diff --git a/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailForm.php b/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailForm.php
index 432987a01..54cf1a24f 100644
--- a/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailForm.php
+++ b/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailForm.php
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ class GridFieldDetailForm implements GridField_URLHandler {
 	public function getItemEditFormCallback() {
 		return $this->itemEditFormCallback;
 	}
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -627,6 +628,13 @@ class GridFieldDetailForm_ItemRequest extends RequestHandler {
 		return $this->gridField;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return DataObject
+	 */
+	public function getRecord() {
+		return $this->record;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * CMS-specific functionality: Passes through navigation breadcrumbs
 	 * to the template, and includes the currently edited record (if any).