diff --git a/lib/dm-core/resource/state.rb b/lib/dm-core/resource/state.rb
index bb0f2603..1c5102c1 100644
--- a/lib/dm-core/resource/state.rb
+++ b/lib/dm-core/resource/state.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module Resource
 
     # the state of the resource (abstract)
     class State
+      attr_reader :resource
 
       def initialize(resource)
         @resource = resource
@@ -45,8 +46,6 @@ def hash
 
     private
 
-      attr_reader :resource
-
       def model
         @model ||= resource.model
       end
diff --git a/spec/semipublic/resource/state_spec.rb b/spec/semipublic/resource/state_spec.rb
index 6dfee94a..d320f27e 100644
--- a/spec/semipublic/resource/state_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/semipublic/resource/state_spec.rb
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ class ::Author
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#resource' do
+    subject { @state.resource }
+
+    it 'should return the resource' do
+      should equal(@resource)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#set' do
     subject { @state.set(@key, @value) }