diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.h
index 2ccbfe001d..4dd5b2106c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TextEditor.h
@@ -568,6 +568,9 @@ public:
     */
     void setInputFilter (InputFilter* newFilter, bool takeOwnership);
 
+    /** Returns the current InputFilter, as set by setInputFilter(). */
+    InputFilter* getInputFilter() const noexcept            { return inputFilter; }
+
     /** Sets limits on the characters that can be entered.
         This is just a shortcut that passes an instance of the LengthAndCharacterRestriction
         class to setInputFilter().