diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/coders/FSTStreamDecoder.java b/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/coders/FSTStreamDecoder.java
index bde0f9dc..2b204024 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/coders/FSTStreamDecoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/coders/FSTStreamDecoder.java
@@ -452,6 +452,10 @@ public void setInputStream(InputStream in) {
         clnames.clear();
     }
 
+    public InputStream getInputStream() {
+        return input;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void resetToCopyOf(byte[] bytes, int off, int len) {
         input.reset();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/coders/FSTStreamEncoder.java b/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/coders/FSTStreamEncoder.java
index 521f89bd..3848c310 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/coders/FSTStreamEncoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nustaq/serialization/coders/FSTStreamEncoder.java
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ public void setOutstream(OutputStream outstream) {
         else
             buffout.setOutstream(outstream);
     }
+
+    public OutputStream getOutstream() {
+        return buffout;
+    }
     
     /**
      * writes current buffer to underlying output and resets buffer.