diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php
index 65c11838..139356c0 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/StreamHandler.php
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ class StreamHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
         $this->stream = null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the currently active stream if it is open
+     *
+     * @return resource|null
+     */
+    public function getStream()
+    {
+        return $this->stream;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */