diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.cpp b/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.cpp
index 5acd7c0f6..e8aa4511d 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,26 @@ DiscreteConditional DiscreteConditional::operator*(
   return DiscreteConditional(newFrontals.size(), discreteKeys, product);
 }
 
-/* ******************************************************************************** */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+DiscreteConditional DiscreteConditional::marginal(Key key) const {
+  if (nrParents() > 0)
+    throw std::invalid_argument(
+        "DiscreteConditional::marginal: single argument version only valid for "
+        "fully specified joint distributions (i.e., no parents).");
+
+  // Calculate the keys as the frontal keys without the given key.
+  DiscreteKeys discreteKeys{{key, cardinality(key)}};
+
+  // Calculate sum
+  ADT adt(*this);
+  for (auto&& k : frontals())
+    if (k != key) adt = adt.sum(k, cardinality(k));
+
+  // Return new factor
+  return DiscreteConditional(1, discreteKeys, adt);
+}
+
+/* ************************************************************************** */
 void DiscreteConditional::print(const string& s,
                                 const KeyFormatter& formatter) const {
   cout << s << " P( ";
diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.h b/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.h
index 450af57ab..836aa3920 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.h
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/DiscreteConditional.h
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ class GTSAM_EXPORT DiscreteConditional
    */
   DiscreteConditional operator*(const DiscreteConditional& other) const;
 
+  /** Calculate marginal on given key, no parent case. */
+  DiscreteConditional marginal(Key key) const;
+
   /// @}
   /// @name Testable
   /// @{
diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/discrete.i b/gtsam/discrete/discrete.i
index 8bcb8b4aa..cd3e85598 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/discrete.i
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/discrete.i
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ virtual class DiscreteConditional : gtsam::DecisionTreeFactor {
                       const gtsam::Ordering& orderedKeys);
   gtsam::DiscreteConditional operator*(
       const gtsam::DiscreteConditional& other) const;
+  DiscreteConditional marginal(gtsam::Key key) const;
   void print(string s = "Discrete Conditional\n",
              const gtsam::KeyFormatter& keyFormatter =
                  gtsam::DefaultKeyFormatter) const;
diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteConditional.cpp b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteConditional.cpp
index 03766136c..125659517 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteConditional.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteConditional.cpp
@@ -97,10 +97,14 @@ TEST(DiscreteConditional, constructors3) {
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 // Check calculation of joint P(A,B)
 TEST(DiscreteConditional, Multiply) {
-  DiscreteKey A(0, 2), B(1, 2);
+  DiscreteKey A(1, 2), B(0, 2);
   DiscreteConditional conditional(A | B = "1/2 2/1");
   DiscreteConditional prior(B % "1/2");
 
+  // The expected factor
+  DecisionTreeFactor f(A & B, "1 4 2 2");
+  DiscreteConditional expected(2, f);
+
   // P(A,B) = P(A|B) * P(B) = P(B) * P(A|B)
   for (auto&& actual : {prior * conditional, conditional * prior}) {
     EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(2, actual.nrFrontals());
@@ -110,8 +114,11 @@ TEST(DiscreteConditional, Multiply) {
       const DiscreteValues& v = it.first;
       EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(actual(v), conditional(v) * prior(v), 1e-9);
     }
+    // And for good measure:
+    EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
   }
 }
+
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 // Check calculation of conditional joint P(A,B|C)
 TEST(DiscreteConditional, Multiply2) {
@@ -131,6 +138,7 @@ TEST(DiscreteConditional, Multiply2) {
     }
   }
 }
+
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 // Check calculation of conditional joint P(A,B|C), double check keys
 TEST(DiscreteConditional, Multiply3) {
@@ -150,6 +158,7 @@ TEST(DiscreteConditional, Multiply3) {
     }
   }
 }
+
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 // Check calculation of conditional joint P(A,B,C|D,E) = P(A,B|D) P(C|D,E)
 TEST(DiscreteConditional, Multiply4) {
@@ -173,6 +182,31 @@ TEST(DiscreteConditional, Multiply4) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+/* ************************************************************************* */
+// Check calculation of marginals for joint P(A,B)
+TEST(DiscreteConditional, marginals) {
+  DiscreteKey A(1, 2), B(0, 2);
+  DiscreteConditional conditional(A | B = "1/2 2/1");
+  DiscreteConditional prior(B % "1/2");
+  DiscreteConditional pAB = prior * conditional;
+
+  DiscreteConditional actualA = pAB.marginal(A.first);
+  DiscreteConditional pA(A % "5/4");
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(pA, actualA));
+  EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(1, actualA.nrFrontals());
+  EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(0, actualA.nrParents());
+  KeyVector frontalsA(actualA.beginFrontals(), actualA.endFrontals());
+  EXPECT((frontalsA == KeyVector{1}));
+
+  DiscreteConditional actualB = pAB.marginal(B.first);
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(prior, actualB));
+  EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(1, actualB.nrFrontals());
+  EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(0, actualB.nrParents());
+  KeyVector frontalsB(actualB.beginFrontals(), actualB.endFrontals());
+  EXPECT((frontalsB == KeyVector{0}));
+}
+
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(DiscreteConditional, likelihood) {
   DiscreteKey X(0, 2), Y(1, 3);
diff --git a/python/gtsam/tests/test_DiscreteConditional.py b/python/gtsam/tests/test_DiscreteConditional.py
index 190c22181..f46a0e877 100644
--- a/python/gtsam/tests/test_DiscreteConditional.py
+++ b/python/gtsam/tests/test_DiscreteConditional.py
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ class TestDiscreteConditional(GtsamTestCase):
                 self.assertAlmostEqual(
                     actual(v), AB_given_D(v) * C_given_DE(v))
 
+    def test_marginals(self):
+        conditional = DiscreteConditional(A, [B], "1/2 2/1")
+        prior = DiscreteConditional(B, "1/2")
+        pAB = prior * conditional
+        self.gtsamAssertEquals(prior, pAB.marginal(B[0]))
+
+        pA = DiscreteConditional(A % "5/4")
+        self.gtsamAssertEquals(pA, pAB.marginal(A[0]))
+
     def test_markdown(self):
         """Test whether the _repr_markdown_ method."""