diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
index f7dbf77dbc..368e5f562c 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
@@ -306,4 +306,9 @@ public class DefaultMaven
         }
     }
 
+    protected Logger getLogger()
+    {
+        return logger;
+    }
+
 }