1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MapEntryLite.java b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MapEntryLite.java
index 22aef8f9..dcb5dfad 100644
--- a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MapEntryLite.java
+++ b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MapEntryLite.java
@@ -223,4 +223,9 @@ public class MapEntryLite<K, V> {
     input.popLimit(oldLimit);
     map.put(key, value);
   }
+
+  /** For experimental runtime internal use only. */
+  Metadata<K, V> getMetadata() {
+    return metadata;
+  }
 }