diff --git a/bufferevent.c b/bufferevent.c
index 98799704..3960bcaf 100644
--- a/bufferevent.c
+++ b/bufferevent.c
@@ -358,6 +358,26 @@ bufferevent_setcb(struct bufferevent *bufev,
 	BEV_UNLOCK(bufev);
 }
 
+void
+bufferevent_getcb(struct bufferevent *bufev,
+    bufferevent_data_cb *readcb_ptr,
+    bufferevent_data_cb *writecb_ptr,
+    bufferevent_event_cb *eventcb_ptr,
+    void **cbarg_ptr)
+{
+	BEV_LOCK(bufev);
+	if (readcb_ptr)
+		*readcb_ptr = bufev->readcb;
+	if (writecb_ptr)
+		*writecb_ptr = bufev->writecb;
+	if (eventcb_ptr)
+		*eventcb_ptr = bufev->errorcb;
+	if (cbarg_ptr)
+		*cbarg_ptr = bufev->cbarg;
+
+	BEV_UNLOCK(bufev);
+}
+
 struct evbuffer *
 bufferevent_get_input(struct bufferevent *bufev)
 {
diff --git a/include/event2/bufferevent.h b/include/event2/bufferevent.h
index 82953db7..56fc7dce 100644
--- a/include/event2/bufferevent.h
+++ b/include/event2/bufferevent.h
@@ -300,6 +300,26 @@ void bufferevent_setcb(struct bufferevent *bufev,
     bufferevent_data_cb readcb, bufferevent_data_cb writecb,
     bufferevent_event_cb eventcb, void *cbarg);
 
+/**
+ Retrieves the callbacks for a bufferevent.
+
+ @param bufev the bufferevent to examine.
+ @param readcb_ptr if readcb_ptr is nonnull, *readcb_ptr is set to the current
+    read callback for the bufferevent.
+ @param writecb_ptr if writecb_ptr is nonnull, *writecb_ptr is set to the
+    current write callback for the bufferevent.
+ @param eventcb_ptr if eventcb_ptr is nonnull, *eventcb_ptr is set to the
+    current event callback for the bufferevent.
+ @param cbarg_ptr if cbarg_ptr is nonnull, *cbarg_ptr is set to the current
+    callback argument for the bufferevent.
+ @see buffervent_setcb()
+*/
+void bufferevent_getcb(struct bufferevent *bufev,
+    bufferevent_data_cb *readcb_ptr,
+    bufferevent_data_cb *writecb_ptr,
+    bufferevent_event_cb *eventcb_ptr,
+    void **cbarg_ptr);
+
 /**
   Changes the file descriptor on which the bufferevent operates.
   Not supported for all bufferevent types.
diff --git a/test/regress_bufferevent.c b/test/regress_bufferevent.c
index dae83f90..fad1a210 100644
--- a/test/regress_bufferevent.c
+++ b/test/regress_bufferevent.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ test_bufferevent_impl(int use_pair)
 		tt_assert(0 == bufferevent_pair_new(NULL, 0, pair));
 		bev1 = pair[0];
 		bev2 = pair[1];
-		bufferevent_setcb(bev1, readcb, writecb, errorcb, NULL);
+		bufferevent_setcb(bev1, readcb, writecb, errorcb, bev1);
 		bufferevent_setcb(bev2, readcb, writecb, errorcb, NULL);
 		tt_int_op(bufferevent_getfd(bev1), ==, -1);
 		tt_ptr_op(bufferevent_get_underlying(bev1), ==, NULL);
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ test_bufferevent_impl(int use_pair)
 		tt_ptr_op(bufferevent_pair_get_partner(bev2), ==, NULL);
 	}
 
+	{
+		/* Test getcb. */
+		bufferevent_data_cb r, w;
+		bufferevent_event_cb e;
+		void *a;
+		bufferevent_getcb(bev1, &r, &w, &e, &a);
+		tt_ptr_op(r, ==, readcb);
+		tt_ptr_op(w, ==, writecb);
+		tt_ptr_op(e, ==, errorcb);
+		tt_ptr_op(a, ==, use_pair ? bev1 : NULL);
+	}
+
 	bufferevent_disable(bev1, EV_READ);
 	bufferevent_enable(bev2, EV_READ);