diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ErrorParserManager.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ErrorParserManager.java
index b714d729054..daa2b01375c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ErrorParserManager.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ErrorParserManager.java
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ public class ErrorParserManager extends OutputStream {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public IProject getProject() {
+		return fProject;
+	}
+	
 	public IPath getWorkingDirectory() {
 		if (fDirectoryStack.size() != 0) {
 			return (IPath) fDirectoryStack.lastElement();