diff --git a/src/lib-sieve/sieve-binary.c b/src/lib-sieve/sieve-binary.c
index 128cea555..97ec98a2a 100644
--- a/src/lib-sieve/sieve-binary.c
+++ b/src/lib-sieve/sieve-binary.c
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ time_t sieve_binary_mtime
 	return sbin->file->st.st_mtime;
 }
 
+const struct stat *sieve_binary_stat
+(struct sieve_binary *sbin)
+{
+	i_assert(sbin->file != NULL);
+	return &sbin->file->st;
+}
+
 const char *sieve_binary_script_name(struct sieve_binary *sbin)
 {
 	return ( sbin->script == NULL ? NULL : sieve_script_name(sbin->script) );
diff --git a/src/lib-sieve/sieve-binary.h b/src/lib-sieve/sieve-binary.h
index 739d7c661..e9f8baad0 100644
--- a/src/lib-sieve/sieve-binary.h
+++ b/src/lib-sieve/sieve-binary.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ const char *sieve_binary_path(struct sieve_binary *sbin);
 struct sieve_script *sieve_binary_script(struct sieve_binary *sbin);
 
 time_t sieve_binary_mtime(struct sieve_binary *sbin);
+const struct stat *sieve_binary_stat
+(struct sieve_binary *sbin);
+
 const char *sieve_binary_script_name(struct sieve_binary *sbin);
 const char *sieve_binary_script_location(struct sieve_binary *sbin);