diff --git a/include/wx/txtstrm.h b/include/wx/txtstrm.h
index d9d3399415..e40d67de5f 100644
--- a/include/wx/txtstrm.h
+++ b/include/wx/txtstrm.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public:
 #endif
     ~wxTextInputStream();
 
+    const wxInputStream& GetInputStream() const { return m_input; }
+
     wxUint32 Read32(int base = 10); // base may be between 2 and 36, inclusive, or the special 0 (= C format)
     wxUint16 Read16(int base = 10);
     wxUint8  Read8(int base = 10);
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ public:
 #endif
     virtual ~wxTextOutputStream();
 
+    const wxOutputStream& GetOutputStream() const { return m_output; }
+
     void SetMode( wxEOL mode = wxEOL_NATIVE );
     wxEOL GetMode() { return m_mode; }
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/txtstrm.h b/interface/wx/txtstrm.h
index 3ad872c9de..1fb73d3db3 100644
--- a/interface/wx/txtstrm.h
+++ b/interface/wx/txtstrm.h
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ public:
     */
     ~wxTextInputStream();
 
+    /**
+        Returns a pointer to the underlying input stream object.
+
+        @since 2.9.2
+    */
+    const wxInputStream& GetInputStream() const;
+
     /**
         Reads a character, returns 0 if there are no more characters in the
         stream.
@@ -252,6 +259,13 @@ public:
      */
     void Flush();
 
+    /**
+        Returns a pointer to the underlying output stream object.
+
+        @since 2.9.2
+    */
+    const wxOutputStream& GetOutputStream() const;
+
     /**
         Returns the end-of-line mode. One of ::wxEOL_DOS, ::wxEOL_MAC and
         ::wxEOL_UNIX.