diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/context/SecurityContextHolder.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/context/SecurityContextHolder.java
index e5aa100399..c6122d527d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/context/SecurityContextHolder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/context/SecurityContextHolder.java
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ public class SecurityContextHolder {
         initialize();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Allows retrieval of the context strategy. See SEC-1188.
+     *
+     * @return the configured strategy for storing the security context.
+     */
+    public static SecurityContextHolderStrategy getContextHolderStrategy() {
+        return strategy;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Delegates the creation of a new, empty context to the configured strategy.
      */