diff --git a/engine/org.eclipse.birt.report.engine/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/engine/executor/ApplicationClassLoader.java b/engine/org.eclipse.birt.report.engine/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/engine/executor/ApplicationClassLoader.java
index 1c9736bd048..0321d1d8b17 100644
--- a/engine/org.eclipse.birt.report.engine/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/engine/executor/ApplicationClassLoader.java
+++ b/engine/org.eclipse.birt.report.engine/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/engine/executor/ApplicationClassLoader.java
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ public void close( )
 			designClassLoader = null;
 		}
 	}
+	
+	public URLClassLoader getDesignClassLoader()
+	{
+		if ( designClassLoader == null )
+		{
+			createDesignClassLoader( );
+		}
+		return designClassLoader;
+	}
 
 	public Class loadClass( String className ) throws ClassNotFoundException
 	{