diff --git a/escher/include/escher/even_odd_editable_text_cell.h b/escher/include/escher/even_odd_editable_text_cell.h
index 421256de0..e63331567 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/even_odd_editable_text_cell.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/even_odd_editable_text_cell.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 class EvenOddEditableTextCell : public EvenOddCell, public Responder {
 public:
   EvenOddEditableTextCell(Responder * parentResponder, TextFieldDelegate * delegate, char * draftTextBuffer);
+  EditableTextCell * editableTextCell();
   void reloadCell() override;
   const char * text() const;
   void setText(const char * textContent);
diff --git a/escher/src/even_odd_editable_text_cell.cpp b/escher/src/even_odd_editable_text_cell.cpp
index 855e551d3..bb7c28637 100644
--- a/escher/src/even_odd_editable_text_cell.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/even_odd_editable_text_cell.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ EvenOddEditableTextCell::EvenOddEditableTextCell(Responder * parentResponder, Te
 {
 }
 
+EditableTextCell * EvenOddEditableTextCell::editableTextCell() {
+  return &m_editableCell;
+}
+
 void EvenOddEditableTextCell::reloadCell() {
   EvenOddCell::reloadCell();
   m_editableCell.textField()->setBackgroundColor(backgroundColor());