diff --git a/bufferevent_ratelim.c b/bufferevent_ratelim.c
index 28fc0356..bde19202 100644
--- a/bufferevent_ratelim.c
+++ b/bufferevent_ratelim.c
@@ -924,6 +924,23 @@ bufferevent_get_max_to_write(struct bufferevent *bev)
 	return r;
 }
 
+const struct ev_token_bucket_cfg *
+bufferevent_get_token_bucket_cfg(const struct bufferevent *bev) {
+	struct bufferevent_private *bufev_private = BEV_UPCAST(bev);
+	struct ev_token_bucket_cfg *cfg;
+
+	BEV_LOCK(bev);
+
+	if (bufev_private->rate_limiting) {
+		cfg = bufev_private->rate_limiting->cfg;
+	} else {
+		cfg = NULL;
+	}
+
+	BEV_UNLOCK(bev);
+
+	return cfg;
+}
 
 /* Mostly you don't want to use this function from inside libevent;
  * bufferevent_get_read_max_() is more likely what you want*/
diff --git a/include/event2/bufferevent.h b/include/event2/bufferevent.h
index 4ed4e5d1..513d3285 100644
--- a/include/event2/bufferevent.h
+++ b/include/event2/bufferevent.h
@@ -795,6 +795,8 @@ ev_ssize_t bufferevent_get_write_limit(struct bufferevent *bev);
 ev_ssize_t bufferevent_get_max_to_read(struct bufferevent *bev);
 ev_ssize_t bufferevent_get_max_to_write(struct bufferevent *bev);
 
+const struct ev_token_bucket_cfg *bufferevent_get_token_bucket_cfg(const struct bufferevent * bev);
+
 /**
    @name Group Rate limit inspection
 
diff --git a/test/test-ratelim.c b/test/test-ratelim.c
index aa171aa4..27649b84 100644
--- a/test/test-ratelim.c
+++ b/test/test-ratelim.c
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ echo_listenercb(struct evconnlistener *listener, evutil_socket_t newsock,
 		struct event *check_event =
 		    event_new(base, -1, EV_PERSIST, check_bucket_levels_cb, bev);
 		bufferevent_set_rate_limit(bev, conn_bucket_cfg);
+
+		assert(bufferevent_get_token_bucket_cfg(bev) != NULL);
 		event_add(check_event, ms100_common);
 	}
 	if (ratelim_group)