
-  nodeMap: TreeViewNodeMap;
+export interface UseTreeViewNodesState<R extends {}> {
+  nodes: {
+    nodeTree: TreeViewNodeIdAndChildren[];
+    nodeMap: TreeViewNodeMap;
+    itemMap: TreeViewItemMap<R>;
+  };
 }
 
 interface UseTreeViewNodesContextValue
@@ -77,10 +84,13 @@ interface UseTreeViewNodesContextValue
 export type UseTreeViewNodesSignature = TreeViewPluginSignature<{
   params: UseTreeViewNodesParameters<any>;
   defaultizedParams: UseTreeViewNodesDefaultizedParameters<any>;
-  instance: UseTreeViewNodesInstance;
+  instance: UseTreeViewNodesInstance<any>;
+  publicAPI: UseTreeViewNodesPublicAPI<any>;
   events: UseTreeViewNodesEventLookup;
-  state: UseTreeViewNodesState;
+  state: UseTreeViewNodesState<any>;
   contextValue: UseTreeViewNodesContextValue;
 }>;
 
 export type TreeViewNodeMap = { [nodeId: string]: TreeViewNode };
+
+export type TreeViewItemMap<R extends {}> = { [nodeId: string]: R };