--- a/mfbt/RefPtr.h
+++ b/mfbt/RefPtr.h
@@ -346,16 +346,22 @@ public:
   const RefPtr<T>*
   get_address() const
   // This is not intended to be used by clients.  See |address_of|
   // below.
   {
     return this;
   }
 
+  T* const&
+  get_ref() const
+  {
+    return mRawPtr;
+  }
+
 public:
   T&
   operator*() const
   {
     MOZ_ASSERT(mRawPtr != 0,
                "You can't dereference a NULL RefPtr with operator*().");
     return *get();
   }