diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/IOption.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/IOption.java
index 4cd39785be5..98605b465ae 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/IOption.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/core/IOption.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2011 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  *     IBM - Initial API and implementation
  *     ARM Ltd. - basic tooltip support
  *     James Blackburn (Broadcom Corp.)
+ *     Petri Tuononen - [321040] Get Library Search Paths
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core;
 
@@ -340,8 +341,17 @@ public interface IOption extends IBuildObject {
 	 * 
 	 * @since 7.0
 	 */
-	public String[] getLibraryFiles() throws BuildException ;
-	
+	public String[] getLibraryFiles() throws BuildException;
+
+	/**
+	 * @return an array or <code>String</code>s containing the library paths
+	 * passed to the linker.
+	 *
+	 * @throws BuildException if the option isn't of type IOption#LIBRARY_PATHS
+	 * @since 8.0
+	 */
+	public String[] getLibraryPaths() throws BuildException;
+
 	/**
 	 * @return a <code>String</code> containing the unique ID of the selected 
 	 * enumeration in an enumerated option. For an option that has not been 
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/Option.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/Option.java
index 28bd57de110..8bd67325653 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/Option.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/Option.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2003, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2003, 2011 IBM Corporation and others.
  *  All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  *  which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  *  Contributors:
  *     IBM - Initial API and implementation
  *     ARM Ltd. - basic tooltip support
+ *     Petri Tuononen - [321040] Get Library Search Paths
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.internal.core;
 
@@ -1387,7 +1388,6 @@ public class Option extends BuildObject implements IOption, IBuildPropertiesRest
 		}
 	}
 
-	
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOption#getLibraryFiles()
 	 */
@@ -1405,6 +1405,23 @@ public class Option extends BuildObject implements IOption, IBuildPropertiesRest
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOption#getLibraryPaths()
+	 */
+	public String[] getLibraryPaths() throws BuildException {
+		if (getValueType() != LIBRARY_PATHS) {
+			throw new BuildException(ManagedMakeMessages.getResourceString("Option.error.bad_value_type")); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		}
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		ArrayList<String> v = (ArrayList<String>)getValue();
+		if (v == null) {
+			return EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
+		} else {
+			v.trimToSize();
+			return v.toArray(new String[v.size()]);
+		}
+	}
+	
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOption#getDefaultEnumValue()
 	 */
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/OptionReference.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/OptionReference.java
index a5ea4c3ba33..44b4d2a4edb 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/OptionReference.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/internal/core/OptionReference.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2011 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * Contributors:
  *     IBM - Initial API and implementation
  *     ARM Ltd. - basic tooltip support
+ *     Petri Tuononen - [321040] Get Library Search Paths
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.internal.core;
 
@@ -455,6 +456,21 @@ public class OptionReference implements IOption {
 			throw new BuildException(ManagedMakeMessages.getResourceString("Option.error.bad_value_type")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
 
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOption#getLibraryPaths()
+	 */
+	public String[] getLibraryPaths() throws BuildException {
+		if (value == null)
+			return option.getLibraryPaths();
+		else if (getValueType() == LIBRARY_PATHS) {
+			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+			ArrayList<String> list = (ArrayList<String>)value;
+			return list.toArray(new String[list.size()]);
+		}
+		else
+			throw new BuildException(ManagedMakeMessages.getResourceString("Option.error.bad_value_type")); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}
+	
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.build.managed.IBuildObject#getName()
 	 */