diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Argument.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Argument.java
index 9201c0510ff..629ee23e6c7 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Argument.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Argument.java
@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@ public class Argument extends Variable implements ICDIArgument {
 	public Argument(ArgumentObject obj, MIVar var) {
 		super(obj, var);
 	}
+
+	public ArgumentObject getArgumentObject() {
+		return (ArgumentObject)super.getVariableObject();
+	}
 }