diff --git a/opm/output/eclipse/EclipseIO.hpp b/opm/output/eclipse/EclipseIO.hpp
index a347f88a8..6cf33c99e 100644
--- a/opm/output/eclipse/EclipseIO.hpp
+++ b/opm/output/eclipse/EclipseIO.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace Opm {
 class EclipseState;
 class SummaryConfig;
 class Schedule;
+class SummaryState;
 
 /*!
  * \brief A class to write the reservoir state and the well state of a
@@ -224,6 +225,8 @@ public:
     EclipseIO( const EclipseIO& ) = delete;
     ~EclipseIO();
 
+    const SummaryState& summaryState() const;
+
 private:
     class Impl;
     std::unique_ptr< Impl > impl;
diff --git a/src/opm/output/eclipse/EclipseIO.cpp b/src/opm/output/eclipse/EclipseIO.cpp
index c904face7..9d5cb12bd 100644
--- a/src/opm/output/eclipse/EclipseIO.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/output/eclipse/EclipseIO.cpp
@@ -527,6 +527,11 @@ EclipseIO::EclipseIO( const EclipseState& es,
 }
 
 
+const SummaryState& EclipseIO::summaryState() const {
+    return this->impl->summary.get_restart_vectors();
+}
+
+
 EclipseIO::~EclipseIO() {}
 
 } // namespace Opm