diff --git a/common/net/minecraftforge/oredict/ShapedOreRecipe.java b/common/net/minecraftforge/oredict/ShapedOreRecipe.java
index c3409309f..cdf86574f 100644
--- a/common/net/minecraftforge/oredict/ShapedOreRecipe.java
+++ b/common/net/minecraftforge/oredict/ShapedOreRecipe.java
@@ -251,4 +251,14 @@ public class ShapedOreRecipe implements IRecipe
         mirrored = mirror;
         return this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the input for this recipe, any mod accessing this value should never 
+     * manipulate the values in this array as it will effect the recipe itself.
+     * @return The recipes input vales.
+     */
+    public Object[] getInput()
+    {
+        return this.input;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/common/net/minecraftforge/oredict/ShapelessOreRecipe.java b/common/net/minecraftforge/oredict/ShapelessOreRecipe.java
index db3e605f0..18e3d8912 100644
--- a/common/net/minecraftforge/oredict/ShapelessOreRecipe.java
+++ b/common/net/minecraftforge/oredict/ShapelessOreRecipe.java
@@ -139,4 +139,14 @@ public class ShapelessOreRecipe implements IRecipe
     {
         return (target.itemID == input.itemID && (target.getItemDamage() == -1 || target.getItemDamage() == input.getItemDamage()));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the input for this recipe, any mod accessing this value should never 
+     * manipulate the values in this array as it will effect the recipe itself.
+     * @return The recipes input vales.
+     */
+    public ArrayList getInput()
+    {
+        return this.input;
+    }
 }