diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/ICDIVariableManager.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/ICDIVariableManager.java
index 449e8f660b1..692fb3a1883 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/ICDIVariableManager.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/ICDIVariableManager.java
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ public interface ICDIVariableManager extends ICDIManager {
 	 */
 	ICDIVariableObject getVariableObjectAsType(ICDIVariableObject var, String type) throws CDIException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Method getVariableObjects.
+	 * Returns all the local variable objects of that stackframe.
+	 * @param stack
+	 * @return ICDIVariableObject[]
+	 * @throws CDIException
+	 */
+	ICDIVariableObject[] getLocalVariableObjects(ICDIStackFrame stack) throws CDIException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Method getVariableObjects.
 	 * Returns all the local variable objects of that stackframe.