diff --git a/gtk/gtknsview.c b/gtk/gtknsview.c
index 2540a81..e5c48c3 100644
--- a/gtk/gtknsview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtknsview.c
@@ -914,5 +914,13 @@ gtk_ns_view_new (gpointer nsview)
                        NULL);
 }

+gpointer
+gtk_ns_view_get_nsview (GtkNSView *gtknsview)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_NS_VIEW (gtknsview), NULL);
+
+  return gtknsview->priv->view;
+}
+
 #define __GTK_NS_VIEW_C__
 #include "gtkaliasdef.c"
diff --git a/gtk/gtknsview.h b/gtk/gtknsview.h
index 2c0aab7..a923827 100644
--- a/gtk/gtknsview.h
+++ b/gtk/gtknsview.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct _GtkNSViewClass

 GType       gtk_ns_view_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 GtkWidget * gtk_ns_view_new      (gpointer  nsview);
+gpointer    gtk_ns_view_get_nsview (GtkNSView *gtknsview);

 G_END_DECLS