diff --git a/headers/private/servers/app/PatternHandler.h b/headers/private/servers/app/PatternHandler.h
index ccfa1e5dc9..41cb6d31f0 100644
--- a/headers/private/servers/app/PatternHandler.h
+++ b/headers/private/servers/app/PatternHandler.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public:
 	RGBColor GetColor(const float &x, const float &y);
 	bool GetValue(const float &x, const float &y);
 	bool GetValue(const BPoint &pt);
+	pattern *GetR5Pattern(void) { return (pattern*)_pat.GetInt8(); }
 private:
 	Pattern _pat;
 	RGBColor *_high,*_low;