diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/QuerySqmImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/QuerySqmImpl.java
index e1f2a86cb9..5b4f5ea8bb 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/QuerySqmImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/internal/QuerySqmImpl.java
@@ -429,6 +429,9 @@ public class QuerySqmImpl<R>
 		}
 	}
 
+	public TupleMetadata getTupleMetadata() {
+		return tupleMetadata;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String getQueryString() {