2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/CommunicatorI.java b/java/src/Ice/CommunicatorI.java
index 62968e36539..0d2a4b1d054 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/CommunicatorI.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/CommunicatorI.java
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ public final class CommunicatorI implements Communicator
         return _instance.initializationData().stats;
     }
 
+    public Ice.Instrumentation.CommunicatorObserver getObserver()
+    {
+         return _instance.initializationData().observer;
+    }
+
     public RouterPrx
     getDefaultRouter()
     {
diff --git a/java/src/Ice/InitializationData.java b/java/src/Ice/InitializationData.java
index a0afb52d448..6544602bd20 100644
--- a/java/src/Ice/InitializationData.java
+++ b/java/src/Ice/InitializationData.java
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ public final class InitializationData implements Cloneable
     public Logger logger;
 
     /**
+     * The communicator observer used by the Ice run-time.
+     **/
+    public Ice.Instrumentation.CommunicatorObserver observer;
+
+    /**
      * The <Stats> instance for the communicator.
      **/
     public Stats stats;