diff --git a/src/etherip/EtherNetIP.java b/src/etherip/EtherNetIP.java
index ced34c0..47ca672 100644
--- a/src/etherip/EtherNetIP.java
+++ b/src/etherip/EtherNetIP.java
@@ -634,4 +634,8 @@ public String toString()
                 .append("\n");
         return buf.toString();
     }
+
+    public Connection getConnection() {
+        return this.connection;
+    }
 }