diff --git a/plexapi/media.py b/plexapi/media.py
index 735bbe1bf..c9c005d3f 100644
--- a/plexapi/media.py
+++ b/plexapi/media.py
@@ -558,6 +558,13 @@ def _loadData(self, data):
         self.target = data.attrib.get('target')
         self.targetTagID = data.attrib.get('targetTagID')
 
+    def items(self):
+        """ Returns a list of all :class:`~plexapi.media.Video` objects
+            in this optimized item.
+        """
+        key = '%s/%s/items' % (self._initpath, self.id)
+        return self.fetchItems(key)
+        
     def remove(self):
         """ Remove an Optimized item"""
         key = '%s/%s' % (self._initpath, self.id)
diff --git a/plexapi/server.py b/plexapi/server.py
index 4b9c7e886..b2aa8d1d9 100644
--- a/plexapi/server.py
+++ b/plexapi/server.py
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ def optimizedItems(self, removeAll=None):
             backgroundProcessing = self.fetchItem('/playlists?type=42')
             return self.fetchItems('%s/items' % backgroundProcessing.key, cls=Optimized)
 
+    @deprecated('use "plexapi.media.Optimized.items()" instead')
     def optimizedItem(self, optimizedID):
         """ Returns single queued optimized item :class:`~plexapi.media.Video` object.
             Allows for using optimized item ID to connect back to source item.
diff --git a/tests/test_video.py b/tests/test_video.py
index eeb60030a..71831d9c5 100644
--- a/tests/test_video.py
+++ b/tests/test_video.py
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ def test_video_optimize(movie, plex):
     assert len(plex.conversions()) == 0
     assert len(plex.optimizedItems()) == 1
     optimized = plex.optimizedItems()[0]
-    video = plex.optimizedItem(optimizedID=optimized.id)
-    assert movie.key == video.key
+    videos = optimized.items()
+    assert movie in videos
     plex.optimizedItems(removeAll=True)
     assert len(plex.optimizedItems()) == 0