diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
index 443c98924..c580ed008 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
@@ -601,6 +601,18 @@ public void setProtocolV2Hook(@Nullable ProtocolV2Hook hook) {
 		this.protocolV2Hook = hook != null ? hook : ProtocolV2Hook.DEFAULT;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the currently installed protocol v2 hook.
+	 *
+	 * @return the hook or a default implementation if none installed.
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.5
+	 */
+	public ProtocolV2Hook getProtocolV2Hook() {
+		return this.protocolV2Hook != null ? this.protocolV2Hook
+				: ProtocolV2Hook.DEFAULT;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set the filter used while advertising the refs to the client.
 	 * <p>