diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManager.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManager.java
index 2004597ef7..2fb21c7e63 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManager.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManager.java
@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@ public class EhCacheCacheManager extends AbstractCacheManager {
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Set the backing EhCache {@link net.sf.ehcache.CacheManager}.
+	 * Returns the backing Ehcache {@link net.sf.ehcache.CacheManager}.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public net.sf.ehcache.CacheManager getCacheManager() {
+		return cacheManager;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the backing EhCache {@link net.sf.ehcache.CacheManager}.
 	 */
 	public void setCacheManager(net.sf.ehcache.CacheManager cacheManager) {
 		this.cacheManager = cacheManager;
@@ -75,5 +83,4 @@ public class EhCacheCacheManager extends AbstractCacheManager {
 		}
 		return cache;
 	}
-
-}
+}
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