1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFShape.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFShape.java
index dbdd741548..dc31858fef 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFShape.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFShape.java
@@ -143,7 +143,12 @@ public abstract class HSSFShape {
         return _objRecord;
     }
 
-    protected EscherOptRecord getOptRecord() {
+    /**
+     * Return the low-level EscherOptRecord to read/modify not yet wrapped escher properties  
+     *
+     * @return the low-level EscherOptRecord
+     */
+    public EscherOptRecord getOptRecord() {
         return _optRecord;
     }