diff --git a/opm/core/props/satfunc/SaturationPropsFromDeck.hpp b/opm/core/props/satfunc/SaturationPropsFromDeck.hpp
index 127700fd..b2c211e6 100644
--- a/opm/core/props/satfunc/SaturationPropsFromDeck.hpp
+++ b/opm/core/props/satfunc/SaturationPropsFromDeck.hpp
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ namespace Opm
                              const double pcow, 
                              double & swat);
 
+        /// Returns a reference to the MaterialLawManager
+        const MaterialLawManager& materialLawManager() const { return *materialLawManager_; }
+
+
     private:
         std::shared_ptr<MaterialLawManager> materialLawManager_;
         PhaseUsage phaseUsage_;