diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/CallbackProxy.java b/core/java/android/webkit/CallbackProxy.java
index bde18600a3121..f9dec7f30aaff 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/CallbackProxy.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/CallbackProxy.java
@@ -149,6 +149,16 @@ class CallbackProxy extends Handler {
         mWebViewClient = client;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the WebViewClient.
+     * @return the current WebViewClient instance.
+     *
+     *@hide pending API council approval.
+     */
+    public WebViewClient getWebViewClient() {
+       return mWebViewClient;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the WebChromeClient.
      * @param client An implementation of WebChromeClient.
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
index a1590af3fcafc..28e9921fdca08 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
@@ -2629,6 +2629,16 @@ public class WebView extends AbsoluteLayout
         mCallbackProxy.setWebViewClient(client);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the WebViewClient
+     * @return the current WebViewClient instance.
+     *
+     *@hide pending API council approval.
+     */
+    public WebViewClient getWebViewClient() {
+        return mCallbackProxy.getWebViewClient();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register the interface to be used when content can not be handled by
      * the rendering engine, and should be downloaded instead. This will replace