diff --git a/src/textual/css/stylesheet.py b/src/textual/css/stylesheet.py
index bb2bcb08a..4fd6f82f7 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/stylesheet.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/stylesheet.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ from .parse import parse
 from .styles import Styles
 from .types import Specificity3
 
-from ..widget import Widget
-
 
 @rich.repr.auto
 class Stylesheet:
@@ -57,19 +55,24 @@ class Stylesheet:
         node_path = node.css_path
         nodes = iter(node_path)
 
-        node, siblings = next(nodes)
+        node_siblings = next(nodes, None)
+        if node_siblings is None:
+            return False
+        node, siblings = node_siblings
 
         for selector in selectors:
             if selector.type == SelectorType.UNIVERSAL:
                 continue
             elif selector.type == SelectorType.TYPE:
                 while node.css_type != selector.name:
-                    node, siblings = next(nodes)
-                    if node is None:
+                    node_siblings = next(nodes, None)
+                    if node_siblings is None:
                         return False
+                    node, siblings = node_siblings
             elif selector.type == SelectorType.CLASS:
                 while node.css_type != selector.name:
-                    node, siblings = next(nodes)
-                    if node is None:
+                    node_siblings = next(nodes, None)
+                    if node_siblings is None:
                         return False
+                    node, siblings = node_siblings
         return True
diff --git a/src/textual/dom.py b/src/textual/dom.py
index 76fd791b4..bc322f577 100644
--- a/src/textual/dom.py
+++ b/src/textual/dom.py
@@ -70,3 +70,13 @@ class DOMNode(MessagePump):
     def toggle_class(self, *class_names: str) -> None:
         """Toggle class names"""
         self._classes.symmetric_difference_update(class_names)
+
+    def has_psuedo_class(self, class_name: str) -> bool:
+        """Check for psuedo class (such as hover, focus etc)"""
+        classes = self.get_psuedo_classes()
+        has_psuedo_class = class_name in classes
+        return has_psuedo_class
+
+    def get_psuedo_classes(self) -> set[str]:
+        """Get a set of all psuedo classes"""
+        return set()