diff --git a/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/IEC61850CommonAPI.cs b/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/IEC61850CommonAPI.cs
index 19acd559..b25bbc3c 100644
--- a/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/IEC61850CommonAPI.cs
+++ b/dotnet/IEC61850forCSharp/IEC61850CommonAPI.cs
@@ -360,6 +360,11 @@ namespace IEC61850
 						this.value = (ushort) ((int) this.value & (~QUALITY_DERIVED));
 				}
 			}
+
+			public ushort GetValue()
+			{
+				return value;
+			}
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>