diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/variable/SyncVariableDataAccess.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/variable/SyncVariableDataAccess.java
index 1e76442604d..5dd82c0c9b8 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/variable/SyncVariableDataAccess.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/variable/SyncVariableDataAccess.java
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ public class SyncVariableDataAccess {
         }
     }
  
-    private class CanWriteExpressionQuery extends Query<Boolean> {
+    public class CanWriteExpressionQuery extends Query<Boolean> {
 
         private IExpressionDMContext fDmc;