diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCLabelBMFont.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCLabelBMFont.cpp
index 7dfe8b846c..e81d57a2dc 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCLabelBMFont.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCLabelBMFont.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ const BlendFunc &LabelBMFont::getBlendFunc() const
     return _label->getBlendFunc();
 }
 
-Node* LabelBMFont::getChildByTag(int tag)
+Node* LabelBMFont::getChildByTag(int tag) const
 {
     return _label->getLetter(tag);
 }
diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCLabelBMFont.h b/cocos/2d/CCLabelBMFont.h
index 5479adf0a3..595ce7cbb2 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCLabelBMFont.h
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCLabelBMFont.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
     virtual const BlendFunc &getBlendFunc() const override;
 
     virtual Sprite * getLetter(int ID);
-    virtual Node * getChildByTag(int tag) override;
+    virtual Node * getChildByTag(int tag) const override;
 
     virtual void setColor(const Color3B& color) override;
 
diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp
index d7451357ac..3fa0df21c5 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ void Node::childrenAlloc(void)
     _children.reserve(4);
 }
 
-Node* Node::getChildByTag(int tag)
+Node* Node::getChildByTag(int tag) const
 {
     CCASSERT( tag != Node::INVALID_TAG, "Invalid tag");
 
diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCNode.h b/cocos/2d/CCNode.h
index e08fa3d779..d29a589728 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCNode.h
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCNode.h
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @return a Node object whose tag equals to the input parameter
      */
-    virtual Node * getChildByTag(int tag);
+    virtual Node * getChildByTag(int tag) const;
     /**
      * Returns the array of the node's children
      *
diff --git a/cocos/ui/UIListView.h b/cocos/ui/UIListView.h
index 5407dd4b41..f3cbe11e8b 100644
--- a/cocos/ui/UIListView.h
+++ b/cocos/ui/UIListView.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ protected:
     virtual Vector<Node*>& getChildren() override{return ScrollView::getChildren();};
     virtual const Vector<Node*>& getChildren() const override{return ScrollView::getChildren();};
     virtual ssize_t getChildrenCount() const override {return ScrollView::getChildrenCount();};
-    virtual Node * getChildByTag(int tag) override {return ScrollView::getChildByTag(tag);};
+    virtual Node * getChildByTag(int tag) const override {return ScrollView::getChildByTag(tag);};
     virtual Widget* getChildByName(const std::string& name) override {return ScrollView::getChildByName(name);};
     void updateInnerContainerSize();
     void remedyLayoutParameter(Widget* item);
diff --git a/cocos/ui/UIPageView.h b/cocos/ui/UIPageView.h
index 75153408a4..ff180ded2f 100644
--- a/cocos/ui/UIPageView.h
+++ b/cocos/ui/UIPageView.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ protected:
     virtual Vector<Node*>& getChildren() override{return Widget::getChildren();};
     virtual const Vector<Node*>& getChildren() const override{return Widget::getChildren();};
     virtual ssize_t getChildrenCount() const override {return Widget::getChildrenCount();};
-    virtual Node * getChildByTag(int tag) override {return Widget::getChildByTag(tag);};
+    virtual Node * getChildByTag(int tag) const override {return Widget::getChildByTag(tag);};
 virtual Widget* getChildByName(const std::string& name) override {return Widget::getChildByName(name);};
 
     Layout* createPage();
diff --git a/cocos/ui/UIScrollView.cpp b/cocos/ui/UIScrollView.cpp
index 646f743bee..09d0275ab8 100644
--- a/cocos/ui/UIScrollView.cpp
+++ b/cocos/ui/UIScrollView.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ ssize_t ScrollView::getChildrenCount() const
     return _innerContainer->getChildrenCount();
 }
     
-Node* ScrollView::getChildByTag(int tag)
+Node* ScrollView::getChildByTag(int tag) const
 {
     return _innerContainer->getChildByTag(tag);
 }
diff --git a/cocos/ui/UIScrollView.h b/cocos/ui/UIScrollView.h
index 2f986dfdeb..754e006290 100644
--- a/cocos/ui/UIScrollView.h
+++ b/cocos/ui/UIScrollView.h
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public:
     
     virtual ssize_t getChildrenCount() const override;
     
-    virtual Node * getChildByTag(int tag) override;
+    virtual Node * getChildByTag(int tag) const override;
     
     virtual Widget* getChildByName(const std::string& name) override;