diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
index 58405b745..0a302c1e4 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
@@ -334,6 +334,13 @@ public abstract class PGL {
   }
 
 
+  /**
+   * Return the native canvas the OpenGL context associated to this PGL object
+   * is rendering to (if any).
+   */
+  public abstract Object getCanvas();
+
+
   protected abstract void setFps(float fps);
 
 
diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PJOGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PJOGL.java
index 597d63ae3..4ebb60f6e 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PJOGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PJOGL.java
@@ -213,6 +213,17 @@ public class PJOGL extends PGL {
   }
 
 
+  @Override
+  public Canvas getCanvas() {
+    return canvas;
+  }
+
+
+//  public Object getCanvas() {
+//    return canvas;
+//  }
+
+
   @Override
   protected void setFps(float fps) {
     if (!setFps || targetFps != fps) {