diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java
index e0ed45a3583..be3f0ed4419 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java
@@ -598,6 +598,15 @@ public class QueuedThreadPool extends AbstractLifeCycle implements SizedThreadPo
         job.run();
     }
 
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * @return the job queue
+     */
+    protected BlockingQueue<Runnable> getQueue()
+    {
+        return _jobs;
+    }
+
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /**
      * @param id The thread ID to stop.