Abstract: A device for use with a ceiling panel retaining grid to suspend a ceiling panel a desired distance below the grid, the device having a panel engaging clip or extension for allowing the attachment of the device to the panel, a hook element for removeably attaching the device to the grid, and an appropriate extension between the panel engaging portion and hook element sufficient to separate the two so as to allow suspension of the panel a specified distance below the grid. The hook element engages the grid in a manner to allow the panel, while suspended below the grid, to be lifted, thereby allowing access to the sides and associated devices of adjacent ceiling panels. The device may be disengaged from the grid by application of a force against it substantially parallel to the plane formed by the ceiling panel.