diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/client/impl/AbstractAnalysisEngine.java b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/client/impl/AbstractAnalysisEngine.java
index f5649db71..1f4dbbea6 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/client/impl/AbstractAnalysisEngine.java
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/client/impl/AbstractAnalysisEngine.java
@@ -368,4 +368,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractAnalysisEngine implements AnalysisEngine {
     return cache;
   }
 
+  public AnalysisOptions getOptions() {
+    return options;
+  }
+
 }