diff --git a/packages/xen-api/src/index.js b/packages/xen-api/src/index.js
index 3d9f8b0f7..022c8f521 100644
--- a/packages/xen-api/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/xen-api/src/index.js
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@ export class Xapi extends EventEmitter {
     return promise
   }
 
+  getField(type, ref, field) {
+    return this._sessionCall(`${type}.get_${field}`, [ref])
+  }
+
   // Nice getter which returns the object for a given $id (internal to
   // this lib), UUID (unique identifier that some objects have) or
   // opaque reference (internal to XAPI).