diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Register.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Register.java
index 1e54f31700a..8e191d99179 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Register.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Register.java
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public class Register extends Variable implements ICDIRegister {
 		super(obj, var);
 	}
 
+	public RegisterObject getRegisterObject() {
+		return (RegisterObject)super.getVariableObject();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIVariable#getValue()
 	 */